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Content provider entity for communication session

US7334017B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 16, 2001
Grant dateFeb 19, 2008
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Expiry dateJun 20, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2203/4536
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A content-provider entity provides content to media channels established in respect of a network communication session. The content-provider entity has a transport subsystem for establishing media channel connections to a session transport mechanism in accordance with channel type and connection details received by the entity. The content-provider entity also has a media subsystem providing a respective media handler of appropriate type for each media channel connection established by the transport subsystem. Each media handler is responsible for delivering media content of its associated type from a media source to the corresponding channel connection. A delivery controller of the media subsystem controls the selection and delivery of media content through the media handlers in dependence on context data supplied to the content-provider entity.

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