Patent ID: 7813724

Claim:
A communication system that converts multimedia data into a video stream for transmission to a user's handset communication device, comprising: a storage system that stores multimedia data and an identifier for a handset communication device; an application server that manages storage and retrieval of said multimedia data and said identifier from said storage system; a multimedia to video converter that: (a) receives said multimedia data and said identifier; (b) selects a template from a plurality of templates, based on said identifier, thus yielding a selected template, wherein said plurality of templates specify layouts of data for a plurality of handset communication devices, and wherein said selected template specifies a layout of data in a video stream for said handset communication device; and (c) converts said multimedia data into said video stream in accordance with said selected template; and an access server that: (a) interfaces with said application server to obtain said multimedia data and said identifier from said storage system; (b) provides said multimedia data and said identifier to said multimedia to video converter and receives therefrom said video stream; and (c) transmits said video stream onto a telecommunication network.