Patent ID: 8213917

Claim:
A method of processing data by a mobile device, the method comprising: invoking a multimodal application; receiving a selection of at least one of a sequential multimodality and a simultaneous multimodality, the sequential multimodality configured to sequentially switch between one or more modes of communication, and said simultaneous multimodality configured to substantially simultaneously communicate using the one or more modes of communication without switching between the one or more modes of communication; receiving input information by the multimodal application in the one or more modes of communication using the selected multimodality; transmitting data indicative of the input information received in the one or more modes of communication to a multimodal platform via a mobile communications network; receiving, from the multimodal platform, synchronized and processed information comprising input information synchronized between the one or modes of communication, the multimodal application being operable to use the synchronized and processed information for continued execution using the one or more modes of communication; presenting the synchronized and processed information for verification and modification in one or more input modes; and rendering the synchronized and processed information.