Bearer setup for a multimedia service
First Claim
1. A method of controlling the establishment of a packet switched bearer or bearers for carrying multimedia information between two or more user terminals during a circuit switched call, the method comprising:
- at setup of or during the circuit switched call, predicting at at least one of the user terminals the likelihood that multimedia information will be exchanged between the user terminals during the circuit switched call based upon properties stored at that terminal for the or each other user or user terminal; and
automatically establishing said bearer or not or taking at least preliminary steps required to establish said bearer, based upon the prediction.
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Abstract
A method of controlling the establishment of a packet switched bearer or bearers for carrying multimedia information between two or more user terminals during a circuit switched voice call, the method comprising at setup of or during the voice call, predicting at one of the user terminals the likelihood that multimedia information will be exchanged between the user terminals during the voice call based upon properties stored at that terminal for the or each other user or user terminal, and automatically establishing said bearer or not, based upon the prediction.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of controlling the establishment of a packet switched bearer or bearers for carrying multimedia information between two or more user terminals during a circuit switched call, the method comprising:
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at setup of or during the circuit switched call, predicting at at least one of the user terminals the likelihood that multimedia information will be exchanged between the user terminals during the circuit switched call based upon properties stored at that terminal for the or each other user or user terminal; and automatically establishing said bearer or not or taking at least preliminary steps required to establish said bearer, based upon the prediction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11)
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5. A method of operating a user terminal to control the establishment of a packet switched bearer or bearers for carrying multimedia information between the user terminal and one or more other user terminals during a circuit switched call, the method comprising:
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at setup of or during the circuit switched call, predicting the likelihood that multimedia information will be exchanged between the user terminals during the circuit switched call based upon properties stored at that terminal for the or each other user or user terminal; and initiating establishment of said bearer, or taking at least preliminary steps required to establish said bearer, based upon the prediction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 15)
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6. A method of controlling the establishment of bearers for carrying multimedia information between two or more user terminals during a circuit switched call, the method comprising:
establishing a bearer or bearers automatically, or taking at least preliminary steps required to establish said bearer(s), in response to the creation or selection, or an initial step in the creation or selection, by a user of multimedia information suitable for sending between the terminals. - View Dependent Claims (7, 13, 16)
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8. A method of operating a user terminal to control the establishment of a packet switched bearer or bearers for carrying multimedia information between the user terminal and one or more other user terminals during a circuit switched call, the method comprising:
initiating establishment of a bearer or bearers automatically, or taking at least preliminary steps required to establish said bearer, in response to the creation or selection, or an initial step in the creation or selection, by a user of multimedia information suitable for sending between the terminals over a packet switched bearer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 17)
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