FIXED MOBILE CONVERGENCE AND VOICE CALL CONTINUITY USING A MOBILE DEVICE/DOCKING STATION
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a network mobility device, a first message from a docking station indicating that a mobile device has undocked from the docking station;
receiving a call, at the network mobility device and destined for the mobile device, routed from a switch in a telephone network;
sending an alert message, based on the undocking of the mobile device and the received call, from the network mobility device to the mobile device to notify the mobile device of the call; and
forwarding the call, based on the undocking of the mobile device, from the network mobility device to the mobile device via a data network.
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Abstract
A network mobility device registers with a switch in a telephone network, and receives a first message from a docking station indicating that a mobile device has undocked from the docking station. The docking station includes a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone that has a wired connection to a data network, and the mobile device includes a portable digital computing device. The network mobility device receives a call, destined for the mobile device, routed from the switch, and sends an alert message, based on the undocking of the mobile device and the received call, to the mobile device to notify a client of the mobile device of the call. The network mobility device forwards the call, based on the undocking of the mobile device, from the network mobility device to the client at the mobile device via the data network.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a network mobility device, a first message from a docking station indicating that a mobile device has undocked from the docking station; receiving a call, at the network mobility device and destined for the mobile device, routed from a switch in a telephone network; sending an alert message, based on the undocking of the mobile device and the received call, from the network mobility device to the mobile device to notify the mobile device of the call; and forwarding the call, based on the undocking of the mobile device, from the network mobility device to the mobile device via a data network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A network mobility device, comprising:
a communication interface connected to a data network and configured to; register with a switch in a telephone network, receive a first message from a docking station indicating that a mobile device has undocked from the docking station, wherein the docking station comprises a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone that has a wired connection to the data network and wherein the mobile device comprises a portable digital computing device, receive a call, destined for the mobile device, routed from the switch, send an alert message, based on the undocking of the mobile device and based on receipt of the call, to the mobile device to notify a VoIP client of the mobile device of the call, and forward the call, based on the undocking of the mobile device, from the network mobility device to the client at the mobile device via the data network.
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9. A method, comprising:
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determining if a mobile device is undocked from a docking station while the mobile device is engaged in an active voice call; sending, from a network mobility device, a call delay message to a client at the mobile device if the mobile device is undocked from the docking station while the mobile device is engaged in the active voice call; sending, from the network mobility device, a transfer request message to a switch in a telephone network handling the active voice call; receiving, at the network mobility device, the active voice call that has been routed from the switch; and forwarding, from the network mobility device, the active voice call to the client at the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A docking station, comprising:
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a docking port configured to physically dock with a mobile device, wherein the docking port includes an input/output port; a communication interface connected to a data network; and a processing unit configured to; determine whether the mobile device has been docked with the docking port, send to a network device, via the communication interface, a first status message that indicates that the mobile device has docked with the docking port, wherein the network device forwards calls to the mobile device when the mobile device is undocked from the docking port, determine whether the mobile device has been undocked from the docking port, and send to the network device, via the communication interface, a second status message that indicates that the mobile device has undocked from the docking port. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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