Video Call Handling
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A communication system for facilitating enhanced communications, the system comprising:
- a first computing device in communication with a service provider network and a local network, the first computing device participating in an external communication session, via the service provider network, with an external communication device outside the communication system; and
a second computing device in communication at least with the local network, the second computing device is configured to join the external communication session via an internal communication session with the first computing device over the local network;
wherein the first computing device is configured to provide communication connectivity between the second computing device and the external communication device.
5 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Solutions for facilitating enhanced video calling functionality. Embodiments include functionality for handling video calling through a communications hub. According to some embodiments, the communications hub is a user supersystem having multiple clients, each with an integrated camera and display, capable of seamlessly handing off video call functionality among the clients. Other embodiments integrate other functionality of the communications hub (e.g., web browsing, multimedia, etc.) into the video call environment.
-
Citations
26 Claims
-
1. A communication system for facilitating enhanced communications, the system comprising:
-
a first computing device in communication with a service provider network and a local network, the first computing device participating in an external communication session, via the service provider network, with an external communication device outside the communication system; and a second computing device in communication at least with the local network, the second computing device is configured to join the external communication session via an internal communication session with the first computing device over the local network; wherein the first computing device is configured to provide communication connectivity between the second computing device and the external communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
-
-
25. An apparatus, comprising:
one or more computer readable media having encoded thereon a set of instructions executable by one or more computing devices to perform one or more operations for facilitating enhanced communications, the set of instructions comprising; instructions for establishing an external communication session between a first computing device and an external communication device over a service provider network; instructions for establishing an internal communication session, over a local network, between a second computing device and the first communication device; instructions for providing communication connectivity between the second computing device and the external communication device through the first computing device.
-
26. A method of facilitating enhanced communications, the method comprising:
-
establishing an external communication session between a first computing device and an external communication device over a service provider network; establishing an internal communication session, over a local network, between a second computing device and the first communication device; providing communication connectivity between the second computing device and the external communication device through the first computing device.
-
Specification