Method for transferring file in conference system, file transfer system and conference server

• US 8,725,802 B2
• Filed: 10/30/2008
• Issued: 05/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Mu, Lunjian, Wang, Jue, Huang, Cheng
• Primary Examiner(s): COULTER, KENNETH R
• Application Number:
  US12/261,203
• Publication Number:
  US 20090119389A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,021 Days
• Field of Search: 709204-206, 709/203, 709217-219, 715753-759
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1827 Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15

Abstract

A method for transferring a file in a conference system is provided, which includes the following steps. A file sending UE sends a conference identification of the conference to the file receiving UE through a conference server; and sends the file to the file receiving UE through the conference server. A conference server, and a file sending and receiving UE are also provided. In the present invention, when a user sends a file to another user in a conference, a conference identification of the conference, together with the file, is sent to the file receiving user, so that the file receiving user can get to know the conference associated with the file when receiving the file, thereby enhancing the experience enjoyed by the file receiving user.

Claims

1. A method for transferring a file in a conference system, comprising:

sending, by a file sending UE, a SIP re-INVITE message or update message to a conference server when the file sending UE determines to send a file to a file receiving UE in a conference that the file sending UE itself participates in, wherein the SIP re-INVITE message or update message carries a file sending indication information, a conference identification of the conference in which the file sending UE participates and a Call-ID, wherein the file sending UE represents a file sending user terminal, wherein the conference is represented by the conference identification, wherein the value of the Call-ID is the same as the value of the Call-ID of another existing session included in the conference;

receiving, by a file receiving UE, a SIP re-INVITE or update message carrying the file sending indication information, the conference identification of the conference in which the file sending UE participates and the Call-ID, from the conference server, wherein the file receiving UE represents a file receiving user terminal;

sending, by the file sending UE, a file to the conference server after the conference server returns a SIP 200 OK to the file sending UE; and

receiving, by the file receiving UE, the file from the conference server after the conference server receives a SIP 200 OK message returned by the file receiving UE.

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

obtaining, by the file sending UE, information of participating users from the conference server of the conference in which the file sending UE participates, and determining the file receiving UE, according to the information of participating users.

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

sending, by the file receiving UE, a request to obtaining the file.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

sending, by the file sending UE, a file storage address from the conference server to the file receiving UE through the conference server; and

sending, by the file receiving UE, the request to obtain the file to the conference server, upon receiving the file storage address.

5. A method for transferring a file in a conference system, comprising:

receiving, a SIP re-INVITE message or update message from a file sending UE when the file sending UE determines to send a file to a file receiving UE in a conference that the file sending UE itself participates in, wherein the SIP re-INVITE message or update message carries a file sending indication information, a conference identification of the conference in which the file sending UE participates and a Call-ID, wherein the conference is represented by the conference identification, wherein the value of the Call-ID is the same as the value of the Call-ID of another existing session included in the conference;

sending, by the conference server, SIP re- INVITE or update message carrying the file sending indication information, the conference identification of the conference in which the file sending UE participates and the Call-ID;

receiving, by the conference server, a file from the file sending UE after returning the SIP 200 OK to the file sending UE; and

sending, by the conference server, the file from the file sending UE to the file receiving UE after receiving the SIP 200 OK message returned by the file receiving UE.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the conference server is a conference server of the conference in which the file sending UE participates.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

establishing file transmission channels between the conference server and the file receiving UE and between the conference server and the file sending UE, according to a conference session in the conference corresponding to the conference identification; and

receiving and sending the conference identification and the file through the file transmission channels.

8. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

receiving a request for obtaining the file from the file receiving UE.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

determining a file storage address, and sending the file storage address to the file sending UE.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

sending the file storage address from the file sending UE to the file receiving UE.

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

sending the file storage address to the file receiving UE in response to receiving the conference identification from the file sending UE.

12. A file sending UE and a receiving UE configured to implement the method comprising:

sending, a SIP re-INVITE message or update message to a conference server when the file sending UE determines to send a file to the file receiving UE in a conference that the file sending UE itself participates in, wherein the SIP re-INVITE message or update message carries a file sending indication information, a conference identification of the conference in which the file sending UE participates and a Call-ID, wherein the conference is represented by the conference identification, wherein the value of the Call-ID is the same as the value of the Call-ID of another existing session included in the conference;

receiving a SIP re-INVITE or update message carrying the file sending indication information, the conference identification of the conference in which the file sending UE participates and the Call-ID from the conference server;

sending a file to the conference server after the conference server returns a SIP 200 OK to the file sending UE; and

receiving the file from the conference server after the conference server receives a SIP 200 OK message returned by the file receiving UE.

13. The file sending and receiving UE according to claim 12, further comprising:

obtaining users information of the conference in which the file sending UE participates from the conference server and determine the file receiving UE, according to the user information.

14. The file sending and receiving UE according to claim 12, further comprising:

sending a request to obtain the file to the conference server.

15. The file sending and receiving UE according to claim 12, further comprising:

receiving a file storage address from the conference server and send the file storage address to the file receiving UE through the conference server.

16. A conference server, comprising:

a conference identification transceiver module in a processor, configured to receive a SIP re-INVITE message or update message from a file sending UE when the file sending UE determines to send a file to a file receiving UE in a conference that the file sending UE itself participates in, wherein the SIP re-INVITE message or update message carries a file sending indication information, a conference identification of the conference in which the file sending UE participates and a Call-ID, wherein the conference is represented by the conference identification, wherein the value of the Call-ID is the same as the value of the Call-ID of another existing session included in the conference; and

send a SIP re- INVITE or update message carrying the file sending indication information, the conference identification of the conference in which the file sending UE participates and the Call-ID; and

a file transceiver module in the processor, configured to receive the file from the file sending UE after returning the SIP 200 OK to the file sending UE, and send the file from the file sending UE to the file receiving UE after receiving the SIP 200 OK message returned by the file receiving UE.

17. The conference server according to claim 16, further comprising:

a module configured to determine a file storage address and send the file storage address to the file sending UE.

18. The conference server according to claim 16, further comprising:

a module configured to determine a file storage address and send the file storage address to the file receiving UE in response to receiving the conference identification from the file sending UE.