Patent ID: 6785244
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method of providing a multimedia conference between a plurality of user devices over a network, with start-up signals comprising:identifying information services to be provided to at least one of the plurality of user devices during the multimedia conference, wherein at least two of the plurality of user devices request different information services; controlling a media bridge for selectively provisioning the different information services to said at least two of the plurality of users; providing multimedia conference signals to the at least two of the plurality of user devices, wherein the multimedia conference signals include the identified, different information services selectively requested by each of the at least two of the plurality of user devices; determining whether the different information services of the at least two of the plurality of user devices are to be provided continuously or non-continuously, and wherein providing the multimedia conference signals further comprises at least one of continuously and non-continuously including the requested different information services in the multimedia conference signals; monitoring the at least two of the plurality of user devices for a change in selection of information services to be provided; and modifying the multimedia conference signals in accordance with the change in selection of information services.