Multi-party call control method and device, and multi-pass terminal

• US 10,701,208 B2
• Filed: 11/07/2017
• Issued: 06/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Spreadtrum Communications USA
• Original Assignee: Spreadtrum Communications USA
• Inventors: Gao, Xichun, Xu, Mengping, Zhang, Huawei, Jiang, Ping
• Primary Examiner(s): Kumar, Shailendra
• Application Number:
  US15/805,550
• Publication Number:
  US 20180183935A1
• Time in Patent Office: 966 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/5018 Initiating a conference during a two-party conversation, i.e. three-party service or three-way call
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/185 wireless packet-switched
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/56 Arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities video conference systems H04N7/15

Abstract

Multi-party call control method and device, and a multi-pass terminal are provided. The method includes: setting up calls with at least two terminals, respectively; and controlling uplink and downlink service data of at least one of the at least two terminals, or informing a network to control uplink and downlink service data of at least one of the at least two terminals, or informing at least one of the at least two terminals to control uplink and downlink service data of the at least one terminal. Compared with the existing techniques, in embodiments of the present disclosure, all the remote terminals in the multi-party call may be flexibly controlled according to different session demands and actions.

Claims

1. A multi-party call control method, comprising:

using a first terminal to set up calls with at least two terminals, respectively; and

with the first terminal, informing at least one of the at least two terminals to prohibit transmitting service data of the at least one terminal, or informing at least one of the at least two terminals to prohibit receiving service data, or informing at least one of the at least two terminals to prohibit transmitting service data of the at least one terminal and receiving service data.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein setting up calls with at least two terminals, respectively comprises:

during the set-up of a new call among the calls, a call among the calls which has been set up is in an activated state.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the calls are based on a radio network connection.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the calls are VoLTE service or VoWiFi service.

5. A multi-party call control device mounted on a first terminal, comprising:

a first call setting up circuitry configured to set up calls with at least two terminals, respectively; and

a controlling circuitry configured to inform at least one of the at least two terminals to prohibit transmitting service data of the at least one terminal, or inform at least one of the at least two terminals to prohibit receiving service data, or inform at least one of the at least two terminals to prohibit transmitting service data of the at least one terminal and receiving service data.

6. The multi-party call control device according to claim 5, wherein the first call setting up circuitry is configured to:

during the set-up of a new call among the calls, control a call among the calls which has been set up to be in an activated state, and control the at least two terminals not to perform service data interaction.

7. The multi-party call control device according to claim 5, wherein the calls are based on a radio network connection.

8. The multi-party call control device according to claim 5, wherein the calls are VoLTE service or VoWiFi service.

9. A multi-pass terminal comprising a multi-party call control device mounted on a first terminal, wherein the multi-party call control device comprises:

a first call setting up circuitry configured to set up calls with at least two terminals, respectively; and

a controlling circuitry configured to inform at least one of the at least two terminals to prohibit transmitting service data of the at least one terminal, or inform at least one of the at least two terminals to prohibit receiving service data, or inform at least one of the at least two terminals to prohibit transmitting service data of the at least one terminal and receiving service data.

10. The multi-pass terminal according to claim 9, wherein the first call setting up circuitry is configured to:

during the set-up of a new call among the calls, control a call among the calls which has been set up to be in an activated state, and control the at least two terminals not to perform service data interaction.

11. The multi-pass terminal according to claim 9, wherein the calls are based on a radio network connection.