METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING SHARING OF CONTENT BETWEEN MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND HOME BASED DEVICES
    5.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING SHARING OF CONTENT BETWEEN MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND HOME BASED DEVICES 有权
    用于支持移动通信设备和家庭设备之间的内容共享的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20150020120A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-15

    申请号:US14496679

    申请日:2014-09-25

    发明人: Matthew Cannon

    IPC分类号: H04N21/647 H04N21/61

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for allowing a telephone user to share captured audio and/or video with a set top box user are described. The methods and apparatus of the present invention can be implemented without the need for a called party to support video conferencing and/or have a computer system. In various embodiments a telephone call is used to first contact a party to who content from a telephone may be streamed, e.g., in real time. Assuming the contacted party is interested a video session is established with a STB or other device corresponding to the called party and video content delivered from the cell phone. Audio may also be streamed with the video and/or the initial telephone call is maintained while video content is delivered allowing for bi-direction communication via the calling party and called party's telephones. While IP signaling may be used for video delivery an analog VOD session may alternatively be used.

    摘要翻译: 描述了允许电话用户与机顶盒用户共享捕获的音频和/或视频的方法和装置。 可以实现本发明的方法和装置,而不需要被叫方支持视频会议和/或具有计算机系统。 在各种实施例中,电话呼叫用于首先联系来自电话的哪些内容可以例如实时流式传输的一方。 假设被联系方感兴趣的是与STB或与对方相对应的设备和从手机发送的视频内容建立视频会话。 音频也可以与视频流传输和/或维持初始电话呼叫,同时视频内容被传送允许通过主叫方和被叫方的电话进行双向通信。 虽然IP信令可以用于视频传送,但也可以使用模拟VOD会话。

    TRANSITIONING VIDEO CALL BETWEEN DEVICES
    7.
    发明申请
    TRANSITIONING VIDEO CALL BETWEEN DEVICES 有权
    在设备之间转换视频电话

    公开(公告)号:US20170013232A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-12

    申请号:US15209697

    申请日:2016-07-13

    IPC分类号: H04N7/14 H04L29/06 G06F3/01

    摘要: A flip signal is received from a first device, at a signaling server, during a video chat between the first device and a second device. The flip signal indicates that media packets from the second device intended for the first device are to be sent to a third device. Responsive to the signaling server receiving the flip signal, the signaling server sends a call request to the third device; and the signaling server sends a message to the second device to cause the second device to send the media packets to the third device. In another aspect, at the first device, during the video chat, a gesture is detected which indicates that media packets from the second device intended for the first device are to be sent to the third device; and, responsive to the detecting, the flip signal is sent.

    摘要翻译: 在第一设备和第二设备之间的视频聊天期间,在信令服务器处,从第一设备接收翻转信号。 翻转信号指示来自第一设备的第二设备的媒体分组将被发送到第三设备。 响应于信令服务器接收翻转信号,信令服务器向第三设备发送呼叫请求; 并且信令服务器向第二设备发送消息以使得第二设备将媒体分组发送到第三设备。 在另一方面,在第一设备中,在视频聊天期间,检测到指示将要向第三设备发送来自第二设备的媒体分组的手势; 并且响应于检测,发送翻转信号。

    Methods and apparatus for providing voice mail services

    公开(公告)号:US10187698B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-22

    申请号:US15683778

    申请日:2017-08-23

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for retrieving and providing voice mail messages from a server are described. In accordance with the invention voice mail messages may be retrieved via requests made via a set top box. Voice mail messages are retrieved in response to the request from a voice mail server which is also accessible via the telephone network. Retrieved voice mail is transcoded and included in a video on demand (VOD) file. Text, call ID information and/or other information as, e.g., an automatically generated transcript of the voice mail message, may be included in the VOD file. The VOD file is supplied to a VOD server which provides the file including the message to the set top box for display. A user can view the messages and switch from viewing one message to the next by using video play back commands.

    Transitioning video call between devices

    公开(公告)号:US10027925B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-17

    申请号:US15209697

    申请日:2016-07-13

    摘要: A flip signal is received from a first device, at a signaling server, during a video chat between the first device and a second device. The flip signal indicates that media packets from the second device intended for the first device are to be sent to a third device. Responsive to the signaling server receiving the flip signal, the signaling server sends a call request to the third device; and the signaling server sends a message to the second device to cause the second device to send the media packets to the third device. In another aspect, at the first device, during the video chat, a gesture is detected which indicates that media packets from the second device intended for the first device are to be sent to the third device; and, responsive to the detecting, the flip signal is sent.