Automated URL Transmission for Multimedia Session Initiation
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing multimedia services are restricted as they can only be used between multimedia-enabled endpoints, and existing solutions require prior knowledge of a URL for initiating multimedia sessions, which is inefficient when the multimedia user wants to initiate the session.
Innovation Solution
A service node generates and transmits a URL to enable multimedia services by allowing a first user to request multimedia engagement with a second user, enabling voice communication and subsequently multimedia services upon activation of the URL by the second user.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the multimedia user wants to initiate a multimedia session by verbally communicating or emailing the URL during a call, then the multimedia user can share services, but the process is inefficient and requires manual URL communication
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically generating and transmitting the URL to the called party before the multimedia session needs to start. The URL is prepared in advance and delivered through existing communication channels (email, SMS, instant messaging), eliminating the need for manual URL communication during the call.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary mechanism (automated URL transmission system) that acts as a mediator between the multimedia user and the called party. This intermediary automatically handles URL generation, transmission, and activation, replacing the manual process of verbal or email communication during the call.
2Adaptability or versatility
If existing solutions require the voice user to know the multimedia URL a priori, then the voice user can access multimedia services, but the solution is not effective when the multimedia user wants to initiate the session
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically generating and transmitting the URL to the called party before the multimedia session needs to start. The URL is prepared in advance and delivered through existing communication channels, eliminating the need for manual URL communication during the call.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of requiring the voice user to know and provide the URL to the multimedia user, the system inverts the process by having the system automatically generate and deliver the URL to the called party. This reversal eliminates the knowledge requirement for the voice user and enables the multimedia user to initiate sessions effectively.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multimedia services are restricted to interactions between multimedia-enabled endpoints, then service quality is maintained, but the usage and potential usefulness of multimedia services is severely restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements universality by enabling multimedia service access through multiple channels and device types. The automated URL transmission mechanism allows voice-only users, mobile phone users, and multimedia-enabled users to all access multimedia services through their respective preferred interfaces, making the system universally accessible across different device capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary mechanism that bridges between voice-only users and multimedia services. This intermediary handles URL generation, transmission, and activation, allowing users with limited device capabilities to access full multimedia services through a mediating layer that manages the complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A method is disclosed for providing multimedia services includes receiving from a first user a request for engaging in multimedia services with a second user, generating a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), transmitting the URL to an address associated with the second user, enabling voice communication between the first user and the second user, and enabling multimedia services between the first user and the second user in response to receiving an indication that the second user has accessed the URL.