METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALL SET-UP BASED ON NETWORK AVAILABLE TO RECEIVER

• US 20130148540A1
• Filed: 12/12/2012
• Published: 06/13/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: TAKIZAWA, Tomomi
• Application Number:
  US13/712,531
• Publication Number:
  US 20130148540A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/254
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment

Abstract

A method for call set-up between a receiver and a transmitter via an Internet Protocol (IP) network, the method including setting a communication environment based on a network available to the receiver; and setting up a call based on the set communication environment. The communication environment is set by displaying available communication methods based on the network available to the receiver, and determining a communication method to be used from among the available display communication methods based on a user input.

Claims

1. A method for call set-up between a receiver and a transmitter via an Internet Protocol (IP) network, the method comprising:

setting a communication environment based on a network available to the receiver; and

setting up a call based on the set communication environment.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting the communication environment comprises:

displaying available communication methods based on the network available to the receiver; and

determining a communication method to be used from among the available display communication methods based on a user input,

wherein the communication method to be used is a voice calling method or a video calling method.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting the communication environment comprises:

displaying available communication devices based on the network available to the receiver; and

determining at least one communication device to which a call request is to be transmitted from among the available communication devices, based on a user input,

wherein the setting up the call comprises transmitting a call request to the determined communication device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the displaying the available communication devices comprises, when the receiver is capable of using a home network, displaying a communication device that is capable of using the home network.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the displaying of the available communication devices comprises, when the receiver is capable of using a public wireless network, displaying a portable communication device that is capable of using the public wireless network.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising updating a call history by transmitting information indicating that the receiver answers a call from the transmitter, to other terminal devices of a callee of the receiver.

6. A transmitter comprising:

a communication unit that transmits or receives data via a network;

a communication environment setting unit that sets a communication environment based on a network available to a receiver; and

a transmitting controller that sets up a call via an IP network based on the set communication environment.

7. The transmitter of claim 6, further comprising a display unit that displays available communication method based on the network available to the receiver,

wherein the communication environment setting unit determines a communication method to be used from among the available display communication methods based on a user input, and

wherein the communication method to be used is a voice calling method or a video calling method.

8. The transmitter of claim 6, further comprising a display unit that displays available communication devices based on the network available to the receiver,

wherein the communication environment setting unit determines at least one communication device to which a call request is to be transmitted from among the available communication devices, based on a user input, and

wherein the transmitting controller transmits a call request to the determined communication device.

9. The transmitter of claim 8, wherein, when the receiver is capable of using a home network, the display unit displays a communication device that is capable of using the home network.

10. The transmitter of claim 8, wherein, when the receiver is capable of using a public wireless network, the display unit displays a portable communication device that is capable of using the public wireless network.

11. A computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a method for call set-up between a receiver an and a transmitter via an Internet Protocol (IP) network, the method comprising:

setting a communication environment based on a network available to the receiver; and

setting up a call based on the set communication environment.