Proximity session mobility

• US 10,225,354 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2011
• Issued: 03/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
• Inventors: Trinh, Trung (Tim), Michaud, Alain
• Primary Examiner(s): Tiv, Backhean
• Application Number:
  US13/134,396
• Publication Number:
  US 20120306622A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,829 Days
• Field of Search: 709227, 709230, 4554351
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/335 for accessing specific resources, e.g. using Kerberos tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6272 by registering files or documents with a third party
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0492 by using a location-limited connection, e.g. near-field communication or limited proximity of entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1073 Registration or de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1094 Inter-user-equipment sessions transfer or sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/61 for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/148 Migration or transfer of sessions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A system and method for seamless exchange and interaction of multimedia content between communication devices in a network are disclosed. The method can include the discovery and identification of devices within proximity of a sending device. The found devices can be authenticated through unique identifiers established during registration. Connection requirements can be determined based on the identifiers associated with the found devices and the sending device. In turn, the sender can establish a connection with the found devices using the connection requirements. The sending device can share or serve as a remote control to redirect and navigate the content, with a simple action or a gesture command, to the found device. The shared multimedia content, can either reside on the sender'"'"'s mobile device or on a remote server within a connected network.

Claims

1. A method of establishing communication between devices through an identity module, said method comprising:

registering a receiving device by said identity module operating on a server that can be wirelessly connected to the receiving device and to a sending device;

assigning a unique identifier to said receiving device by said identity module;

scanning devices using the sending device to identify available devices within a proximity of the sending device;

discovering said receiving device from among the devices by the sending device;

receiving said unique identifier of said receiving device at said sending device;

using the sending device, validating the receiving device with information on the identity module;

receiving a query from said sending device, the query comprising said unique identifier of said sending device;

obtaining said unique identifier of the receiving device from a message payload;

providing information about said receiving device to said sending device;

displaying device information about the receiving device on the sending device;

providing connection requirements to said sending device by said identity module;

using said identity module, initiating a background operation to link said receiving device and said sending device via a communication channel for sharing exchanged content between said receiving device and said sending device;

using an exchange agent module on said sending device, establishing a sharing connection with an exchange agent module on the receiving device; and

sharing one or more of static information and dynamic information between the exchange agent module on said sending device and the exchange agent module on the receiving device,

wherein the receiving device can perform one or more of discarding the static information, redirecting the static information, editing the dynamic information, discarding the dynamic information, pushing the dynamic information back to the sending device, and redirecting the dynamic information.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising registering said sending device and assigning a unique identifier to said sending device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the connection requirements are determined based on the unique identifiers of the receiving device and the sending device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein assigning a unique identifier to said receiving device by said identity module comprises assigning as a unique identifier at least one of an Internet Protocol address, Media Access Control address, electronic mail address and phone number.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein registering said receiving device and assigning said unique identifier to said receiving device comprises enrolling said receiving device under a guest account and designating a temporary identifier.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication channel is peer-to-peer based.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication channel is client-server based.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising the identity module pushing updates to known sending and receiving devices.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication channel is accomplished via a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/User Datagram Protocol (UDP) connection or Short Message Service (SMS) messaging.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said communication channel is terminated by the sending device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said communication channel is terminated by a proximity detection mechanism.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein said communication channel is terminated by the identity module.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving device functions as a remote control to redirect and navigate a remote session on the sending device.