SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION LINKS BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICES

• US 20140286200A1
• Filed: 02/27/2014
• Published: 09/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Multimodal Media LLC (Quest Patent Research Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Plusray Innovations Private Limited
• Inventors: Karanam, Sreenivas, Kaja, Naga Prakash
• Granted Patent: US 9,686,324 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/261
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/103 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1095 Inter-network session transfer or sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/16 Involving different core network technologies, e.g. a packet-switched [PS] bearer in combination with a circuit-switched [CS] bearer
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/36 for reassigning the resources associated with the released connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A method of establishing a communication link between a first mobile communication device and a second mobile communication device on a first network or a second network is provided. The method includes processing by a processor from the first mobile communication device, an indication to initiate a link to the second mobile communication device, initiating by the processor, (i) a first link from the first mobile communication device to the second mobile communication device through the first network, and (ii) a second link from the first mobile communication device to the second mobile communication device through the second network, receiving an indication on the first mobile communication device including a selection of the first link or the second link to obtain a selected link, and establishing by the processor, a communication link between the first mobile communication device and the second mobile communication device on the selected link.

Claims

1. A method of establishing a communication link between a first mobile communication device and a second mobile communication device on a first network or a second network, the method comprising:

processing by a processor from the first mobile communication device, an indication to initiate a link to the second mobile communication device;

initiating by the processor, (i) a first link from the first mobile communication device to the second mobile communication device through the first network, and (ii) a second link from the first mobile communication device to the second mobile communication device through the second network;

receiving by the processor, an indication on the first mobile communication device comprising a selection of the first link or the second link to obtain a selected link; and

establishing by the processor, a communication link between the first mobile communication device and the second mobile communication device on the selected link.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting by the processor, a third link from a third mobile communication device on the first mobile communication device.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising

obtaining by the processor, from a database of the first mobile communication device, a priority indicator specific to a contact information associated with the third mobile communication device;

performing by the processor, a comparison of the priority indicator specific to the third mobile communication device and a priority indicator specific to a contact information associated with the second mobile communication device; and

triggering by the processor, an action to be executed on the first mobile communication device based on the comparison.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first link is initiated at a first interval, wherein the second link is initiated at a second interval.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first interval and the second interval are identical.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the first interval and the second interval are different from each other.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first network is selected from a group comprising a GSM network, and a CDMA network.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second network comprises a VoIP network.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection of the first link or the second link to obtain the selected link is based on at least one of a location associated with the second mobile communication device, and signal strength on the second mobile communication device specific to the location.

10. A method for establishing a communication link between a first mobile communication device and a second mobile communication device on a first network or a second network, the method comprising:

detecting by a processor, on the second mobile communication device, (i) a first link from the first mobile communication device to the second mobile communication device through the first network, and (ii) a second link from the first mobile communication device to the second mobile communication device through the second network;

processing by the processor, an indication to select at least one of the first link or the second link to obtain a selected link; and

establishing by the processor, a communication link between the first mobile communication device and the second mobile communication device on the selected link.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising detecting by the processor, a third link from a third mobile communication device on the second communication device.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising

obtaining by the processor, from a database of the second mobile communication device, a priority indicator specific to a contact information associated with the third mobile communication device;

performing by the processor, a comparison of the priority indicator specific to the third mobile communication device and a priority indicator specific to a contact information associated with the first mobile communication device; and

triggering by the processor, an action to be executed on the second mobile communication device based on the comparison.

13. A first mobile communication device for establishing a communication link between the first mobile communication device and a second mobile communication device on a first network or a second network, the first mobile communication device comprising:

a memory that stores instructions and a database, wherein the database stores a plurality of contact information specific to a plurality of mobile communication devices, and a plurality of priority indicators, and wherein each of the plurality of priority indicators is specific to each of the plurality of mobile communication devices;

a processor configured by the instructions;

a processing module when executed by the processor, processes an indication to initiate a link to the second mobile communication device;

a link initiating module when executed by the processor, initiates (i) a first link from the first mobile communication device to the second mobile communication device through the first network, and (ii) a second link from the first mobile communication device to the second mobile communication device through the second network; and

a link establishment module when executed by the processor receives an indication on the first mobile communication device comprising a selection of the first link or the second link to obtain a selected link, and establishes a communication link between the first mobile communication device and the second mobile communication device on the selected link.

14. The first mobile communication device of claim 13, further comprising a link detection module when executed by the processor, detects a third link from a third mobile communication device on the first mobile communication device.

15. The first mobile communication device of claim 14, further comprising:

a priority indicator obtaining module when executed by the processor, obtains from the database of the first mobile communication device, a priority indicator specific to a contact information associated with the third mobile communication device;

a comparison module when executed by the processor performs a comparison of the priority indicator specific to the third mobile communication device and a priority indicator specific to a contact information associated with the second mobile communication device stored in the database; and

an action triggering module when executed by the processor, triggers an action to be executed on the first mobile communication device based on the comparison.

16. A second mobile communication device for establishing a communication link between the first mobile communication device and the second mobile communication device on a first network or a second network, the second mobile communication device comprising:

a memory that stores instructions and a database, wherein the database stores a plurality of contact information specific to a plurality of mobile communication devices, and a plurality of priority indicators, and wherein each of the plurality of priority indicators is specific to each of the plurality of mobile communication devices; and

a processor configured by the instructions;

a link detection module when executed by the processor, detects on the second mobile communication device, (i) a first link from the first mobile communication device to the second mobile communication device through the first network, and (ii) a second link from the first mobile communication device to the second mobile communication device through the second network, wherein the processor processes an indication to select at least one of the first link or the second link to obtain a selected link; and

a communication link establishment module when executed by the processor establishes a communication link between the first mobile communication device and the second mobile communication device on the selected link.