Method of providing one-to-one call during conference call in a mobile terminal

• US 20060172727A1
• Filed: 01/27/2006
• Published: 08/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Ju-Beam
• Application Number:
  US11/341,820
• Publication Number:
  US 20060172727A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/416
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/654 Pre, in or post-call message
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42382 Text-based messaging services in telephone networks such as PSTN/ISDN, e.g. User-to-User Signalling or Short Message Service for fixed networks
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/564 whereby the feature is a sub-conference
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management

Abstract

A method of providing a conference call function in a mobile terminal. A first mobile terminal requests a one-to-one call to a second mobile terminal by a data burst message during a conference call among a plurality of mobile terminals including the first and second mobile terminals. The second mobile terminal transmits to the first mobile terminal a response indicating whether the one-to-one call request is accepted or rejected by a data burst message. If the second mobile terminal accepts the one-to-one call request, the first mobile terminal transmits a one-to-one call request message to a base station. In response to the one-to-one call request message, the base station connects the first and second mobile terminals in a one-to-one call.

Claims

1. A method of providing a conference call function in a mobile terminal, comprising:

requesting a one-to-one call to a second mobile terminal by a data burst message by a first mobile terminal during a conference call among a plurality of mobile terminals including the first and second mobile terminals;

transmitting a response to the first mobile terminal indicating whether the one-to-one call request is accepted or rejected using a data burst message by the second mobile terminal;

transmitting a one-to-one call request message to a base station by the first mobile terminal, if the second mobile terminal accepts the one-to-one call request; and

connecting the first and second mobile terminals to a one-to-one call by the base station in response to the one-to-one call request message from the first mobile terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one-to-one call request message is a flash with information message.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting to the base station a one-to-one call end request message by one of the first and second mobile terminals, participating in the one-to-one call; and

disconnecting the first and second mobile terminals from the one-to-one call in response to the one-to-one call end request message and returning the first and second mobile terminals to the conference call by the base station.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the one-to-one call end request message is a flash with information message.

5. A method of providing a conference call function in a mobile terminal, comprising:

requesting a one-to-one call to one other mobile terminal participating in a conference call by a data burst message during the conference call;

transmitting a one-to-one call request message to a base station, if the other mobile terminal accepts the one-to-one call request; and

connecting to the other mobile terminal on a one-to-one call by the base station.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the one-to-one call request message is a flash with information message.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

transmitting a one-to-one call end request message to the base station; and

returning the mobile terminals participating in the one-to-one call to the conference call, by the base station.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the one-to-one call end request message is a flash with information message.

9. A method of providing a conference call function in a mobile terminal, comprising the steps of:

receiving a data burst message requesting a one-to-one call from one other mobile terminal participating in a conference call during the conference call;

transmitting to the other mobile terminal a data burst message indicating that the one-to-one call request is accepted; and

connecting to the other mobile terminal on a one-to-one call, by the base station.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the one-to-one call request message is a flash with information message.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

transmitting a one-to-one call end request message to the base station; and

returning of the mobile terminals participating in the one-to-one call to the conference call by the base station.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the one-to-one call end request message is a flash with information message.