Handoff of communication sessions between cellular and desktop telephones
First Claim
1. A method for effecting handoff of a communication session between a cellular telephone and a desktop telephone, comprising:
- anchoring a communication session involving a remote device and a cellular telephone in an enterprise network such that signaling for the communication session passes through an element of the enterprise network;
receiving an indication to handoff the communication session from the cellular telephone to a desktop telephone coupled to the enterprise network;
placing the remote device in a holding state in response to the indication; and
coupling the desktop telephone to the remote device to resume the communication session.
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Abstract
A method for effecting handoff of a communication session between a cellular telephone and a desktop telephone includes anchoring a communication session involving a remote device and a cellular telephone in an enterprise network such that signaling for the communication session passes through an element of the enterprise network; receiving an indication to handoff the communication session from the cellular telephone to a desktop telephone coupled to the enterprise network; placing the remote device in a holding state in response to the indication; and coupling the desktop telephone to the remote device to resume the communication session.
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1. A method for effecting handoff of a communication session between a cellular telephone and a desktop telephone, comprising:
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anchoring a communication session involving a remote device and a cellular telephone in an enterprise network such that signaling for the communication session passes through an element of the enterprise network;
receiving an indication to handoff the communication session from the cellular telephone to a desktop telephone coupled to the enterprise network;
placing the remote device in a holding state in response to the indication; and
coupling the desktop telephone to the remote device to resume the communication session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for effecting handoff of a communication session between a cellular telephone and a desktop telephone, comprising:
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a mobility application operable to anchor a communication session involving a remote device and a cellular telephone in an enterprise network such that signaling for the communication session passes through an element of the enterprise network, to receive an indication to handoff the communication session from the cellular telephone to a desktop telephone, and to place the remote device in a holding state in response to the indication; and
the desktop telephone coupled to the enterprise network and operable to couple to the remote device to resume the communication session. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. Logic for effecting handoff of a communication session between a cellular telephone and a desktop telephone, the logic encoded in media and operable when executed to:
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anchor a communication session involving a remote device and a cellular telephone in an enterprise network such that signaling for the communication session passes through an element of the enterprise network;
receive an indication to handoff the communication session from the cellular telephone to a desktop telephone coupled to the enterprise network;
place the remote device in a holding state in response to the indication; and
couple the desktop telephone to the remote device to resume the communication session. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for effecting handoff of a communication session between a cellular telephone and a desktop telephone, comprising:
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means for anchoring a communication session involving a remote device and a cellular telephone in an enterprise network such that signaling for the communication session passes through an element of the enterprise network;
means for receiving an indication to handoff the communication session from the cellular telephone to a desktop telephone coupled to the enterprise network;
means for placing the remote device in a holding state in response to the indication; and
means for coupling the desktop telephone to the remote device to resume the communication session. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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