Patent ID: 8250147

Claim:
A machine-implemented method for a multimodal conversation, comprising: pairing a user paired controller communication device and a user paired server communication device to act as an integrated system, the user paired controller communication device and the user paired server communication device being independent communication devices with respective points of presence, the pairing comprising: selecting, by the user paired controller communication device, either a previously indicated user paired server communication device or an available user paired server communication device as the user paired server communication device, the selected user paired server communication device being connected to the user paired controller communication device via a data connection and being controlled by the user paired controller communication device; and directing, by the user paired controller communication device, the user paired server communication device to create a first mode communication session of the multimodal conversation with a partner communication device, the partner communication device being a communication device other than the user paired controller communication device and the user paired server communication device; and executing, on the user paired controller communication device, a second mode communication session of the multimodal conversation with the partner communication device.