SECURE TRANSMISSION OF MEDIA DURING A COMMUNICATION SESSION

• US 20140280982A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vonage Business Inc (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson)
• Original Assignee: Vonage Network LLC (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson)
• Inventors: PATEL, VISHAL, WORKMAN, DAVID MICHAEL
• Granted Patent: US 9,137,267 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/108 when the policy decisions are valid for a limited amount of time
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/033 of the user plane, e.g. user's traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/10 adapted for application session management, e.g. SIP [Session Initiation Protocol] connection management H04W76/00; arrangements for session management H04L67/14

Abstract

Methods for secure transmission of data during a communication session are provided herein. In some embodiments, the method includes establishing a secure voice communication session between a first electronic device and second electronic device in a communications network, and sending secure data over the established voice communication session using information associated with the established voice communication session.

Claims

1. A method for secure transmission of data during a communication session comprising:

establishing a secure voice communication session between a first electronic device and second electronic device in a communications network; and

sending secure data over the established voice communication session using information associated with the established voice communication session.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information includes at least one security key to authenticate at least one of the first and second electronic devices prior to sending secure data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein establishing a secure voice communication session includes encryption and decryption of voice communications by at least one of the first and second electronic devices.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein establishing a secure voice communication session includes using at least one of SIP or VoIP.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein sending secure data occurs within the same channel as the secure voice communication session.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving secure data over the established voice communication session using information associated with the established voice communication session.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein when the secure voice communication session is terminated, the secure data transmitted between the first and second electronic devices is automatically deleted.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the secure data transmitted includes an expiration period that set a time period after which the secure data will be automatically deleted.

9. A method for secure transmission of media during a communication session comprising:

establishing a secure voice communication session between a first electronic device and second electronic device in a secure voice channel of a first communications network;

establishing a secure data communication channel between the first electronic device and the second electronic device using information associated with the established voice communication session; and

sending secure data over the established secure data communication channel.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the secure data communication channel is of a second communications network different from the first communications network.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving secure data over the established secure data communication channel.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the information includes at least one security key to authenticate the first and second electronic devices prior to sending secure data.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein establishing a secure voice communication session includes using at least one of SIP or VoIP.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein when the secure voice communication session is terminated, the secure data transmitted between the first and second electronic devices is automatically deleted.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein accessing the secure data on at least one of the first and the second devices during the secure voice communication session triggers a beginning of an expiration period.

16. A method for automatically deleting data transmitted between a first electronic device and a second electronic device, the method comprising:

establishing a voice communication session between a first electronic device and second electronic device;

establishing a data communication channel between the first electronic device and the second electronic device using information associated with the established voice communication session;

transmitting data over the established data communication channel, wherein the data includes a time period for expiration to automatically delete the transmitted data; and

deleting the transmitted data after expiration of the time period.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the time period is set by a user of a device transmitting the data.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the time period is a default value to immediately delete the transmitted data on at least one of the first or second electronic devices at the end of the voice communications session.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the time period for expiration begins when the data is accessed.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the voice communication session and the data communication channel are established as secure communications.