Methods and system for fast session establishment between equipment using H.324 and related telecommunications protocols
First Claim
1. A method of processing a call between users with reduced call set-up times using one or more telecommunication networks, the method being provided between at least a pair of H.324-like terminals coupled to the one or more telecommunication networks, the method comprising:
- providing one or more preferences for a call associated with a first terminal and a second terminal, the one or more preferences being associated with an initial mode of operation for the call between the first terminal and the second terminal;
processing the one or more preferences as a Custom Message;
establishing a bearer channel between the first terminal and the second terminal after a call signaling process;
transferring the Custom Message from the first terminal to the second terminal through a telecommunication network using the bearer channel;
processing the Custom Message by the second terminal;
transferring a Custom Response Message by the second terminal using one or more response messages to indicate to the first terminal the initial mode of operation; and
exchanging information between the first terminal and the second terminal after the initial mode of operation has been established.
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Abstract
Methods of establishing multimedia telecommunication (a multimedia “call”) between equipment (“terminals”). More particularly, the invention provides methods for reducing the time required to establish calls between terminals that implement the ITU-T H.324 Recommendation and other Standards and Recommendations derived from or related to this such as the 3G-324M recommendation developed and adopted by the Third Generation Partnership Projects (3GPP and 3GPP2). More specifically, it relates to: (i) a method and apparatus for concatenating the H.245 messages that are required to pass between the terminals at the start of the call to establish the capabilities of both terminals and agree on the type and format of media and data to be exchanged; (ii) a method and apparatus for using non-standard H.245 messages or standard H.245 messages with non-standard fields to accelerate such establishment; (iii) a method and apparatus of informing each terminal of the capabilities of the other and proposing the type and format of media and data to be exchanged by means of any user-defined fields that are inserted in the call signaling protocol that is used for bearer establishment prior to the start of the H.324 stage of the call; and (iv) a method and apparatus of informing each terminal of the capabilities of the other and proposing and accepting the type and format of media and data to be exchanged by means of a burst of bits optionally encoded for error control on the bearer channel as soon as it is desired, preferably as the first information transmitted on the bearer channel.
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60 Claims
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1. A method of processing a call between users with reduced call set-up times using one or more telecommunication networks, the method being provided between at least a pair of H.324-like terminals coupled to the one or more telecommunication networks, the method comprising:
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providing one or more preferences for a call associated with a first terminal and a second terminal, the one or more preferences being associated with an initial mode of operation for the call between the first terminal and the second terminal;
processing the one or more preferences as a Custom Message;
establishing a bearer channel between the first terminal and the second terminal after a call signaling process;
transferring the Custom Message from the first terminal to the second terminal through a telecommunication network using the bearer channel;
processing the Custom Message by the second terminal;
transferring a Custom Response Message by the second terminal using one or more response messages to indicate to the first terminal the initial mode of operation; and
exchanging information between the first terminal and the second terminal after the initial mode of operation has been established. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for processing a call between users with reduced call set-up times using one or more telecommunication networks, the system comprising:
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one or more memories, the one or more memories comprising;
code directed to providing one or more preferences for a call associated with a first terminal and a second terminal, the one or more preferences being associated with an initial mode of operation for the call between a first terminal and a second terminal;
code directed to processing the one or more preferences as a Custom Message;
code directed to establishing a bearer channel between the first terminal and the second terminal; and
code directed to transferring the Custom Message from the first terminal to the second terminal through a telecommunication network using the bearer channel. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of processing a call between users with reduced call set-up times using one or more telecommunication networks, the method being provided between at least a pair of H.324-like terminals coupled to the one or more telecommunication networks, the method comprising:
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providing one or more preferences for a call associated with a first terminal and a second terminal, the one or more preferences being associated with an initial mode of operation for the call between the first terminal and the second terminal;
processing the one or more preferences as a Custom Message;
establishing a bearer channel between the first terminal and the second terminal;
transferring the Custom Message using one or more messages from the first terminal to the second terminal through a telecommunication network using the bearer channel;
processing the Custom Message by the second terminal;
accepting at least one preference in the Custom Message by the second terminal;
transferring a Custom Response Message by the second terminal using one or more response messages to indicate to the first terminal that the initial mode of operation including the at least one preference has been accepted; and
exchanging information between the first terminal and the second terminal after the initial mode of operation has been established.
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26. A method of processing a call between users with reduced call set-up times using one or more telecommunication networks, the method being provided between at least a pair of H.324-like terminals coupled to the one or more telecommunication networks, the method comprising:
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providing one or more preferences for a call associated with a first terminal and a second terminal, the one or more preferences being associated with an initial mode of operation for the call between the first terminal and the second terminal;
processing the one or more preferences as a first Custom Message;
processing the one or more preferences as a second Custom Message;
establishing a bearer channel between the first terminal and the second terminal after a call signaling process;
determining whether the first terminal or the second terminal becomes a decision making terminal for selecting at least one preferred mode to be used by the first terminal and the second terminal;
identifying either the first terminal or the second terminal as the decision making terminal while the other terminal becomes an accepting terminal;
transferring the first Custom Message from the decision making terminal to the accepting terminal through a telecommunication network using the bearer channel;
processing the first Custom Message by the accepting terminal;
transferring the second Custom Message from the accepting terminal to the decision making terminal through the telecommunication network using the bearer channel;
accepting at least one preference in the second Custom Message by the accepting terminal;
exchanging information between the decision making terminal and the accepting terminal after the initial mode of operation has been established. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of processing a call between users with reduced call set-up times using one or more telecommunication networks, the method being provided between at least a pair of H.324-like terminals coupled to the one or more telecommunication networks, the method comprising:
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providing one or more first preferences associated with a first preference mode for a call associated with a first terminal and a second terminal, the one or more first preferences being associated with an initial mode of operation for the call between the first terminal and the second terminal;
processing the one or more preferences as a first Custom Message;
embedding the first Custom Message in a predetermined field of one or more messages of a call signaling message;
establishing a bearer channel between the first terminal and the second terminal;
transferring the first Custom Message from the first terminal to the second terminal through a telecommunication network using the bearer channel during a call signaling phase;
processing the first Custom Message by the second terminal;
determining if the first Custom Message associated with the first preference mode is supported by the second terminal; and
transferring a first Custom Response Message by the second terminal using a call signaling response message to the first terminal to indicate if the first preference mode has been accepted by the second terminal. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of processing a call between users with reduced call set-up times using one or more telecommunication networks, the method being provided between at least a pair of H.324-like terminals coupled to the one or more telecommunication networks, the method comprising:
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providing one or more preferences for a call associated with a first terminal and a second terminal, the one or more preferences being associated with an initial mode of operation for the call between the first terminal and the second terminal;
processing the one or more preferences as a Custom Message;
establishing a bearer channel between the first terminal and the second terminal after a call signaling process;
transferring the Custom Message from the first terminal to the second terminal through a telecommunication network using the bearer channel;
processing the Custom Message by the second terminal; and
exchanging information between the first terminal and the second terminal after the initial mode of operation has been established.
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37. A method of initiating a set up process for a call between users with reduced set-up times using one or more 3G telecommunication networks, the method being provided between at least a pair of H.324-like terminals coupled to the one or more 3G telecommunication networks, the method comprising:
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providing one or more preferences for a call between a first terminal and a second terminal, the one or more preferences being associated with one or more modes of operation for the call between the first terminal and the second terminal;
processing the one or more preferences as a message;
establishing a bearer channel between the first terminal and the second terminal after a call signaling process; and
transferring the message from the first terminal to the second terminal through a portion of a telecommunication network using the bearer channel, the portion of the telecommunication network being capable of transmitting at least voice, video, and data. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A system for processing a call between users with reduced call set-up times using one or more telecommunication networks, the system comprising:
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one or more memories, the one or more memories comprising;
code directed to providing one or more preferences for a call associated with a first terminal and a second terminal, the one or more preferences being associated with a predetermined mode of operation for the call between a first terminal and a second terminal;
code directed to processing the one or more preferences as a Custom Message;
code directed to establishing a bearer channel between the first terminal and the second terminal; and
code directed to transferring the Custom Message from the first terminal to the second terminal through a telecommunication network using the bearer channel. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50)
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51. A method of processing a call between users with reduced call set-up times using one or more mobile telecommunication networks, the method being provided between at least a pair of H.324-like terminals coupled to the one or more mobile telecommunication networks, the method comprising:
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providing one or more preferences for a call associated with a first terminal and a second terminal, the one or more preferences being associated with a predetermined mode of operation for the call between the first terminal and the second terminal;
processing the one or more preferences as a message;
establishing a bearer channel between the first terminal and the second terminal after a call signaling process; and
transferring the message from the first terminal to the second terminal through a telecommunication network using the bearer channel. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53)
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54. A method of processing a call between users with reduced call set-up times using one or more telecommunication networks, the method being provided between at least a pair of H.324-like terminals coupled to the one or more telecommunication networks, the one or more telecommunication networks being capable of transferring at least voice, video, and data, the method comprising:
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providing one or more preferences for a call associated with a first 3G terminal and a second 3G terminal, the one or more preferences being associated with a predetermined mode of operation for the call between the first 3G terminal and the second 3G terminal;
processing the one or more preferences as a Custom Message;
establishing a bearer channel between the first 3G terminal and the second 3G terminal after a call signaling process; and
transferring the Custom Message from the first 3G terminal to the second 3G terminal through a 3G telecommunication network using the bearer channel.
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55. A mobile communication terminal capable of transferring at least voice, video, and data and processing a call between users with reduced call set-up times using one or more telecommunication networks, the mobile communication terminal comprising one or more computer memories, the one or more computer memories including:
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one or more codes directed to providing one or more preferences for a call between the mobile communication terminal and another terminal, the one or more preferences being associated with one or more modes of operation for the call;
one or more codes directed to processing the one or more preferences to provide at least one message;
one or more codes directed to establishing a bearer channel between the mobile communication terminal and the other terminal after a call signaling process; and
one or more codes directed to transferring the message from the mobile communication terminal to the other terminal through at least a portion of a telecommunication network using the bearer channel, the portion of the telecommunication network being capable of transmitting at least data. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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