A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONAL MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION OVER A PACKET SWITCHED NETWORK

摘要

A method for communicating between users (12, 14,1 6, 18) which employ a plurality of communication devices over a packet switched network (10). The method includes the steps of receiving a precommunication request (202) for a communication device or devices of said recipient to which said communication should be sent, determining in accordance with a communication receipt preferences (204) of the recipient which communication device or devices should receive said communication (206) and transmitting an indication (208) to the requester to which communication device or devices said communication should be transmitted. The communication itself may be a single media or a multimedia communication.