Patent ID: 7231205
Filing Date: 2007-06-12
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A mobile telecommunication terminal comprising: display means for displaying avatar information; loudspeaker and microphone means for communication with other telecommunication terminals over a first connection supporting communication of speech, means for supporting transmission to, and representation of, proprietary customized avatar information, on other telecommunication terminals, as well as representation on the mobile telecommunication terminal display means of customized avatar information received from said other telecommunication terminals, wherein the mobile telecommunication terminal comprises control means for altering or updating the proprietary customized avatar information during an ongoing speech connection with one more of said other telecommunication terminals over said first connection; means for selecting customized or predefined avatar/avatar attitude modes, wherein the telecommunication terminal is connected to a web server over a second connection supporting communication of packet data for giving the end user access to a Mobile Avatar Service (MAS), comprising mobile avatars, said server handling set up of a conference call with one or more end users, and a push-pull technique is used for transmitting said mobile avatars to parties of the call conference; and means for performing simultaneous communication of speech and data.