PROVIDING ACCESS TO INFORMATION OF MULTIPLE TYPES VIA COORDINATION OF DISTINCT INFORMATION SERVICES

摘要

Techniques are described for providing users of client devices with coordinated access to Information and/or functionality of multiple types, such as by using multiple types of connections to multiple information services of distinct types that exchange context information related to activities of the users and/or clients. The client devices can be, for example, wireless devices with multiple distinct modes (e.g., voice and data modes) for different types of connections with different types of servers (e.g., voice servers and data servers). In some situations, coordination between different servers allows multiple distinct interaction sessions of different types with different servers to remain synchronized or otherwise coordinated over time as the user performs interactions via the different sessions. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and is not intended to be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.

主权项

1. A method for accessing information of multiple types, comprising:
receiving, at a first server, an instruction to provide a first type of functionality to a client device over a first network connection, wherein the instruction was received from a second server through a computer network, the second server providing a second type of functionality to the client device over a second network connection; and is response to the reception of the instruction, providing the first type of functionality from the first server to the client over the first connection such that the client device switches from the second type of functionality over the second network connection to the first type of functionality over the second network connection.