METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STORING SESSION INFORMATION IN UNIVERSAL PLUG AND PLAY TELEPHONY SERVICE

• US 20110222529A1
• Filed: 03/15/2011
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Patil, Mayuresh Madhukar, Lee, Joo-Yeol, Jeedigunta, Venkateswar
• Granted Patent: US 9,628,287 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2838 Distribution of signals within a home automation network, e.g. involving splitting/multiplexing signals to/from different paths adaptations of television systems for transmission by electric cable for domestic distribution H04N7/106; hybrid transport H04L12/6418; home network arrangements specially adapted for distribution of digital video signals H04N7/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1063 Application servers providing network services systems providing special services to telephonic subscribers H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1083 In-session procedures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70

Abstract

A method, system and apparatus are provided for storing session information in a home network of an UPnP telephony service. The method is performed at a Telephony Server (TS). The method receives a request from a Telephony Control Point (TCP) to store session information while the session is in progress. The session information includes a session status and session related media. The method then divides the session information into meta information and session control information. Thereafter, the method stores the session information in a memory of the TS.

Claims

1. A method for storing session information in a home network of a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) telephony service, the method performed at a Telephony Server (TS) and comprising the steps of:

receiving a request from a Telephony Control Point (TCP) to store session information while a session is in progress, wherein the session information comprises session status and session related media;

dividing the session information into meta information and session control information; and

storing the session information in a memory of the TS.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the session control information comprises at least one of participant information, a session identity and a session number.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving the session information when a request to retrieve the session information is received from the TCP.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving first meta information from the stored session information.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a session identifier from the TCP and retrieving the session information associated with the received session identifier.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a message identifier from the TCP and retrieving the session information associated with the received message identifier.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving a plurality of messages when a request for retrieving the plurality of messages is received from the TCP.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising dynamically handling session storage while the session is running, wherein dynamically handling the session storage comprises at least one of handling the session storage when the session is set up, handling the session storage when the session is in progress, and handling the session storage.

9. A Telephony Server (TS) comprising:

a transceiver for receiving a request from a Telephony Control Point (TCP) to store session information while a session is in progress, wherein the session information comprises a session status and session related media;

a processor for dividing the session information into meta information and session control information; and

a memory for storing the session information.

10. The TS of claim 9, wherein the session control information comprises at least one of participant information, a session identity and a session number.

11. The TS of claim 9, wherein the processor retrieves the session information when a request to retrieve the session information is received from the TCP.

12. The TS of claim 9, wherein the processor retrieves first meta information from the stored session information.

13. The TS of claim 9, wherein the processor receives a session identifier from the TCP and retrieves the session information associated with the received session identifier.

14. The TS of claim 9, wherein the processor receives a message identifier from the TCP and retrieves the session information associated with the received message identifier.

15. The TS of claim 9, wherein the processor retrieves a plurality of messages when a request for retrieves the plurality of messages is received from the TCP.

16. The TS of claim 9, wherein the processor dynamically handles session storage while the session is running, wherein dynamically handling the session storage comprises at least one of handling the session storage when the session is set up, handling the session storage when the session is in progress, and handling the session storage.