Communication systems

• US 8,391,908 B2
• Filed: 11/28/2005
• Issued: 03/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Bouat, Sebastien
• Primary Examiner(s): Faragalla, Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): AU, SCOTT D
• Application Number:
  US11/791,315
• Publication Number:
  US 20080194247A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,654 Days
• Field of Search: 455/518, 455/519, 370/276, 370/296, 37920201-21802
• US Class Current: 455/518
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4536 Voicemail combined with text-based messaging
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/10 Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/20 Manipulation of established connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/45 for Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-to-Talk over cellular [PoC] services

Abstract

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, during a first communication on a first communication system, of establishing a second communication on a second communication system, comprising inviting a predetermined user to the first communication, the invitation of the predetermined user causing the establishment of the second communication.

Claims

1. A method, during a first communication on a first communication system, of establishing multiple instances of a different type of communication on a second communication system, comprising:

receiving an invitation, including a number of address details of at least one participant of the first communication, by a predetermined user having an address to join the first communication, wherein the address is stored in a contact list of a first communication terminal, an intermediate module arranged for, in response to receiving the invitation of the predetermined user, establishing the multiple instances of a different type of communication on a second communication system, wherein the first communication is a push-to-talk communication, wherein the multiple instances of the different type of communication are a telephone conference, wherein receiving an invitation includes;

receiving the invitation at the intermediate module capable of accessing the address details of each participant within the invitation, wherein the intermediate module has communication access to a first communication manager and upon receiving the invitation, the intermediate module causing the first communication manager to terminate the first communication.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first communication is established through the first communication manager.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the first communication manager is a push-to-talk service manager, and wherein the second communication manager is a telephone conferencing service.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the intermediate module is a media conferencing agent.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the multiple instances of the different type of communication are established through a second communication manager.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first communication is established between a plurality of users, and wherein the multiple instances of the different type of communication are established between at least some of the plurality of users.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate module has communication access to a second communication manager, and further comprising, upon receiving the invitation, the intermediate module causing the second communication manager to establish the multiple instances of the different type of communication.

15. A telecommunications system arranged to operate in accordance with claim 1.

8. A telecommunications system having a first communication system for establishing a first communication, and a second communication system capable of establishing multiple instances of a different type of communication, comprising:

an intermediate module for receiving an invitation, including a number of address details of at least one participant of the first communication, through the first communication system, the invitation received at an address, wherein the address is stored in a contact list of a first communication terminal the intermediate module arranged to, in response to receiving the invitation, establish the multiple instances of the different type of communication on the second communication system, wherein the first communication is a push-to-talk communication, wherein the multiple instances of the different type of communication are a telephone conference; and

the intermediate module capable of accessing the address details of each participant within the invitation and having communication access to a first communication manager, and being arranged to, upon receiving the invitation, cause the first communication manager to terminate the first communication.

9. The telecommunications system of claim 8, the first communication system further comprising the first communication manager for establishing the first communication between a plurality of users.

10. The telecommunications system of claim 8, the second communication system further comprising a second communication manager for establishing the multiple instances of the different type of communication between at least some of the plurality of users.

11. The telecommunications system of claim 8, wherein the intermediate module has communication access to the second communication manager.

12. The telecommunications system of claim 8, the intermediate module being arranged, upon receiving the invitation, to cause the second communication manager to establish the multiple instances of the different type of communication.

13. The telecommunications system of claim 8, wherein the first communication manager is a push-to-talk service manager, and wherein the second communication manager is a telephone conferencing service.

14. The telecommunications system of claim 8, wherein the intermediate module is a media conferencing agent.

16. A method, during a first communication on a first communication system, of invoking an action on a communication manager used to establish the first communication, comprising:

inviting a predetermined user to the communication;

receiving the invitation, including a number of address details of at least one participant of the first communication, at an intermediate module, the intermediate module having an address, wherein the address is stored in a contact list of a first communication terminal and, upon receipt of the invitation, the intermediate module accessing the address of each participant within the invitation, establishing multiple instances of a different type of communication on a second communication system, and causing the communication manager to invoke a predetermined action, wherein the first communication is a push-to-talk communication wherein the multiple instances of the different type of communication are a telephone conference, wherein the predetermined action includes;

causing the communication manager to terminate the first communication.

17. A telecommunication system having a first communication system for establishing a first communication, the first communication being established through a first communication manager, comprising:

an intermediate module for receiving an invitation, including a number of address details of at least one participant of the first communication, through the first communication system, the intermediate module having an address, wherein the address is stored in a contact list of a first communication terminal, the intermediate module being arranged to, in response to receiving the invitation, access the address details of each participant within the invitation, establish multiple instances of a different type of communication on a second communication system, and invoke a predetermined action on the communication manager, wherein the first communication is a push-to-talk communication, wherein the multiple instances of the different type of communication are a telephone conference, wherein the predetermined action includes;

causing the first communication manager to terminate the first communication.