Motorola Corporation

Motorola Mobility LLC

General Instrument Corporation

Google Inc.

Google Technology Holdings LLC

Senaka Balasuriya

Aaron M Smith

Jeffrey T Eschbach

Jie Weng

Gregory W Cox

Sean S Kelley

James Scott Marin

Tasos Anastasakos

James Ferrans

Walter F Johnson

David Aloysius Cuka

Greg Johnson

Jerome Jahnke

Rainu Pierce

Dilani Galagedara

Jayanthi Rangarajan

Michael Van Wie

Robert T Love

Brian Keith Classon

Hao Bi

Valentin Oprescu-Surcobe

Steven D Upp

David J Krause

David Ladd

Curtis Duane Tuckey

Hosame H Abu-Amara

Steve Gulati

Walter L Johnson

A method and apparatus for multi-modal communication includes a controller () operably coupled to at least one multi-modal session proxy server (). On a per multi-modal session basis, the controller () provides the multi-modal session proxy server () with a multi-modal proxy identifier (). The multi-modal proxy identifier () is then provided to at least one browser with a per session multi-modal proxy evaluator () having a browser proxy identifier () wherein the browser proxy identifier () is evaluated in view of the multi-modal proxy identifier (). The multi-modal session proxy server () then receives an information request () from the browser with per session multi-modal proxy evaluator () wherein the requested information is fetched from a content server (). When the requested information is retrieved, a multi-modal synchronization coordinator () notifies the other browser with per session multi-modal proxy evaluator (), via a multi-modal synchronization interface ().

Multi-modal communication

Multi-modal communication using a session specific proxy server

A method and system for multi-modal communication has a terminal () with at least one input component () and at least one output component () coupled to a gateway () having a dialog manager (). The system and method further has a content server () coupled to the dialog manager () wherein the content server () provides the dialog manager () with an encoded control command. Moreover, at least one input component () and at least one output component () are coupled to a control unit (). The dialog manager () decodes the encoded control command, producing and providing a decoded control command to the control unit (). In response to the decoded control command, the control unit () modifies at least one of the input components () and/or at least one of the output components ().

Method and system for multi-modal communication

A communication system provides for an active handoff of a voice call between a packet switched network and a circuit switched network. An active handoff from the packet switched network to the circuit switched network is accomplished by multicasting the call over forward links of both networks during the handoff. An active handoff from the circuit switched network to the packet switched network is accomplished by multicasting the call over reverse links of both networks during the handoff. The former handoff further may be facilitated by routing the call for each network through a same packet data control switch, and the latter handoff further may be facilitated by routing the call for each network through a same mobile switching center. In order for a subscriber unit to operate concurrently in both networks, the subscriber unit may comprise multiple transceivers or a single transceiver that is rapidly switched between the networks.

Method and apparatus for inter-system active handoff of a hybrid subscriber unit

Session Inter-Device (SID) mobility networks () are described in which a seamless transfer of a communication session from a first device () to a second device () can be achieved without interrupting the active session. According to the SID mobility network (), the transfer can be accomplished by transferring away from the Transferring Node or first device () the IP address associated with the active session () so that the network () will route the session to the desired Target Node or second device (). The Transferring Node () transfers its IP address () to the Agent () and stops requesting data packets addressed to its IP address (). The Agent () then begins to request and eventually receive the packets addressed to the Transferring Node's IP address (). The Agent () then transfers the packets to the Target Node (). In an alternate SID mobility network (), the Transferring Node () transfers a session specific IP address () to the Agent (). The Agent () then transfers packets sent to the session specific IP address () to the Target Node (). In another SID mobility network (), the Transferring Node () obtains a temporary IP address () and transfers its IP address () to a Session Agent (). The Session Agent () begins to request and eventually receive the packets addressed to the Transferring Node's IP address (164), and for each received packet determines if it belongs to the session the Transferring Node () requested to transfer to the Target Node (). If it does, the Session Agent () will transfer the packet to the Target Node () at the Target Node's IP address (). If it does not, the Session Agent () will transfer the packet to the Transferring Node () at its temporary IP address (). In each SID mobility network, the session with respect to the Correspondent Node continues without interruption throughout the transfer, thereby providing a seamless transfer of the session from a first device to a second device.

Method and apparatus for transferring a communicaton session

A method and system, suitable for using an original entertainment file for playing as a ring tone on a communication device (), is provided. The method includes decrypting () a part of the original entertainment file using an authorization key upon receiving an incoming call signal. The part of the original entertainment file is played () until the incoming call signal is acknowledged. The method further includes decrypting () a remaining part of the original entertainment file using the authorization key after the incoming call signal is acknowledged. The remaining part of the original entertainment file is then encrypted () using a local authorization key to form a second entertainment file. The second entertainment file is then stored () in the communication device.

Method and system for using entertainment files as ring tones

A communication system provides separate subscription keys for a non-subscriber version of a broadcast-multicast flow and a subscriber-only version of the flow, thereby controlling who may store or render the flow. In one embodiment, separate subscription keys may be assigned to a same broadcast-multicast flow. The communication system may then switch the keys used to encrypt the flow, or may use different keys to encrypt different copies of the flow, in order to allow at least non-subscribers to view one version of the flow and only subscribers to view another version of the flow. In another embodiment, the communication system may assign a group subscription key to a group of broadcast-multicast flows that is separate from the keys assigned to each individual flow. The group subscription key may then be used to encrypt a non-subscriber version of any broadcast-multicast flow in the group of broadcast-multicast flows.

Method and apparatus for controlling a delivery of a broadcast-multicast flow in a packet data communication system

Session Inter-Device (SID) mobility networks () are described in which a seamless transfer of a communication session from a first device () to a second device () can be achieved without interrupting the active session. According to the SID mobility network (), the transfer can be accomplished by transferring away from the Transferring Node or first device () the IP address associated with the active session () so that the network () will route the session to the desired Target Node or second device (). The Transferring Node () transfers its IP address () to the Agent () and stops requesting data packets addressed to its IP address (). The Agent () then begins to request and eventually receive the packets addressed to the Transferring Node's IP address (). The Agent () then transfers the packets to the Target Node (). In an alternate SID mobility network (), the Transferring Node () transfers a session specific IP address () to the Agent (). The Agent () then transfers packets sent to the session specific IP address () to the Target Node (). In another SID mobility network (), the Transferring Node () obtains a temporary IP address () and transfers its IP address () to a Session Agent (). The Session Agent () begins to request and eventually receive the packets addressed to the Transferring Node's IP address (), and for each received packet determines if it belongs to the session the Transferring Node () requested to transfer to the Target Node (). If it does, the Session Agent () will transfer the packet to the Target Node () at the Target Node's IP address (). If it does not, the Session Agent () will transfer the packet to the Transferring Node () at its temporary IP address (). In each SID mobility network, the session with respect to the Correspondent Node continues without interruption throughout the transfer, thereby providing a seamless transfer of the session from a first device to a second device.

Method and apparatus for transferring a communication session

A method and apparatus for selective distributed speech recognition includes an embedded speech recognition engine () and a dialog manager (), such as a browser, coupled to the embedded speech recognition engine (). The method and apparatus further includes the dialog manager () being operably couple able to at least one external speech recognition engine (), such as a WLAN speech recognition engine () or a network speech recognition engine (). The method and apparatus further includes preference information (), environment information () and a speech input () all provided to the dialog manager (). The dialog manager (), in response to the preference information () and the environment information (), provides the speech input () to the embedded speech recognition engine (), the WLAN speech recognition engine () or the network speech recognition engine ().

Method and apparatus for selective distributed speech recognition

An apparatus and method for adaptive broadcast transmission. A broadcast transmission can be received. Insufficiency of a broadcast channel quality can be determined. A negative acknowledgement signal can be sent on a common uplink channel in response to determining the broadcast channel quality is insufficient. The negative acknowledgement signal can be received on the common uplink channel at another location, the negative acknowledgement signal indicating broadcast channel quality is insufficient. The broadcast channel quality can be adjusted in response to receiving the negative acknowledgement signal.

Apparatus and method for adaptive broadcast transmission

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