SEAMLESSLY TRANSFERRING A COMMUNICATION

• US 20110173331A1
• Filed: 01/11/2010
• Published: 07/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TangoMe Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TangoMe Incorporated
• Inventors: Andrews, Barry, SETTON, Eric E., Raz, Uri, Dorso, Gregory
• Granted Patent: US 9,094,527 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/50 Telephonic communication in combination with video communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/20 hybrid systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42263 where the same subscriber uses different terminals, i.e. nomadism
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/58 Arrangements for transferring received calls from one subscriber to another; Arrangements affording interim conversations between either the calling or the called party and a third party substation line holding circuits H04M1/80

Abstract

Seamlessly transferring a communication. At least one communication is established between a first device and a second device. The at least one communication is transferred from the second device to a third device without interrupting the at least one communication and without disconnecting the at least one communication from the first device.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for seamlessly transferring a communication, said method comprising:

establishing at least one communication between a first device and a second device; and

transferring said at least one communication from said second device to a third device without interrupting said at least one communication and without disconnecting said at least one communication from said first device.

2. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 1 wherein said third device communicates information regarding capabilities of said third device.

3. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 2, further comprising:

adjusting a parameter of said at least one communication based on said capabilities of said third device.

4. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 3 wherein said adjusting said parameter is adjusting a number of layers of said at least one communication wherein a scalable codec is used for said at least one communication.

5. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 3 wherein said adjusting said parameter is adjusting an encoding rate of said at least one communication.

6. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 3 wherein said adjusting said parameter is adjusting an output resolution of said at least one communication.

7. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 3 wherein said adjusting said parameter is changing the codec used for said at least one communication.

8. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 1 wherein said at least one communication is an audio communication.

9. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 1 wherein said at least one communication is a video communication.

10. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 1 wherein said first device is a device selected from the group of devices consisting of:

a computer system, a mobile device, and a telephone.

11. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 1 wherein said establishing said at least one communication further comprises establishing a communication between said first device, said second device and a fourth device.

12. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 1 wherein said establishing said at least one communication further comprises a plurality of communications.

45. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 1 wherein said transferring said at least one communication further comprises transferring an audio portion of said at least one communication to a third device and transferring a video portion of said communication to a fourth device.

13. A computer-usable storage medium having instructions embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform the steps of seamlessly transferring a communication:

establishing at least one communication between a first device and a second device; and

transferring said at least one communication from said second device to a third device without interrupting said at least one communication and without disconnecting said at least one communication from said first device.

14. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 13 wherein said third device communicates information regarding capabilities of said third device.

15. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 14, further comprising:

adjusting a parameter of said at least one communication based on said capabilities of said third device.

16. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 14 wherein said adjusting said parameter is adjusting a number of layers of said at least one communication wherein a scalable codec is used for said at least one communication.

17. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 14 wherein said adjusting said parameter is adjusting an encoding rate of said at least one communication.

18. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 14 wherein said adjusting said parameter is adjusting an output resolution of said at least one communication.

19. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 14 wherein said adjusting said parameter is changing the codec used for said at least one communication.

20. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 13 wherein said at least one communication is an audio communication.

21. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 13 wherein said at least one communication is a video communication.

22. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 13 wherein said first device is a device selected from the group of devices consisting of:

a computer system, a mobile device, and a telephone.

23. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 13 wherein said establishing said at least one communication further comprises establishing a communication between said first device, said second device and a fourth device.

24. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 13 wherein said establishing said at least one communication further comprises a plurality of communications.

46. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 13 wherein said transferring said at least one communication further comprises transferring an audio portion of said at least one communication to a third device and transferring a video portion of said communication to a fourth device.

25. A system for seamlessly transferring a communication, said method comprising:

a connector module configured to establish at least one communication between a first device and a second device; and

transfer module configured to transfer said at least one communication from said second device to a third device without interrupting said at least one communication and without disconnecting said at least one communication from said first device.

26. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 25, further comprising:

an information module configured to communicate information regarding capabilities of said third device.

27. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 26, further comprising:

a parameter adjuster module configured to adjust a parameter of said at least one communication based on said capabilities of said third device.

28. A computer implemented method for seamlessly transferring a communication, said method comprising:

receiving a communication at a first device using a first channel;

identifying a plurality of channels which are available to said first device; and

transferring said communication from said first channel to a second channel, wherein said second channel is selected based on a criteria.

29. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 28 wherein said criteria is based on a quality comparison of said plurality of channels.

30. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 28 wherein said criteria is based on a cost of said plurality of channels.

31. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 28 wherein said communication is an audio communication.

32. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 28 wherein said communication is a video communication.

33. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 28 wherein at least one of said plurality of channels is an Ethernet channel.

34. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 28 wherein at least one of said plurality of channels is a WiFi channel.

35. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 28 wherein at least one of said plurality of channels is a WiMax channel.

36. The computer implemented method as recited in claim 28 wherein at least one of said plurality of channels is a cellular network channel.

37. A computer-usable storage medium having instructions embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform the steps of seamlessly transferring a communication:

receiving a communication at a first device using a first channel;

identifying a plurality of channels which are available to said first device; and

transferring said communication from said first channel to a second channel, wherein said second channel is selected based on a criteria.

38. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 37 wherein said criteria is based on a quality comparison of said plurality of channels.

39. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 37 wherein said criteria is based on a cost of said plurality of channels.

40. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 37 wherein said communication is an audio communication.

41. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 37 wherein said communication is a video communication.

42. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 37 wherein at least one of said plurality of channels is an Ethernet channel.

43. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 37 wherein at least one of said plurality of channels is a WiFi channel.

44. The computer-usable storage medium of claim 37 wherein at least one of said plurality of channels is a WiMax channel.