Systems and methods for collaborative browsing on the telecom web

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9367123-B2
Application number	US-69635910-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 29, 2010
Priority date	Jan 29, 2010
Publication date	Jun 14, 2016
Grant date	Jun 14, 2016

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention broadly contemplate systems, methods, apparatuses and program products providing collaborative browsing on the World Wide Telecom Web (WWTW) via a collaborative WWTW browser. According to embodiments of the invention, collaborative usage of the WWTW is enabled via connecting users and VoiceSites together.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and
a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith and executable by the one or more processors, the computer readable program code comprising:
computer readable program code configured to perform the following at a collaborative browser:
receive one or more commands, destined for the collaborative browser, from one or more end users over one or more voice channel links, wherein the one or more commands comprise one or more auditory commands;
interpret the one or more commands;
establish one or more additional voice channel links, according to the one or more commands, to establish a collaborative telecom web browsing session between two or more end users and one or more voice applications where the two or more end users are enabled to intercommunicate, and thereupon collaborate to visit one or more voice sites jointly;
wherein the establishing of a collaborative telecom web browsing session permits one or more additional commands from the two or more end users to be directed to the one or more voice sites, wherein the one or more additional commands comprise one or more auditory commands; and
distinguish between the one or more auditory commands destined for the collaborative browser and the one or more auditory commands to be directed to the one or more voice sites;
wherein if the one or more auditory commands are specific to the one or more voice sites, then a command interpreter passes on to a call manager the one or more auditory commands specific to the one or more voice sites.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the collaborative telecom web browsing session comprises one or more voice based social interactions between the two or more end users.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the one or more voice based social interactions comprise automatic notification sent to an end user that another predetermined end user has connected to the telecom web.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the one or more commands include one or more of:
a command from a first end user to establish a voice link with the predetermined end user connected to the telecom web;
a command to establish a conference call between a subset of end users;
a command to establish a tabbed browsing session of a voice application between a subset of end users; and
a command from a first end user to send a voice message to one or more other end users.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the voice message comprises a private voice message.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the collaborative telecom web browsing session comprises a tabbed browsing session linking together two or more end users and a voice application.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the computer readable program code further comprises:
computer readable program code configured to retrieve from a history of a database one of one or more previous voice applications visited by a group of end users in response to a history command of an end user included in the group of end users.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the computer readable program code further comprises:
computer readable program code configured to retrieve one or more bookmarks from a database in response to a bookmark command of an end user, the one or more bookmarks comprising a voice description of a previous voice application visited by one or more end users.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the computer readable program code further comprises:
computer readable program code configured to record a bookmark to a database in response to a bookmark command of an end user, the bookmark comprising a voice description of a voice application.

10. A method comprising:
performing the following at a collaborative browser:
receiving one or more commands, destined for the collaborative browser, from one or more end users over one or more voice channel links, wherein the one or more commands comprise one or more auditory commands;
interpreting the one or more commands; and
establishing one or more additional voice channel links, according to the one or more commands, to establish a collaborative telecom web browsing session between two or more end users and one or more voice applications where the two or more end users are enabled to intercommunicate, and thereupon collaborate to visit one or more voice sites jointly;
wherein said establishing of a collaborative telecom web browsing session permits one or more additional commands from the two or more end users to be directed to the one or more voice sites, wherein the one or more additional commands comprise one or more auditory commands; and
distinguishing between the one or more auditory commands destined for the collaborative browser and the one or more auditory commands to be directed to the one or more voice sites;
wherein if the one or more auditory commands are specific to the one or more voice sites, then a command interpreter passes on to a call manager the one or more auditory commands specific to the one or more voice sites.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the collaborative telecom web browsing session comprises one or more voice based social interactions between the two or more end users.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the one or more voice based social interactions comprise automatic notification sent to an end user that another predetermined end user has connected to the telecom web.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the one or more commands include one or more of:
a command from a first end user to establish a voice link with the predetermined end user connected to the telecom web;
a command to establish a conference call between a subset of end users;
a command to establish a tabbed browsing session of a voice application between a subset of end users; and
a command from a first end user to send a voice message to one or more other end users.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the voice message comprises a private voice message.

15. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the collaborative telecom web browsing session comprises a tabbed browsing session linking together two or more end users and a voice application.

16. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising retrieving from a history of a database one of one or more previous voice applications visited by a group of end users in response to a history command of an end user included in the group of end users.

17. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising retrieving one or more bookmarks from a database in response to a bookmark command of an end user, the one or more bookmarks comprising a voice description of a previous voice application visited by one or more end users.

18. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising recording a bookmark to a database in response to a bookmark command of an end user, the bookmark comprising a voice description of a voice application.

19. A computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising:
computer readable program code configured to perform the following at a collaborative browser:
receive one or more commands, destined for the collaborative browser, from one or more end users over one or more voice channel links, whe

Assignees

• Jain Anupam
• Nanavati Amit A
• Rajput Nitendra
• IBM

Inventors

• Jain Anupam
• Nanavati Amit A
• Rajput Nitendra

Classifications

• G06F3/167

  Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback · CPC title

• G06F15/16

  Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs {(coordinating program control therefor G06F9/52; in regulating and control system G05B)} · CPC title

• H04M1/64

  Automatic arrangements for answering calls; Automatic arrangements for recording messages for absent subscribers; Arrangements for recording conversations (centralised dictation systems H04M11/10) · CPC title

• G06F3/00 Primary

  Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements · CPC title

• H04M3/42

  Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers (specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00) · CPC title