Patent ID: 8359369
Filing Date: 2013-01-22
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: connecting a communications device to an Internet Multimedia Subsystem network, wherein the communications device comprises a mobile device that includes either a laptop computer and a mobile phone; transmitting presence information indicating multimedia capabilities of the communications device; requesting multimedia content from a multimedia server to cause the multimedia server to transmit multimedia content to the communications device according to the multimedia capabilities indicated in the presence information; detecting connection of a peripheral device to the communications device, wherein the peripheral device comprises a media device that includes a television, a monitor, a speaker, and a stereo system; determining that the multimedia capabilities have increased due to the connection of the peripheral device; updating the presence information to indicate the increased multimedia capabilities; transmitting the updated presence information to cause the multimedia server to transmit the multimedia content adjusted for the increased multimedia capabilities indicated in the updated presence information, wherein the increased multimedia capabilities are caused by the connection of the peripheral device to the communications device; receiving the multimedia content adjusted for the increased multimedia capabilities; and presenting at least some of the adjusted multimedia content on the peripheral device.