Nokia Corporation

Bindignavile Srinivas

Marta Karczewicz

Mitri J Abou-Rizk

Viktor Varsa

A method and system is described for facilitating instant messaging (IM) between a first user with an address that includes a first domain name and a second user with an address that includes a second domain name different from the first. A substitute address is chosen that includes the second domain name and is mapped to the first address. An IM sent from the first user to the second is copied and re-addressed to be sent from the substitute address. This maintains consistency of domain names between the addressor and addressee, allowing existing IM systems that inhibit IM between incompatible IMSPs to deliver the message.

Method and system for facilitating instant messaging transactions between disparate service providers

Apparatus, and an associated method, for selecting the encoding bit rate at which an encoder encodes selected video frames of a sequence of video frames at a video sending device. Selection is made to provide a constant-consistency quality level and constant frame rate of display of the video frames at a video receiving device. Selection of the encoding bit rate is made responsive to a targeted frame rate and allowable communication rates upon a communication channel upon which encoded representations of the video frames are to be communicated.

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Westford, MA, United States of America

Bindignavile Srinivas