DELAYED MULTIMEDIA SESSION
First Claim
1. A method for establishing multimedia communications over a communication network between a calling party and a called party, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a session initiation protocol (SIP)-enabled communication device of the calling party to establish a SIP session with the called party;
establishing, in response to the request, a voice connection between the SIP-enabled communication device of the calling party and a communication device used by the called party; and
establishing a second connection for transferring media other than voice between the SIP-enabled communication device of the calling party and a computing device used by the called party, without terminating the voice connection between the SIP-enabled communication device of the calling party and the communication device of the called party.
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Abstract
Described are a system and method for multimedia communications over a communication network between a calling party and a called party. A request to establish a SIP (session initiation protocol) session with the called party is received from a SIP-enabled communication device of the calling party. In response to the request, a voice connection is established between the SIP-enabled communication device of the calling party and a communication device used by the called party. Without terminating the voice connection between the SIP-enabled communication device of the calling party and the communication device of the called party, a second connection for transferring media other than voice is established between the SIP-enabled communication device of the calling party and a computing device used by the called party.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for establishing multimedia communications over a communication network between a calling party and a called party, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a session initiation protocol (SIP)-enabled communication device of the calling party to establish a SIP session with the called party; establishing, in response to the request, a voice connection between the SIP-enabled communication device of the calling party and a communication device used by the called party; and establishing a second connection for transferring media other than voice between the SIP-enabled communication device of the calling party and a computing device used by the called party, without terminating the voice connection between the SIP-enabled communication device of the calling party and the communication device of the called party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A service node comprising:
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a SIP (a session initiation protocol) user agent receiving a request from a SIP-enabled communication device of the calling party to establish a SIP session with the called party; logic for establishing, in response to the request, a voice connection between the SIP-enabled communication device of the calling party and a communication device used by the called party; and logic for establishing a second connection for transferring media other than voice between the SIP-enabled communication device of the calling party and a computing device used by the called party, without terminating the voice connection between the SIP-enabled communication device of the calling party and the communication device of the called party. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A communications network comprising:
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a SIP (a session initiation protocol)-enabled communication device used by a calling party; a communication device and a computing device used by a called party; a service node in communication with the SIP-enabled communication device and with the computing device over a network, the service node comprising; a SIP user agent receiving a request from the SIP-enabled communication device of the calling party to establish a SIP session with the called party; logic for establishing, in response to the request, a voice connection between the SIP-enabled communication device of the calling party and the communication device used by the called party; and logic for establishing a second connection for transferring media other than voice between the SIP-enabled communication device of the calling party and the computing device used by the called party, without terminating the voice connection between the SIP-enabled communication device of the calling party and the communication device of the called party. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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