Method For Managing A Communication Session in a Communication Network

• US 20080019522A1
• Filed: 06/21/2006
• Published: 01/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Proctor, Lee M.
• Application Number:
  US11/425,495
• Publication Number:
  US 20080019522A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 380/255
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• 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 76/40 for selective distribution or broadcast

Abstract

A method for managing a communication session between a first communication device and a second device in a communication network (100) is disclosed. The communication session is conveyed between a service-provider server and the first communication device via a first communication link. The method at the first communication device includes requesting (204) a third communication device to be associated with the communication session. The first communication device requests the third communication device, via a second communication link. The second communication link is substantially transparent to the service-provider server. The method also includes determining (206) whether the third communication device can be associated with the communication session. Further, the method includes requesting (208) the service-provider server to associate the communication session with the third communication device when the third communication session can be associated with the communication session, via a third communication link.

Claims

1. A method for managing a communication session between a first communication device and a second communication device in a communication network, the communication network comprising a plurality of communication devices and one or more service-provider servers, the communication session being conveyed between the first communication device and a service-provider server of the one or more service-provider servers, via a first communication link, the method at the first communication device of the plurality of communication devices comprising:

requesting a third communication device of the plurality of communication devices to be associated with the communication session, via a second communication link, wherein the second communication link is substantially transparent to the service-provider server;

determining if the communication session can be associated with the third communication device; and

requesting the service-provider server to associate the communication session with the third communication device when the third communication device can be associated with the communication session, wherein the third communication device is associated with the communication session, via a third communication link.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein determining is based on at least one of a response from the third communication device, a user input, a predetermined policy, a type of a communication device, a type of the communication session, capability of the first communication device, capability of the third communication device, a user authorization, a type of the communication network, a time of a day, a geographical location, availability of a communication resource and a quality of service level.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:

detecting a one or more communication devices of the plurality of communication devices, via the second communication link; and

selecting the third communication device of the one or more communication devices.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising displaying information of the third communication device.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein determining further comprises successfully negotiating with the third communication device.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising providing a reference of the communication session to the third communication device, via the second communication link.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:

generating an authorization code, wherein the authorization code is used for securely associating the communication session with the third communication device;

providing the authorization code to the third communication device, via the second communication link; and

providing the authorization code to the service-provider server.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising providing information of the communication session, wherein the information of the communication session is selected from a group comprising a position in a file, a web page number, a position in a videos stream, a data rate of the communication session, object information, an encoding rate of the communication session, a decoder state, a game scenario being played, and characteristics of a game.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the second communication link is selected from a group comprising an infrared communication link, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) communication link, a Bluetooth™

communication link, and a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) communication link.

10. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the communication session comprises at least one of a voice call, a voice over Internet Protocol (IP) call, a video call, a push-to-talk session, a data session, an Internet session, a file download, a web-browsing session, a net-meeting session, a group dispatch session, a voice conference call and a video conference.

11. A method for managing a communication session between a first communication device and a second communication device in a communication network, the communication network comprising a plurality of communication devices and one or more service-provider servers, the communication session being conveyed between the first communication device, and a service-provider server of the one or more service-provider servers, via a first communication link, the method at a third communication device of the plurality of communication devices comprising:

requesting the first communication device to associate the third communication device with the communication session, via a second communication link, wherein the second communication link is substantially transparent to the service-provider server;

determining if the third communication device can be associated with the communication session; and

requesting the service-provider server to associate the communication session with the third communication device when the third communication device can be associated with the communication session, wherein the third communication device is associated with the communication session, via a third communication link.

12. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein determining further comprises successfully negotiating with the first communication device.

13. The method as recited in claim 11 further comprising:

receiving a reference of the communication session from the first communication device, via the second communication link; and

providing the reference of the communication session to the service-provider server.

14. The method as recited in claim 11 further comprising:

receiving an authorization code from the first communication device, via the second communication link, wherein the authorization code is used for securely associating the communication session with the third communication device; and

providing the authorization code to the service-provider server.

15. The method as recited in claim 11 further comprising receiving information of the communication session, wherein the information of the communication session is selected from a group comprising a position in a file, a web page number, a position in a videos stream, a data rate of the communication session, object information, an encoding rate of the communication session, a decoder state, a game scenario being played, and characteristic of a game.

16. A method for managing a communication session between a first communication device and a second communication device in a communication network, the communication network comprising a plurality of communication devices and one or more service-provider servers, the communication session being conveyed between the first communication device, and a service-provider server of the one or more service-provider servers, via a first communication link, the method at the service-provider server of the one or more service-provider servers comprising:

receiving a request to associate a third communication device of the plurality of communication devices with the communication session, wherein the first communication device communicates with the third communication device, via a second communication link, wherein the second communication link is substantially transparent to the service-provider server;

determining if the third communication device can be associated with the communication session; and

associating the communication session with the third communication device when the third communication device can be associated with the communication session, via a third communication link.

17. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein the request is received from one of the first communication device and the third communication device.

18. The method as recited in claim 16 further comprising:

receiving a reference of the communication session from the third communication device;

receiving an authorization code from the first communication device; and

receiving the authorization code from the third communication device, wherein the authorization code is used for securely associating the communication session with the third communication device.

19. The method as recited in claim 18 further comprising correlating the authorization code received from the first communication device and the authorization code received from the third communication device.

20. The method as recited in claim 18 further comprising correlating the reference of the communication session received from the third communication device and the reference of the communication session stored at the service-provider server.

21. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein associating the communication session comprises one of handing off the communication session from the first communication device to the third communication device and adding the third communication device to the communication session.