Context sensitive transfer
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1. A system configured to perform context sensitive transfers of a communication session comprising:
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a second terminal; and
a third terminal engaged in a communication session with the second terminal, the third terminal configured to;
Initiate a transfer of the communication session to the first terminal by sending a transfer message to the first terminal;
receive a transfer accept message from the first terminal;
send a disconnect message to the second terminal, wherein upon sending the disconnect message, the third terminal is disconnected from the communication session with the second terminal and the communication session continues between the second terminal and the first terminal.
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Abstract
A communication system and method are configured to perform context sensitive transfers of a communication session. In one embodiment of the invention, a communication session between a calling party and a receiving party in which the communication session includes a dialog between the calling party and the receiving party is transferred from the receiving party to a third party where the dialog continues between the calling party and the third party.
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1. A system configured to perform context sensitive transfers of a communication session comprising:
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a first terminal;
a second terminal; and
a third terminal engaged in a communication session with the second terminal, the third terminal configured to;
Initiate a transfer of the communication session to the first terminal by sending a transfer message to the first terminal;
receive a transfer accept message from the first terminal;
send a disconnect message to the second terminal, wherein upon sending the disconnect message, the third terminal is disconnected from the communication session with the second terminal and the communication session continues between the second terminal and the first terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system configured to perform context sensitive transfers of a communication session comprising:
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a first terminal;
a second terminal; and
a third terminal engaged in a communication session with the second terminal, wherein the first terminal is configured to;
receive a transfer message from the third terminal;
respond to the transfer message by sending a transfer accept message to the third terminal;
connect with the second terminal; and
engage in the communication session with the second terminal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system configured to perform context sensitive transfers of a communication session comprising:
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a first terminal;
a second terminal; and
a third terminal engaged in a communication session with the second terminal, the second terminal configured to;
receive a transfer of the communication session from the third terminal;
disconnect from the communication session with the third terminal;
connect with the first terminal; and
engage in a communication session. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for transferring a communication session being conducted between a second terminal and a third terminal to a first terminal, the method comprising:
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initiating a transfer by sending a transfer message to the first terminal;
disconnecting the third terminal from the second terminal upon receiving a transfer accept message from the first terminal and replacing the third terminal with the first terminal such that the communication session continues between the second and first terminals. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A transfer protocol of a communication session configured to disconnect the communication session being conducted between a second terminal and a third terminal, the transfer protocol comprising:
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a disconnect sequence whereby the third terminal initiates disconnection by sending a disconnect message to the second terminal, the disconnect message being acknowledged by the second terminal; and
a transfer sequence whereby the third terminal sends a transfer message to a first terminal and the first terminal accepts the transfer message and the third terminal sends a disconnect message to the second terminal, wherein the second terminal continues in the communication session with the first terminal. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system configured to perform context sensitive transfers comprising:
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a calling party;
a receiving party, said receiving party configured to, engage the calling party a communication session wherein the communication session includes dialog between the calling and receiving party, and transfer the communication session from the calling party to a third party, wherein upon transferring the communication session to the third party, the communication session continues between the third party and the calling party.
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