Method for Activating a Network-Based Service in a Communication Network, Apparatus, Device and Network Therefore

• US 20080261566A1
• Filed: 01/13/2006
• Published: 10/23/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Descombes, Pierre-Yves
• Granted Patent: US 8,244,252 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/24 Negotiation of communication capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided apparatus, in a communication network, for processing a request to initiate a communication using a first communication system, the request including information relating to one or more parties with which the communication is intended to be initiated, comprising: processing logic for determining whether the request includes information relating to a predetermined party, and where it is so determined, initiating a service in accordance with the information relating to the predetermined party.

Claims

1. Apparatus, in a communication network, for processing a request to initiate a communication using a first communication system, the request including information relating to one or more parties with which the communication is intended to be initiated, comprising:

processing logic for determining whether the request includes information relating to a predetermined party, and where it is so determined, initiating a service in accordance with the information relating to the predetermined party.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processing logic is arranged to initiate the service in place of initiating the communication using the first communication system.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processing logic is arranged, where it is determined that the request does include information relating to a predetermined party, to respond to the request ending the initiation of the communication using the first communication system.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the initiation of the service initiates a communication using a second communication system.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the processing logic is arranged to initiate the communication using the second communication system using information included in the request.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the request is received from a communication device.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processing logic is arranged, where it is determined that the request does not include information relating to a predetermined party, to initiate a communication using the first communication system.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a communication server for providing the service.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, the processing logic being configured to obtain information required by the communication server and to supply the obtained information to the communication server to enable the communication server to initiate the service.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first communication system is a push-to-talk type system.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the request to initiate a communication using a first communication system is a request to initiate a push-to-talk communication.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the information relating to one or more parties includes one or more buddy identifiers.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the predetermined party is a buddy representing the communication server.

14. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the second communication system is a conventional telephony system and wherein the communication using the second communication system is a telephone call using a telephony system.

32. A communication network comprising apparatus as claimed in claim 1.

15. A method, in a telecommunication network, of processing a request to initiate a communication using a first communication system, the request including information relating to one or more parties with which the communication is intended to be initiated, comprising:

determining whether the request includes information relating to a predetermined party, and where it is so determined, initiating a service in accordance with the information relating to the predetermined party.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the step of initiating a service further comprises initiating a communication using a second communication system.

19. The method of claim 18, the step of initiating the communication further comprising initiating the communication using the second communication system using information included in the request

33. A communication network operating in accordance with claim 15.

34. A communication device operable in accordance with the method of claim 15 to 26.

16. The method of 15, the step of initiating the communication using the second communication system being performed in place of initiating the communication using the first communication system.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising, where it is determined that the request does include information relating to a predetermined party, responding to the request ending the initiation of the communication using the first communication system.

20. The method of claim 16, further comprising receiving the request is from a communication device.

21. The method of claim 16 further comprising, where it is determined that the request does not include information relating to a predetermined party, initiating a communication using the first communication system.

22. The method of claim 16, the telecommunications network including a communication server for initiating the communication using the second communication system, the method further comprising obtaining information required by the communication server and supplying the obtained information to the communication server to thereby enable the communication server to initiate the service.

23. The method of claim 16, adapted for use for where the first communication system is a push-to-talk type system.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the step of receiving a request is adapted for receiving a request to initiate a push-to-talk communication.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the request includes one or more buddy identifiers, the step of determining being adapted for determining the presence of a predetermined buddy identifier.

26. The method of claim 16, wherein the second communication system is a conventional telephony system and wherein step of initiating a communication using the second communication adapted to initiate a telephone call.

27. A method, in a communication device having an interface operable for initiating a communication with a first communication system, of activating a network-based service, comprising:

initiating, through the interface, a communication using the first communication system, the initiation including information relating to a predetermined party representing a service to be activated, the inclusion of information relating to the predetermined party in the initiation being sufficient to cause the network to initiate the service.

28. The method according to claim 27 wherein the initiation of the service causes the network to initiate of second communication, using a second communication system, with the communication device

29. A communication device for use with a communication network, the communication device including an interface operable for initiating a communication with a first communication system, wherein the interface is arranged to send an initiation to the network, the initiation comprising information relating to a predetermined party, the inclusion of the predetermined party being sufficient to cause the network to activate a communication service.

30. A method, in a communication system, of initiating a communication using a communication device, the communication device having an interface operable with a first communication system for initiating a communication, comprising:

initiating, through the interface, a communication using the first communication system, the initiation including information relating to a predetermined party;

determining whether the initiation includes the predetermined party, and where it is so determined, activating a service in accordance with the information relating to the predetermined party.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the step of determining adapted for being performed in a communication network.