AUDIOCONS
    91.
    发明申请
    AUDIOCONS 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20120162350A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-28

    申请号:US13329142

    申请日:2011-12-16

    IPC分类号: H04N7/14

    摘要: A messaging application supports a mode of communication in which users can add audio effects to text messages in order to express emotions. These audio effects are described as audiocons. The audiocons may also alternatively include visual effects. In one implementation the message application supports system-defined audiocons, user-defined audiocons, and text-to-speech audiocons. Additionally, the audiocons may be inserted into a communication stream having a mixture of calls, text messaging, and instant messaging including a system having a real-time mode for time-based media and a time-shifted mode.

    摘要翻译: 消息应用程序支持通信模式,用户可以在其中添加音频效果到文本消息中,以表达情绪。 这些音频效果被描述为音节。 音节也可以包括视觉效果。 在一个实现中,消息应用程序支持系统定义的音频声音,用户定义的音频声音和文本到语音的音频声音。 此外,音频可以插入到具有呼叫,文本消息和即时消息的混合的通信流中,包括具有用于基于时间的媒体和时移模式的实时模式的系统。

    Telecommunication and multimedia management method and apparatus
    92.
    发明授权
    Telecommunication and multimedia management method and apparatus 有权
    电信和多媒体管理方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08145780B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-27

    申请号:US12192406

    申请日:2008-08-15

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: An apparatus for reliably transferring media over a network from a sending node to a receiving node. The sending node includes a media ascertaining element configured to ascertain if media to be transmitted from the sending node to the receiving node is either time-sensitive or not time-sensitive. The sending node also includes a transmission element that is configured to (i) transmit the non time-sensitive media from the sending node to the receiving node by adjusting the rate of transmission of the non time-sensitive media at the sending node based on network conditions and (ii) transmit the time-sensitive media from the sending node to the receiving node. The receiving node includes a media loss ascertaining element configured to ascertain at the receiving node if a predetermined acceptable network transmission loss level is met. The receiving node also includes a receipt report generator configured to (iii) generate one or more low priority requests for the retransmission of any missing time-sensitive media lost during transmission if the predetermined acceptable network transmission loss level is met and (iv) generate one or more low priority requests for the retransmission of any missing non time-sensitive media lost during the transmission. The transmission element of the sending node retransmits the missing time-sensitive media in response to the low priority requests when bandwidth on the network becomes available in excess of what is needed for the transmission of time-sensitive media.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于通过网络将介质从发送节点可靠地传送到接收节点的装置。 发送节点包括媒体确定元素,其被配置为确定要从发送节点发送到接收节点的媒体是否是时间敏感的或不是时间敏感的。 发送节点还包括传输元件,其被配置为(i)通过基于网络调整发送节点处的非时间敏感媒体的传输速率,将非时间敏感媒体从发送节点传送到接收节点 条件和(ii)将时间敏感媒体从发送节点传送到接收节点。 接收节点包括媒体丢失确定元素,其被配置为在接收节点处确定是否满足预定的可接受网络传输丢失级别。 接收节点还包括接收报告生成器,其被配置为(iii)如果满足预定的可接受的网络传输损耗水平,则生成一个或多个低传输请求,以重传传输期间丢失的任何丢失的时间敏感媒体,以及(iv)生成一个 或更多的低优先级请求,用于重传传输期间丢失的任何丢失的非时间敏感媒体。 当网络上的带宽变得可用超过传输时间敏感媒体所需的时间时,发送节点的传输元件响应于低优先级请求重传丢失的时间敏感媒体。

    Telecommunication and multimedia management method and apparatus
    94.
    发明授权
    Telecommunication and multimedia management method and apparatus 有权
    电信和多媒体管理方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08090867B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-01-03

    申请号:US12192890

    申请日:2008-08-15

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173

    摘要: An improved communication method for sending media between a sending node and receiving node during a conversation. When network bandwidth is insufficient to transmit a full bit rate representation of time-sensitive media, then a reduced bit rate representation of the media is transmitted for the purpose of increasing the ability of the recipient to review the media upon receipt and continue the conversation in the real-time mode when the bandwidth on the network is insufficient to support the transmission of the full bit rate representation. Media that is ascertained as not time-sensitive on the other hand is transmitted when bandwidth in excess of what is needed for time-sensitive media becomes available. When the media ascertained as not time-sensitive is transmitted, the rate of transmission is adjusted at the sending node based on network conditions, the adjusted rate of transmission being set for network efficiency and reliable delivery of the media ascertained as not time-sensitive relative to the timeliness of the delivery of the media ascertained as time-sensitive.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在对话期间在发送节点和接收节点之间发送媒体的改进的通信方法。 当网络带宽不足以传输时间敏感媒体的全比特率表示时,传输媒体的降低的比特率表示,以增加接收者在接收时回顾媒体的能力,并继续进行会话 当网络上的带宽不足以支持全比特率表示的传输时的实时模式。 另一方面,被确定为不时间敏感的媒体在超过时间敏感媒体所需的带宽变得可用时传送。 当媒体被确定为不时间敏感时,传输速率在发送节点根据网络条件进行调整,调整后的传输速率被设置为网络效率,媒体的可靠传送被确定为非时间敏感的相对 媒体的及时交付被确定为时间敏感的媒体。

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION SERVICES NETWORK
    95.
    发明申请
    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION SERVICES NETWORK 有权
    通信服务网络的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110252161A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-13

    申请号:US13084238

    申请日:2011-04-11

    申请人: Matthew J. RANNEY

    发明人: Matthew J. RANNEY

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: A communication services network is described that enables client communication devices to synchronously or asynchronously communicate with one another or with legacy communication devices through a gateway in either (i) a real-time mode or (ii) a time-shifted mode and (iii) to seamlessly transition between the two modes. As the media of a message is either created or retrieved from memory, the sending client device progressively transmits the media over the network. The network progressively routes the media as it is transmitted to the recipient client device or gateway, which progressively stores the media as it is received. With progressive storage, the recipient has the option of rendering the media as it is received in the real-time mode, rendering the media out of storage in the time-shifted mode, or seamlessly transitioning between the two modes. In addition, users may communicate with each other “live”, similar to a conventional full duplex telephone call, when messages are synchronously transmitted and rendered in real-time with respect to one another. Alternatively, users may communicate with each other asynchronously by sending messages back and forth at discrete times, or by time-shifting the review of received messages.

    摘要翻译: 描述了通信服务网络,其使得客户端通信设备能够以(i)实时模式或(ii)时移模式通过网关彼此同步或异步地与旧式通信设备进行通信,以及(iii) 在两种模式之间无缝转换。 由于消息的媒体是从内存创建或检索的,所以发送客户端设备通过网络逐渐传输媒体。 当传输媒体逐渐将媒体路由到接收方客户端设备或网关时,该接收方客户端设备或网关在收到媒体时逐渐存储媒体。 对于逐行存储,接收者可以选择在实时模式下呈现媒体,使媒体以时移模式退出存储,或者在两种模式之间无缝转换。 此外,当消息被相对于彼此实时地同步发送和呈现时,用户可以与传统的全双工电话呼叫相似地“彼此”进行通信。 或者,用户可以通过在离散时间来回发送消息或者通过对所接收的消息的审查进行时移来异步地彼此通信。

    Telecommunication and multimedia management method and apparatus
    96.
    发明授权
    Telecommunication and multimedia management method and apparatus 有权
    电信和多媒体管理方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08001261B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-16

    申请号:US12197146

    申请日:2008-08-22

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: An apparatus for improving the ability of a recipient to review time-sensitive media upon receipt when network conditions are poor. The apparatus includes a media ascertaining element configured to ascertain if media to be sent from a sending node to a receiving node is time-sensitive. A bandwidth-ascertaining element ascertains if there is sufficient bandwidth for transmitting a full bit rate representation of the media at a first bit rate and at a first packetization interval. If the bandwidth is sufficient, a transmitter transmits the full bit rate representation of the media. If the bandwidth is insufficient, then the transmitter generates and transmits a reduced bit rate representation of the media. The reduced bit rate representation is generated by performing one or more of the following (i) using fewer bits per unit time of media when packetizing the media relative to the full bit rate representation; (ii) increasing the packetization interval for the packets used to transmit the reduced bit rate representation; and (iii) adjusting the rate of transmission of the packets used to packetized the reduced bit rate representation of the media.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在网络条件差的情况下,接收者在收到时检查时间敏感媒体的能力的装置。 该装置包括媒体确定元件,其被配置为确定要从发送节点发送到接收节点的媒体是否是时间敏感的。 带宽确定元素确定是否存在用于以第一比特率和第一分组化间隔发送媒体的全比特率表示的足够带宽。 如果带宽足够,则发射机发送媒体的全比特率表示。 如果带宽不足,则发射机产生并发送介质的降低比特率表示。 通过执行以下(i)当相对于全比特率表示打包媒体时使用较少的每单位时间的媒体的比特来生成缩小的比特率表示; (ii)增加用于发送降低的比特率表示的分组的分组化间隔; 和(iii)调整用于打包媒体的降低的比特率表示的分组的传输速率。