Multimedia content sharing via audio-video communication
View Patent ↗A communications system sets up a multimedia session between two terminals (STB A , SV B ) each connected to a home gateway (GW A , GW B ), these gateways being connected to each other by a telecommunications network (R). At least a first of these gateways (GW B ), using the signaling protocol of a Voice over IP session (SVIP) set up between terminals (VIP A , VIP B ) connected to these gateways (GW A , GW B ), sends the second of these gateways the capabilities of at least one first terminal (SV B ) connected to the first gateway (GW B ). The second gateway (GW A ) determines at least one multimedia service offered by the first terminal (SV B ) as a function of said capabilities The second gateway (GW A ) supplies to at least one second terminal (STB A ) to which it is connected information necessary for setting up a multimedia session with the first terminal (SV B ) to access the multimedia service if the capabilities of the second terminal (STB A ) allow it.
1. A method that can be used by a first home gateway to supply at least one first terminal connected to that gateway with information for accessing at least one multimedia service offered by at least one remote terminal connected to a second home gateway, said gateways being connected by a telecommunications network, the method comprising:
setting up a Voice over IP session between a terminal connected to said first gateway and a terminal connected to said second gateway;
said first gateway receiving multimedia capabilities of the at least one remote terminal connected to said second gateway using a signaling protocol of said Voice over IP session;
said first gateway determining as a function of said multimedia capabilities the at least one multimedia service offered by said remote terminal; and
said first gateway supplying only each first terminal which has the multimedia capabilities to access said at least one multimedia service with information necessary for setting up with said remote terminal a multimedia session implementing said multimedia service, wherein:
said first gateway collects the multimedia capabilities of each first terminal;
said first gateway determines, based on a comparison of the multimedia capabilities of each first terminal with the multimedia capabilities of said at least one remote terminal, which of said first terminals can access said at least one multimedia service; and
said first gateway constructs a data aggregation structure based on the results of said comparison, wherein said data aggregation structure includes in association with each of said first terminals said necessary information for setting up a multimedia session with said remote terminal if the multimedia capabilities of said first terminal allow it.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said first gateway sends said second gateway multimedia capabilities of the at least one first terminal to which it is connected using the signaling protocol of said Voice over IP session.
3. A first home gateway comprising:
a processor;
a memory comprising:
instructions stored in said memory and executed by said processor for setting up a Voice over IP session between a terminal to which said first home gateway is connected and a terminal connected to a second gateway, said second gateway being connected to said first gateway by a telecommunications network;
instructions stored in said memory and executed by said processor for receiving multimedia capabilities of at least one remote terminal connected to said second gateway using a signaling protocol of said Voice over IP session;
instructions stored in said memory and executed by said processor for determining at least one multimedia service offered by said remote terminal as a function of said multimedia capabilities; and
instructions stored in said memory and executed by said processor for supplying only each first terminal to which it said first home gateway is connected which has the multimedia capabilities to access said at least one multimedia service with information necessary for setting up with said remote terminal a multimedia session implementing said multimedia service;
instructions stored in said memory and executed by said processor for causing said first gateway to collect the multimedia capabilities of each first terminal;
instructions stored in said memory and executed by said processor for causing said first gateway to determine, based on a comparison of the multimedia capabilities of each first terminal with the multimedia capabilities of said at least one remote terminal, which of said first terminals can access said at least one multimedia service; and
instructions stored in said memory and executed by said processor for causing said first gateway to construct a data aggregation structure based on the results of said comparison, wherein said data aggregation structure includes in association with each of said first terminals said necessary information for setting up a multimedia session with said remote terminal if the multimedia capabilities of said first terminal allow it.
4. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program including instructions for executing the steps of the method according to claim 1 when said program is executed by a computer.
5. A communications system for setting up a multimedia session between at least a first terminal connected to a first gateway and at least a second terminal connected to a second gateway, said first and second gateways being interconnected by a telecommunications network,
wherein said first gateway is configured to send the second gateway, using a signaling protocol of a Voice over IP session set up between a terminal connected to said first gateway and at least one second terminal connected to said second gateway, multimedia capabilities of at least one first terminal connected to said first gateway;
said second gateway being configured to determine, as a function of said multimedia capabilities, at least one multimedia service offered by said first terminal; and
wherein said second gateway is configured to supply only each second terminal to which it is connected which has the multimedia capabilities to access said at least one multimedia service with information necessary for setting up with said first terminal a multimedia session implementing said at least one multimedia service and wherein:
said second gateway collects the multimedia capabilities of each terminal connected to said first gateway;
said second gateway determines, based on a comparison of the multimedia capabilities of each terminal connected to said first gateway with the multimedia capabilities of at least one remote terminal connected to said second gateway, which of said terminals connected to said second gateway can access said at least one multimedia service; and
said second gateway constructs a data aggregation structure based on the results of said comparison, wherein said data aggregation structure includes in association with each of said terminals connected to said second gateway said necessary information for setting up a multimedia session with said at least one terminal connected to said first gateway if the multimedia capabilities of said at least one terminal connected to said second gateway allow it.