Method and system for guaranteeing seamless session when replacing PoC terminal in PoC system

• US 7,797,006 B2
• Filed: 01/25/2006
• Issued: 09/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Han, Jea-Hun, Sung, Sang-Kyung, Park, Joon-Goo
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Duc
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rego; Dominic E
• Application Number:
  US11/339,649
• Publication Number:
  US 20060189340A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,693 Days
• Field of Search: 455/90.2, 455/412.1, 455/414.1, 455518-520, 370/352, 370/389, 370/338, 370/328
• US Class Current: 455/518
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1094 Inter-user-equipment sessions transfer or sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4061 Push-to services, e.g. push-to-talk or push-to-video
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/10 Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/45 for Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-to-Talk over cellular [PoC] services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/08 Trunked mobile radio systems

Abstract

A method and system for guaranteeing a seamless session when replacing a PoC terminal in a PoC system is provided, in which a currently busy PoC client can be replaced in an existing busy PoC session using a PoC compliant client capable of connecting the PoC session, thereby preventing a transmitted media stream of the running PoC session from being lost when the PoC client is replaced. The method includes transmitting, by an arbitrary PoC user, a message for replacing a terminal from a user terminal to a session management server while maintaining the session; receiving, by the session management server, the replacement request message, and transmitting an INVITE message to a terminal to be replaced, or a target terminal; and receiving, by the target terminal, the INVITE message, and media through an existing session. In a situation where there is a need to replace the PoC terminal according to change of the media for the PoC call, request of mobility, etc. by the PoC user, the user is allowed to make a continuous call. Thus, it is possible to improve QoE of the user and expand the markets for the PoC terminal and its services.

Claims

1. A server method for guaranteeing a seamless session when replacing one of a plurality of terminals as a terminal communicating with a server by request of a particular user having the plurality of terminals, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a terminal replacement request message from a terminal requesting replacement, the terminal replacement request message for requesting replacement by a terminal to be replaced among the plurality of terminals;

transmitting, by the server, an INVITE message to the terminal to be replaced;

receiving a response message to the INVITE message from the terminal to be replaced;

transmitting media to the terminal to be replaced; and

transmitting a session termination request message to the terminal requesting replacement after connecting the session with the terminal to be replaced for transmitting the media to the terminal to be replaced,

wherein the terminal replacement request message uses an SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) REFER message including at least one of a conference URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) of the session set as a Request URI and address information of the terminal to be replaced.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

receiving a response message to the session termination request message from the terminal requesting replacement; and

terminating the session with the terminal requesting replacement.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

discriminating the terminal to be replaced and the terminal requesting replacement using an SIP URI involved in the terminal replacement request message when the address information of the terminal to be replaced and the SIP URI used by the terminal requesting replacement are different from each other,

wherein the address information of the terminal to be replaced included in the Refer-To header field uses an SIP URI that is different from the SIP URI used by the terminal requesting replacement.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the address information of the terminal to be replaced included in the Refer-To header field is used without discriminating from an SIP URI used in a current terminal.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the REFER message includes session connection information being a session dialog identifier for the terminal to be replaced to seamlessly receive content of the currently running session, and Refer-To header information on the terminal requesting replacement.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the Refer-To header information includes the INVITE message for connecting the session with the terminal to be replaced.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the INVITE message discriminates between the terminal to be replaced and the terminal requesting replacement of the terminal using the SIP URI when the address information of the terminal to be replaced and the SIP URI used by the terminal requesting replacement of the terminal are used differently from each other.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein the INVITE message includes session dialog information in a Replaces header field so as to enable the terminal to be replaced to receive media through the same session dialog with respect to the currently running session.

9. A terminal requesting replacement method for guaranteeing a seamless session when replacing one of a plurality of terminals as a terminal communicating with a server by request of a particular user having the plurality of terminals, the method comprising the steps of:

establishing, by a terminal requesting replacement, an established session with the server;

transmitting a terminal replacement request message to a terminal to be replaced, the terminal replacement request message including a unique identity of the session and address information of the terminal to be replaced;

transmitting, by the terminal to be replaced to the server, an INVITE message including information;

receiving, by the terminal to be replaced from the server, a response message to the INVITE message;

receiving, by the terminal to be replaced from the server through the established session, a media; and

receiving, by the terminal requesting replacement, a session termination request message for terminating the established session with the terminal requesting replacement.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the terminal requesting replacement transmits the terminal replacement request message for the replacement of the terminal to the terminal to be replaced while maintaining the seamless session.

11. The method according to claim 9, further comprising the step of:

identifying terminals using information on a characteristic value of a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) user agent when address information of the terminal to be replaced is different from address information used by the terminal requesting replacement of the terminal.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein the INVITE message additionally includes information on a characteristic value of a user agent which is set up by request of a user.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the INVITE message discriminates between the terminal to be replaced and the terminal requesting replacement using a Session Initiation Protocol Uniform Resource Identifier (SIP URI) when the address information of the terminal to be replaced and the SIP URI used by the terminal requesting replacement are used differently from each other.

14. A server for guaranteeing a seamless session when replacing one of a plurality of terminals as a terminal communicating with the server by request of a particular user having the plurality of terminals, the server comprising:

a device for receiving a terminal replacement request message from a terminal requesting replacement, the terminal replacement request message for requesting replacement by a terminal to be replaced among the plurality of terminals;

a device for transmitting an INVITE message to the terminal to be replaced;

a device for receiving a response message for the INVITE message from the terminal to be replaced or for receiving an INVITE message including information on an existing session from the terminal to be replaced;

a device for transmitting media to the terminal to be replaced; and

a device for transmitting a session termination request message to the terminal requesting replacement after connecting the session with the terminal to be replaced for transmitting the media to the terminal to be replaced,

wherein the terminal replacement request message uses a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) REFER message including at least one of a conference Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the session set as a Request URI and address information of the terminal to be replaced.

15. The server according to claim 14, further comprising:

a device for discriminating the terminal to be replaced and the terminal requesting replacement using the SIP URI involved in the terminal replacement request message when the address information of the terminal to be replaced and the SIP URI used by the terminal requesting replacement are different from each other,

wherein the address information of the terminal to be replaced included in a Refer-To header field uses an SIP URI that is different from the SIP URI used by the terminal requesting replacement.

16. The server according to claim 14, further comprising:

a device for identifying terminals using information on a characteristic value of an SIP user agent when address information of the terminal to be replaced is used without discriminating from the SIP URI used by the terminal requesting replacement.

17. The server according to claim 14, further comprising:

a device for establishing a session with a terminal requesting replacement.

18. A method of a terminal for guaranteeing a seamless session when replacing one of a plurality of terminals as a terminal communicating with a server by request of a particular user having the plurality of terminals, the method comprising the steps of:

transmitting, by a terminal requesting replacement, a terminal replacement request message to the server;

receiving, by terminal to be replaced from the server, a response to the terminal replacement request message;

receiving, by the terminal to be replaced from the server, an INVITE message including information;

transmitting, by the terminal to be replaced to the server, a response message to the INVITE message;

receiving the media from the server; and

receiving a session termination request message from the server after connecting the session with the terminal to be replaced for transmitting the media to the terminal to be replaced.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the terminal replacement request message uses a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) REFER message including a conference Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the session set as a Request URI, and address information of the terminal to be replaced set in a Refer-To header field.

20. The method according to claim 18, further comprising the step of:

receiving the session termination request message to terminate the session when a process of replacing the terminal is terminated by the server.

21. The method according to claim 18, wherein the INVITE message discriminates between the terminal to be replaced and the terminal requesting replacement of the terminal using an SIP URI when the address information of the terminal to be replaced and the SIP URI used by the terminal requesting replacement are used differently from each other.

22. A terminal for guaranteeing a seamless session when replacing one of a plurality of terminals as terminal communicating with a server by request of a particular user having the plurality of terminals, the terminal comprising:

a device for establishing a session with the server;

a device for transmitting a terminal replacement request message to a terminal to be replaced, the terminal replacement request message including a unique identity of the session and address information of the terminal to be replaced;

a device for receiving the terminal replacement request message from a terminal requesting replacement;

a device for transmitting, by the terminal to be replaced to the server, an INVITE message including information;

a device for receiving, by the terminal to be replaced from the server, a response message of the INVITE message; and

a device for receiving a session termination request message for terminating the session with the terminal requesting replacement.

23. The terminal according to claim 22, wherein the terminal replacement request message uses a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) REFER message including a conference Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the session set as a Request URI, and address information of the terminal to be replaced set in a Refer-To header field.

24. The terminal according to claim 22, further comprising:

a device for receiving a session termination request message to terminate the session when a process of replacing the terminal is terminated by the server.

25. The terminal according to claim 22, wherein the INVITE message discriminates between the terminal to be replaced and the terminal requesting replacement of the terminal using an SIP URI when the address information of the terminal to be replaced and the SIP URI used by the terminal requesting replacement are used differently from each other.