Concurrent call handover

• US 8,244,251 B1
• Filed: 08/30/2010
• Issued: 08/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ARRIS Group, Inc. (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bestermann, John R., Chen, Shi Jin, Chugh, Tarun
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Cong
• Application Number:
  US12/870,936
• Time in Patent Office: 715 Days
• Field of Search: 455436-439, 455/444, 455/426.1, 455/466, 455/552.1, 370/331, 370/332, 370/328, 370/338
• US Class Current: 455/436
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0069 in case of dual connectivity, e.g. decoupled uplink/downlink

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus can be used to provide concurrent call handover in converged networks. In various examples, a concurrent call handover can operate to transfer multiple calls between domains when a mobile device has two open call instances. In some implementations, multiple public service identifiers can be assigned for the call instances.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:

receiving a call handover request from a mobile communications device at a converged services platform;

determining that multiple call instances are associated with the mobile communications device;

identifying a first call instance and a second call instance from a service location register; and

setting a new anchor address for the first call instance before setting the new anchor address for the second call instance, the new anchor address comprising the new domain.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the service location register is operable to store multiple public service identifiers for a mobile device.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 2, wherein the public service identifier comprises a call status for each of the identified calls.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 3, wherein the call status comprises a standby call.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 3, wherein the call status comprises a call waiting.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the new domain comprises one of a wireless data domain or a cellular network domain.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein identifying a first call instance and a second call instance from a service location register comprises retrieving records associated with the first and second call instances.

8. A system, comprising:

a mobile applications server operable to receive a handover request from a mobile communications device, the call handover request comprising a request to move the mobile communications device from a cellular domain to a wi-fi domain, the mobile applications server being operable to identify multiple call instances associated with the mobile communications device; and

a service location register operable to communicate a public service identity for each of the multiple call instances to the mobile applications server;

wherein the mobile applications server is further operable to use the public service identity for each of the multiple call instances to facilitate sequential handovers of each of the multiple call instances to the wi-fi domain using the public service identity respectively associated with each of the multiple call instances.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein a sequence associated with the sequential handovers is based upon a priority associated with each of the multiple call instances.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the sequence associated with the sequential handovers is based upon pendencies of respective calls obtained from the service location register.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the sequence associated with the sequential handovers is based upon call state of each of the multiple call instances obtained from the service location register.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the mobile applications server facilitates a handover of a call by setting a new anchor address for a first call instance before setting a new anchor address for a second call instance.