Method and system for providing call parking in a SIP-based network

• US 8,363,812 B1
• Filed: 09/22/2006
• Issued: 01/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Robbins, David C
• Primary Examiner(s): DEANE JR, WILLIAM J
• Application Number:
  US11/534,286
• Time in Patent Office: 2,321 Days
• Field of Search: 379/211.01, 379/211.02, 379/212.01, 379/215.01, 379/207, 370/356
• US Class Current: 379/211.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1076 Screening of IP real time communications, e.g. spam over Internet telephony [SPIT]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1096 Supplementary features, e.g. call forwarding or call holding systems providing special services or facilities to telephony subscribers H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27 Devices whereby a plurality of signals may be stored simultaneously
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems
• 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

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and system for identifying a first dialog between an element and a server and a second dialog between the server and a first device, wherein the first dialog and second dialog are connected to form an active call, identifying a call park request code from the first device through a third dialog between the first device and the server, creating a fourth dialog between the server and a parking address based on the call park request code, disconnecting the first dialog and second dialog, connecting the first dialog with the fourth dialog to park the active call, identifying a call pickup request code from a second device through a fifth dialog between the second device and the server, disconnecting the first dialog and the fourth dialog, and connecting the first dialog with the fifth dialog to resume the active call.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

identifying, by a server, a first dialog between a network element and the server and a second dialog between the server and a first device, wherein the first device and network element are Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) devices and wherein the first dialog and second dialog are connected to form an active SIP-based call;

identifying, by the server, a call park request code from the first device through a third dialog between the first device and the server;

initiating, by the server, a fourth dialog between the server and a parking address based on the call park request code;

disconnecting, by the server, the first dialog and second dialog; and

connecting the first dialog with the fourth dialog to park the active SIP-based call.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

terminating, by the server, the second dialog and the third dialog.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein terminating, by the server, the third dialog comprises initially transmitting to the first device a notification to confirm that the first dialog and fourth dialog are connected.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

identifying, by the server, a call pickup request code from a second device through a fifth dialog between the second device and the server, wherein the second device is a SIP device;

disconnecting, by the server, the first dialog and the fourth dialog; and

connecting the, by the server, first dialog with the fifth dialog to resume the active SIP-based call.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises terminating, by the server, the fourth dialog.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying, by the server, a call park request code further comprises identifying a parking destination code that corresponds to the parking address.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying a call pickup request code further comprises identifying a parking destination code that corresponds to the parking address.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

notifying, by the server, the at least one device when the call pickup request code is not identified at the second device within a predetermined time period.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the at least one device comprises at least the first device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the server comprises a packet switched network server.

11. The method of claim 4, wherein the second device is different from the first device.

12. The method of claim 4, wherein the second device is the same as the first device.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code which when executed causes a computer to perform the method of claim 1.

14. A system, comprising:

a server configured to identify a first dialog between a network element and a server and a second dialog between the server and a first device, wherein the first device and network element are Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) devices and wherein the first dialog and second dialog are connected to form an active SIP-based call;

identify a call park request code from the first device through a third dialog between the first device and the server;

initiate a fourth dialog between the server and a parking address based on the call park request code;

disconnect the first dialog and second dialog;

connecting the first dialog with the fourth dialog to park the active call;

terminate the second dialog and the third dialog;

identify a call pickup request code from a second device through a fifth dialog between the second device and the server;

disconnect the first dialog and the fourth dialog;

connect the first dialog with the fifth dialog to resume the active SIP-based call; and

terminate the fourth dialog.

15. A method, comprising:

identifying, by a server, at a first dialog between a first device and a network element;

identifying, by the server, a call park request code;

initiating, by the server, a second dialog between a parking address at a call park server and the network element;

terminating, by the server, the first dialog; and

identifying, by the server, the call pickup request code from a second device at the parking address of the call park server to create a third dialog between the second device and the parking address,

wherein the first device, second device, and network element are Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) devices.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

creating, by the server, a fourth dialog between the network element and the second device.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises:

terminating, by the server, the third and second dialog.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein identifying, by the server, each of the call park request code and the call pickup request code further comprises identifying a parking destination code that corresponds to the parking address.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

notifying, by the server, the at least one device when the call pickup request code is not identified at the second device within a predetermined time period.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code which when executed causes a computer to perform the method of claim 15.