Automatic Reconstitution of Telecommunications Sessions

• US 20080232570A1
• Filed: 03/20/2007
• Published: 09/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Inventors: Gilbert, Ezra Raphael, Lalka, Vipul Kishore, Gilakattula, Venkat R.
• Application Number:
  US11/688,741
• Publication Number:
  US 20080232570A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/204.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2088 Call or conference reconnect, e.g. resulting from isdn terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/424 Arrangements for automatic redialling at the subscriber's set H04M1/27
• 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

Abstract

A telecommunications feature is disclosed that enables a person to disconnect from a telecommunications session (e.g., a telephone call, a chat session, a video conference, etc.) and to be automatically reconnected at a later time. For example, Fred might be required to participate in his project group'"'"'s weekly conference call, but as a practical matter Fred really only need to participate at the beginning and end of the meeting. After the conference call begins and Fred learns that the meeting will end at 4:00 PM, Fred uses the present invention to program his telephone to disconnect from the conference call now and to automatically reconnect to the conference call at 3:45 PM. This gives Fred the opportunity to get some work done and yet not miss the end of the conference call.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

(1) establishing a first bi-directional communications session between a first telecommunications terminal and a second telecommunications terminal;

(2) receiving at said first telecommunications terminal a reconnection parameter for a reconnection test;

(3) terminating said first bi-directional communications session between said first telecommunications terminal and said second telecommunications terminal; and

(4) establishing a second bi-directional communications session between said first telecommunications terminal and a third telecommunications terminal when said first telecommunications terminal determines that said reconnection test is satisfied;

wherein said reconnection test comprises comparing said reconnection parameter to a time-varying parameter.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said reconnection parameter is received at said first telecommunications terminal from a user of said first telecommunications terminal.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said reconnection parameter is received at said first telecommunications terminal from said second telecommunications terminal.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said reconnection parameter is a calendrical time.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said reconnection parameter is a specification of an event.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said second telecommunications terminal and said third telecommunications terminal are the same.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said second telecommunications terminal and said third telecommunications terminal are different.

8. A method comprising:

(1) establishing a bi-directional communications session among a first telecommunications terminal, a second telecommunications terminal, and a third telecommunications terminal;

(2) receiving at said first telecommunications terminal a reconnection parameter for a reconnection test;

(3) disconnecting said first telecommunications terminal from said bi-directional communications session, wherein said first telecommunications terminal and said second telecommunications terminal continue with said bi-directional communications session; and

(4) reconnecting said first telecommunications terminal to said bi-directional communications session when said first telecommunications terminal determines that said reconnection test is satisfied;

wherein said reconnection test comprises comparing said reconnection parameter to a time-varying parameter.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein said reconnection parameter is received at said first telecommunications terminal from a user of said first telecommunications terminal.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein said reconnection parameter is received at said first telecommunications terminal from said second telecommunications terminal.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein said reconnection parameter is a calendrical time.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein said reconnection parameter is a specification of an event.

13. A method comprising:

(1) establishing a bi-directional communications session among a first telecommunications terminal, a second telecommunications terminal, and a third telecommunications terminal;

(2) receiving at said first telecommunications terminal a reconnection parameter for a reconnection test;

(3) disconnecting said third telecommunications terminal from said bi-directional communications session, wherein said first telecommunications terminal and said second telecommunications terminal continue with said bi-directional communications session; and

(4) connecting a fourth telecommunications terminal to said bi-directional communications session when said first telecommunications terminal determines that said reconnection test is satisfied;

wherein said reconnection test comprises comparing said reconnection parameter to a time-varying parameter.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein said reconnection parameter is received at said first telecommunications terminal from a user of said first telecommunications terminal.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein said reconnection parameter is received at said first telecommunications terminal from said third telecommunications terminal.

16. The method of claim 13 wherein said reconnection parameter is a calendrical time.

17. The method of claim 13 wherein said reconnection parameter is a specification of an event.

18. The method of claim 13 wherein said third telecommunications terminal and said fourth telecommunications terminal are the same.

19. The method of claim 13 wherein said third telecommunications terminal and said fourth telecommunications terminal are different.

20. A method comprising:

(1) establishing a bi-directional communications session between a first telecommunications terminal and a second telecommunications terminal through a switch;

(2) receiving at said switch a reconnection parameter for a reconnection test;

(3) terminating said bi-directional communications session between said first telecommunications terminal and said second telecommunications terminal; and

(4) establishing a second bi-directional communications session between said first telecommunications terminal and a third telecommunications terminal when said switch determines that said reconnection test is satisfied;

wherein said reconnection test comprises comparing said reconnection parameter to a time-varying parameter.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein said reconnection parameter is received at said switch from said first telecommunications terminal.

22. The method of claim 20 wherein said reconnection parameter is a calendrical time.

23. The method of claim 20 wherein said reconnection parameter is a specification of an event.

24. The method of claim 20 wherein said second telecommunications terminal and said third telecommunications terminal are the same.

25. The method of claim 20 wherein said second telecommunications terminal and said third telecommunications terminal are different.

26. A method comprising:

(1) establishing a bi-directional communications session through a switch, wherein said bi-directional communications session is among a first telecommunications terminal, a second telecommunications terminal, and a third telecommunications terminal;

(2) receiving at said switch a reconnection parameter for a reconnection test;

(3) disconnecting said first telecommunications terminal from said bi-directional communications session; and

(4) connecting a fourth telecommunications terminal to said bi-directional communications session when said switch determines that said reconnection test is satisfied;

wherein said reconnection test comprises comparing said reconnection parameter to a time-varying parameter.

27. The method of claim 26 wherein said reconnection parameter is received at said switch from said first telecommunications terminal.

28. The method of claim 26 wherein said reconnection parameter is received at said switch from said second telecommunications terminal.

29. The method of claim 26 wherein said reconnection parameter is a calendrical time.

30. The method of claim 26 wherein said reconnection parameter is a specification of an event.

31. The method of claim 26 wherein said first telecommunications terminal and said fourth telecommunications terminal are the same.

32. The method of claim 26 wherein said first telecommunications terminal and said fourth telecommunications terminal are different.