MULTIMODAL COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH MULTIMODAL PROFILE

摘要

A multimodal communication system and method creates and accesses a multimodal profile ( 114 ) that contains at least multimodal preference information ( 202 ), such as desired input modality and a desired output modality for a given multimodal communication session. The multimodal profile ( 114 ) may also include at least one identifier ( 204 ) associated with the multimodal preference information ( 202 ). A multimodal communication apparatus ( 102 ) includes a multimodal profile generator ( 110 ) that accesses and/or generates a multimodal profile ( 114 ). A multimodal communication apparatus configuration controller ( 112 ) which is operatively responsive to the accessed multimodal preference information ( 124 ) from a given user profile, configures the multimodal communication apparatus ( 102 ) and/or a network element for the multimodal communication session based on the accessed multimodal preference information ( 124 ) in the multimodal profile.