Automated URL transmission to enable multimedia services
View Patent ↗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.
1. A method for providing multimedia services, the method performed by a service node, the method comprising:
receiving from a first computing device of a first user, a request for engaging in multimedia services with a second user, wherein the second user is associated with a voice-only communication device, the voice-only communication device being engaged in a voice call with the first user;
in response to receiving the request:
generating a link based on the request; and
transmitting the link to a second computing device associated with the second user; and
enabling the multimedia services between the first user and the second user in response to receiving an indication that the second user has activated the link.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the voice-only communication device is in communication with the first computing device of the first user.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the voice call comprises one of: a voice communication session over a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) or a voice communication session over a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) connection.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the multimedia services comprise transmission of video.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the link comprises a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second user is provided with a list of multimedia options in response to activating the link.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request is received via a web browser of the first computing device.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the link is sent to the second computing device associated with the second user by email.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the voice call was established in response to an instruction from the service node.
10. A system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory comprising machine readable instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the system to:
receive a multimedia communication request from a first computing device of a first user, the request identifying a second user;
in response to the multimedia communication request, send a link to a multimedia communication session to a second computing device of the second user;
instruct a call server to establish a voice communication between a first communication device of the first user and a second communication device of the second user; and
in response to indication that the link has been activated, establishing a multimedia communication session between the first computing device and the second computing device.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further to cause the system to generate the link.
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the link is valid for only the second user.
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the link is valid for a group of users that includes the second user.
14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the request includes a directory number for the first communication device and a directory number for the second communication device.
15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the second computing device and the second communication device are the same device.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the multimedia options for the multimedia communication session include at least one of: photo sharing, application sharing, or video.
17. A method comprising:
with a first computing device associated with a first user, sending a request for multimedia communication to a service node, the request identifying a second user;
with the first computing device, receiving an indication that a first communication session has been established between a first communication device associated with the first user and a second communication device associated with the second user;
with the first computing device, engaging in a second communication session with a second computing device associated with the second user, the second communication session having been established in response to activation of a link to a multimedia communication session sent to the second communication device in response to the request.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the first communication device comprises a phone, the second communication device comprises a phone, and the first communication session comprises a voice communication.
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the request includes an address identifying the second computing device.
20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the second communication session comprises a multimedia communication session.