Systems and methods for uninterrupted communication sessions

• US 20060153198A1
• Filed: 01/10/2005
• Published: 07/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens Communications Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Communications Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Chadha, Lovleen
• Application Number:
  US11/033,104
• Publication Number:
  US 20060153198A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/395.200
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/20 Manipulation of established connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

In some embodiments, systems and methods for uninterrupted communication sessions include automatically detecting, at a first device associated with a first user, a second device associated with the first user, and creating, at the first device associated with the first user, a network connection between the first and second devices associated with the first user, wherein the first device associated with the first user is to operate in a first medium and the second device associated with the first user is to operate in a second medium. Some embodiments may further include conducting a communication session at the first device associated with the first user, wherein the communication session at the first device associated with the first user is conducted in the first medium. According to some embodiments, the communication session may be transferred to the second device associated with the first user, wherein the communication session at the second device associated with the first user is conducted in the second medium.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

automatically detecting, at a first device associated with a first user, a second device associated with the first user; and

creating, at the first device associated with the first user, a network connection between the first and second devices associated with the first user, wherein the first device associated with the first user is to operate in a first medium and the second device associated with the first user is to operate in a second medium.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

conducting a communication session at the first device associated with the first user, wherein the communication session at the first device associated with the first user is conducted in the first medium.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

transferring the communication session to the second device associated with the first user, wherein the communication session at the second device associated with the first user is conducted in the second medium.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

determining, by the first device associated with the first user, that the communication session is to be transferred.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the determining comprises:

identifying, at least in part by the first device associated with the first user, a change in location of the first device associated with the user.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the determining comprises:

receiving, at the first device associated with the first user, an indication associated with a desire to transfer the communication session.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the indication is received from the first user.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the indication is received from a third device involved in the communication session.

9. The method of claim 3, wherein the transferring comprises:

providing, by the first device associated with the first user, information associated with the communication session.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the information associated with the communication session comprises information associated with a third device involved in the communication session.

11. The method of claim 2, wherein the communication session comprises a broadcast transmitted from a third device.

12. The method of claim 2, wherein the communication session conducted by the first device associated with the first user is conducted between the first device associated with the first user and a third device associated with a second user.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

automatically detecting, at the third device associated with the second user, a fourth device associated with the second user; and

creating, at the third device associated with the second user, a network connection between the third and fourth devices associated with the second user, wherein the third device associated with the second user is to operate in the first medium and the fourth device associated with the second user is to operate in the second medium.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

transferring, by the third device associated with the second user, the communication session to the fourth device associated with the second user, wherein the communication session at the fourth device associated with the second user is conducted in the second medium.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the transferring by the third device associated with the second user comprises:

receiving, by the third device associated with the second user, an indication from the first device associated with the first user, wherein the indication is associated with transferring the communication session to at least one of the second device associated with the first user or the fourth device associated with the second user.

16. A method, comprising:

automatically detecting, at a first device associated with a first user, a second device associated with the first user;

creating, at the first device associated with the first user, a network connection between the first and second devices associated with the first user, wherein the first device associated with the first user is to operate in a first medium and the second device associated with the first user is to operate in a second medium; and

conducting a communication session at the first device associated with the first user, wherein the communication session at the first device associated with the first user is conducted in the first medium and wherein the communication session is conducted with a third device associated with a second user, wherein the third device associated with the second user is to operate in the first medium.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

transferring the communication session to the second device associated with the first user, wherein the communication session at the second device associated with the first user is conducted in the second medium.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

transferring the communication session to a fourth device associated with the second user, wherein the communication session at the fourth device associated with the second user is conducted in the second medium.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

creating, at the third device associated with the second user, a network connection between the third device associated with the second user and a fourth device associated with the second user, wherein the fourth device associated with the second user is to operate in the second medium.

20. A system, comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions;

a communication port; and

a processor coupled to the memory and the communication port, the processor being configured to execute the stored instructions to;

automatically detect, at a first device associated with a first user, a second device associated with the first user; and

create, at the first device associated with the first user, a network connection between the first and second devices associated with the first user, wherein the first device associated with the first user is to operate in a first medium and the second device associated with the first user is to operate in a second medium.