Inter-working with a walled garden floor-controlled system

• US 8,583,830 B2
• Filed: 11/17/2010
• Issued: 11/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Maes, Stephane H.
• Primary Examiner(s): SALL, EL HADJI MALICK
• Application Number:
  US12/948,075
• Publication Number:
  US 20110119404A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,091 Days
• Field of Search: 709/249, 709/227
• US Class Current: 709/249
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/104 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4038 with floor control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4061 Push-to services, e.g. push-to-talk or push-to-video

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for inter-working between a walled garden service such as a push-to-talk service and a communication session outside of the walled garden service. According to one embodiment, a system can comprise a first communication network adapted to provide a walled garden service and support a first communication session of the walled garden service and a second communication network adapted to support a second communication session. The second communication session can occur outside of the walled garden service. The system can also include an inter-working service communicatively coupled with the first communication network and the second communication network. The inter-working service can be adapted to provide an interface between the first communication session and the second communication session.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a first communication network adapted to provide a walled garden service and support a first communication session of the walled garden service;

a first plurality of client devices communicatively coupled with the first communications network and adapted to participate in the first communication session;

a second communication network adapted to support a second communication session, wherein the second communication session occurs outside of the walled garden service;

a second plurality of client devices communicatively coupled with the second communications network and adapted to participate in the second communication session;

a computer system executing an inter-working service communicatively;

the computer system coupled with the first communication network and the second communication network, wherein the inter-working service is adapted to participate in the first communication session as a client of the walled garden service and participate in the second communication session as a client of the second communication session, the inter-working service adapted to provide an interface between the first communication session and the second communication session;

wherein the inter-working service is further adapted to receive an invitation from a client of the first plurality of client devices for a client of the second plurality of client devices to participate in the first communication session, authorize the invitation, invite the client of the second plurality of client devices to participate in the first communication session, receive an acceptance from the client of the second plurality of client devices, and establish a connection between the first communication session and the client of the second plurality of client devices; and

wherein establishing a connection between the first communication session and the client of the second plurality of client devices comprises negotiating codecs between the client of the first plurality of client devices and the client of the second plurality of client devices.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the walled garden service comprises a Push-To-Talk (PTT) service or a Push-to-talk-Over-Cellular (POC) service.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the second network comprises a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) or an Internet Protocol (IP) network.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the second communication session comprises one of a conference, a Voice Over Intermit Protocol (VoIP) session, an Instant Messaging (IM) session, an Instant Messaging (IM) multimedia session, and a voice chat session.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the first communication network and the second communication network are implemented on different technologies or are provided by different service providers.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the invitation from

the client of the first plurality of clients identifies the client of the second plurality of clients.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the invitation from the client of the first plurality of clients identifies the client of the second plurality of clients based on shared presence information.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein establishing a connection between the first communication session and the client of the second plurality of clients comprises performing media conversion between the first communication session and the client of the second plurality of clients.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the inter-working service is further adapted to receive an invitation from a client of the second se˜

plurality of clients for a client of the first plurality of clients to participate in the second communication session, authorize the invitation, invite the client of the first plurality of clients to participate in the second communication session, receive an acceptance from the client of the first plurality of clients, and establish a connection between the second communication session and the client of the first plurality of clients.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the invitation from the client of the second plurality of clients identifies the client of the first plurality of clients.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the invitation from the client of the second plurality of clients identifies the client of the first plurality of clients based on shared presence information.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein establishing a connection between the second communication session and the client of the first plurality of clients comprises negotiating codecs between the client of the first plurality of clients and the client of the second plurality of clients.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein establishing a connection between the second communication session and the client of the first plurality of clients comprises performing media conversion between the second communication session and the client of the first plurality of clients.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the walled garden service is further adapted to provide floor control functions for the first communication session.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the inter-working service is adapted to provide the floor control functions to the second communication session.

16. A method for interworking with a walled garden service, the method comprising:

executing by a computer system an inter-working service, the computer system coupled with a first communication network and a second communication network, the first communication network adapted to provide a walled garden service and support a first communication session of the walled garden service between a first plurality of client devices, the second communication network adapted to support a second communication session between a second plurality of client devices, wherein the second communication session occurs outside of the walled garden service;

participating, by the computer system with the inter-working service, in the first communication session as a client of the walled garden service;

participating, by the computer system with the inter-working service, in the second communication session as a client of the second communication session;

providing, by the computer system with the inter-working service, an interface between the first communication session and the second communication session;

receiving, by the computer system with the inter-working service, an invitation from a client of the first plurality of client devices for a client of the second plurality of client devices to participate in the first communication session, authorize the invitation;

inviting, by the computer system with the inter-working service, the client of the second plurality of client devices to participate in the first communication session;

receiving, by the computer system with the inter-working service, an acceptance from the client of the second plurality of client devices; and

establishing, by the computer system with the inter-working service, a connection between the first communication session and the client of the second plurality of client devices wherein establishing a connection between the first communication session and the client of the second plurality of client devices comprises negotiating codecs between the client of the first plurality of client devices and the client of the second plurality of client devices.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the walled garden service comprises a Push-To-Talk (PTT) service or a Push-to-talk-Over-Cellular (POC) service.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the second network comprises a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) or an Internet Protocol (IP) network.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the second communication session comprises one of a conference, a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) session, an Instant Messaging (IM) session, an Instant Messaging (IM) multimedia session, and a voice chat session.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the first communication network and the second communication network are implemented on different technologies or are provided by different service providers.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein the invitation from the client of the first plurality of clients identifies the client of the second plurality of clients.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the invitation from the client of the first plurality of clients identifies the client of the second plurality of clients based on shared presence information.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein establishing a connection between the first communication session and the client of the second plurality of clients comprises performing media conversion between the first communication session and the client of the second plurality of clients.

24. The method of claim 16, further comprising

receiving, by the computer system with the inter-working service, an invitation from a client of the second plurality of clients for a client of the first plurality of clients to participate in the second communication session;

authorizing, by the computer system with the inter-working service, the invitation;

inviting, by the computer system with the inter-working service, the client of the first plurality of clients to participate in the second communication session;

receiving, by the computer system with the inter-working service, an acceptance from the client of the first plurality of clients; and

establishing, by the computer system with the inter-working service, a connection between the second communication session and the client of the first plurality of clients.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the invitation from the client of the second plurality of clients identifies the client of the first plurality of clients.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the invitation from the client of the second plurality of clients identifies the client of the first plurality of clients based on shared presence information.

27. The method of claim 24, wherein establishing a connection between the second communication session and the client of the first plurality of clients comprises negotiating codecs between the client of the first plurality of clients and the client of the second plurality of clients.

28. The method of claim 24, wherein establishing a connection between the second communication session and the client of the first plurality of clients comprises performing media conversion between the second communication session and the client of the first plurality of clients.

29. The method of claim 25, further comprising providing, by the computer system with the inter-working service, floor control functions for the first communication session.

30. The method of claim 29, further comprising providing, by the computer system with the inter-working service, the floor control functions to the second communication session.

31. A computer-readable memory comprising a set of instructions stored therein which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to provide inter- working with a walled garden service by:

executing an inter-working service, the inter-working service coupled with a first communication network and a second communication network, the first communication network adapted to provide a walled garden service and support a first communication session of the walled garden service between a first plurality of client devices, the second communication network adapted to support a second communication session between a second plurality of client devices, wherein the second communication session occurs outside of the walled garden service;

participating in the first communication session as a client of the walled garden service;

participating in the second communication session as a client of the second communication session;

providing an interface between the first communication session and the second communication session;

receiving an invitation from a client of the first plurality of client devices for a client of the second plurality of client devices to participate in the first communication session, authorize the invitation;

inviting the client of the second plurality of client devices to participate in the first communication session;

receiving an acceptance from the client of the second plurality of client devices; and

establishing a connection between the first communication session and the client of the second plurality of client devices wherein establishing a connection between the first communication session and the client of the second plurality of client devices comprises negotiating codecs between the client of the first plurality of client devices and the client of the second plurality of client devices.