INSTANT MESSAGING INTERWORKING IN AN ADVANCED VOICE SERVICES (AVS) FRAMEWORK FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

• US 20070190984A1
• Filed: 12/05/2006
• Published: 08/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kokia Networks OY
• Original Assignee: Kokia Networks OY
• Inventors: Ayyasamy, Ravi, Vempati, Brahmananda, Shanbhag, Vyankatesh, Patel, Krishnakant, Kumar, Ravi, Lawler, Bruce
• Application Number:
  US11/567,098
• Publication Number:
  US 20070190984A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/184 Messaging devices, e.g. message centre
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements

Abstract

A real-time exchange (RTX) interfaces to a wireless communications system to provide enhanced features for advanced voice services (AVS), which include instant messaging interworking.

Claims

1. An apparatus for providing enhanced features for advanced voice services in a wireless network, comprising:

a wireless communications network for making calls to and from mobile units, wherein the calls are initiated by call setup and in-band signaling within the wireless communications network and voice frames for the calls are switched between the mobile units across bearer paths in the wireless communications network; and

a real-time exchange that interfaces to the wireless communications network to provide advanced voice services therein;

wherein the real-time exchange interfaces to one or more instant messaging servers, and upon request, routes instant messages between the instant messaging servers and the mobile units.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instant messaging servers route instant messages between the real-time exchange and instant messaging clients.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the real-time exchange includes an inbound client for handling instant messages inbound from the instant messaging server.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the real-time exchange includes an outbound client for handling instant messages outbound to the instant messaging server.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the real-time exchange includes a wireless agent for communicating the instant messages between the real-time exchange and the mobile units.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the real-time exchange performs presence management, contact management, and session management for the mobile units.

7. A method of providing enhanced features for advanced voice services in a wireless network, comprising:

communicating with a wireless communications network to make calls to and from mobile units, wherein the calls are initiated by call setup and in-band signaling within the wireless communications network and voice frames for the calls are switched between the mobile units across bearer paths in the wireless communications network; and

interfacing a real-time exchange to the wireless communications network to provide the advanced voice services therein;

wherein the real-time exchange interfaces to one or more instant messaging servers, and upon request, routes instant messages between the instant messaging servers and the mobile units.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the instant messaging servers route instant messages between the real-time exchange and instant messaging clients.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the real-time exchange includes an inbound client for handling instant messages inbound from the instant messaging server.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the real-time exchange includes an outbound client for handling instant messages outbound to the instant messaging server.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the real-time exchange includes a wireless agent for communicating the instant messages between the real-time exchange and the mobile units.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the real-time exchange performs presence management, contact management, and session management for the mobile units.