Data communication

• US 9,049,210 B2
• Filed: 04/17/2013
• Issued: 06/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Metaswitch Networks Limited (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Metaswitch Networks Limited (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Mairs, Chris, Rice, Liz, Pearl, Philip, Palmer, Felix, Drysdale, David, Crampton, Shaun
• Primary Examiner(s): El-Zoobi, Maria
• Application Number:
  US13/864,817
• Publication Number:
  US 20130230157A1
• Time in Patent Office: 776 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/103 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1094 Inter-user-equipment sessions transfer or sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/401 wherein the services involve a main real-time session and one or more additional parallel real-time or time sensitive sessions, e.g. white board sharing or spawning of a subconference
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0057 Services where the data services network provides a telephone service in addition or as an alternative, e.g. for backup purposes, to the telephone service provided by the telephone services network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A method of establishing a communications session for communication of data with respect to at least two user devices in a data communications network. A client-server connection request is received from at least one of the at least two user devices. Call party details of a telephone call are received. The telephone call involves at least a first telephony user device and a second telephony user device. The call party details include a first identity associated with the first telephony user device and a second identity associated with the second telephony user device. At least one of the first and second identities comprises a telephone dialing number. A separate communications session is established on the basis of the first and second identities received in the call party details.

Claims

1. A method of establishing a communications session for communication of data with respect to at least two user devices in a data communications network, the method comprising:

receiving a client-server connection request from at least one of the at least two user devices and establishing a client-server connection with the at least one of the at least two user devices;

receiving call party details of a telephone call, the telephone call involving at least a first telephony user device and a second telephony user device, said call party details including a first identity associated with said first telephony user device and a second identity associated with said second telephony user device, at least one of said first and second identities comprising a telephone dialing number;

establishing, on the basis of said first and second identities received in said call party details, a separate communications session, separate from said telephone call, for the communication of data to and/or from said at least two user devices, the separate communications session comprising the client-server connection;

receiving geographical location data relating to one of said at least two user devices in the form of a data object including geographical coordinate data;

conducting a capability check in relation to whether at least one other of said at least two user devices is capable of processing said geographical coordinate data during said separate communications session; and

in response to said capability check indicating said at least one other of said at least two user devices is capable of processing said geographical coordinate data during said separate communications session, transmitting data including or derived from said received geographical location data to at least one other of the at least two user devices via said client-server connection,

wherein said transmitting data including or derived from said received geographical location data comprises transmitting said geographical coordinate data to said at least one other of said at least two user devices via said client-server connection.

7. The method of claim 1, comprising requesting authorization from said one of said at least two user devices, to authorize the transmission of said data including or derived from said received geographical location data to said at least one other of said at least two user devices.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising receiving said geographical location data from said one of said at least two user devices.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said data including or derived from said received geographical location data is transmitted further in response to a request received from said at least one other of said at least two user devices during said separate communications session.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said data including or derived from said received geographical location data is transmitted further in response to a request from said one of said at least two user devices during said separate communications session.

2. A method of establishing a communications session for communication of data with respect to at least two user devices in a data communications network, the method comprising:

receiving a client-server connection request from at least one of the at least two user devices and establishing a client-server connection with the at least one of the at least two user devices;

receiving call party details of a telephone call, the telephone call involving at least a first telephony user device and a second telephony user device, said call party details including a first identity associated with said first telephony user device and a second identity associated with said second telephony user device, at least one of said first and second identities comprising a telephone dialing number;

establishing, on the basis of said first and second identities received in said call party details, a separate communications session, separate from said telephone call, for the communication of data to and/or from said at least two user devices, the separate communications session comprising the client-server connection;

receiving geographical location data relating to one of said at least two user devices in the form of a data object including geographical coordinate data;

conducting a capability check in relation to whether at least one other of said at least two user devices is capable of processing said geographical coordinate data during said separate communications session; and

in response to said capability check indicating said at least one other of said at least two user devices is not capable of processing said geographical coordinate data during said separate communications session, generating a map image derived from said geographical coordinate data and transmitting data including or derived from said received geographical location data to at least one other of the at least two user devices via said client-server connection,

wherein said transmitting data including or derived from said received geographical location data comprises transmitting said derived map image to said at least one other of said at least two user devices via said client-server connection.

11. The method of claim 2, comprising requesting authorization from said one of said at least two user devices, to authorize the transmission of said data including or derived from said received geographical location data to said at least one other of said at least two user devices.

12. The method of claim 2, comprising receiving said geographical location data from said one of said at least two user devices.

13. The method of claim 2, wherein said data including or derived from said received geographical location data is transmitted further in response to a request received from said at least one other of said at least two user devices during said separate communications session.

14. The method of claim 2, wherein said data including or derived from said received geographical location data is transmitted further in response to a request from said one of said at least two user devices during said separate communications session.

3. A server system arranged to perform a method of establishing a communications session for communication of data with respect to at least two user devices in a data communications network, the method comprising:

receiving a client-server connection request from at least one of the at least two user devices and establishing a client-server connection with the at least one of the at least two user devices;

receiving call party details of a telephone call, the telephone call involving at least a first telephony user device and a second telephony user device, said call party details including a first identity associated with said first telephony user device and a second identity associated with said second telephony user device, at least one of said first and second identities comprising a telephone dialing number; and

establishing, on the basis of said first and second identities received in said call party details, a separate communications session, separate from said telephone call, for the communication of data to and/or from said at least two user devices, the separate communications session comprising the client-server connection;

receiving geographical location data relating to one of said at least two user devices in the form of a data object including geographical coordinate data;

conducting a capability check in relation to whether at least one other of said at least two user devices is capable of processing said geographical coordinate data during said separate communications session; and

in response to said capability check indicating said at least one other of said at least two user devices is capable of processing said geographical coordinate data during said separate communications session, transmitting data including or derived from said received geographical location data to at least one other of the at least two user devices via said client-server connection,

wherein said transmitting data including or derived from said received geographical location data comprises transmitting said geographical coordinate data to said at least one other of said at least two user devices via said client-server.

4. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions, which, when executed, cause a computerized device to perform a method of establishing a communications session for communication of data with respect to at least two user devices in a data communications network, the method comprising:

receiving a client-server connection request from at least one of the at least two user devices and establishing a client-server connection with the at least one of the at least two user devices;

receiving call party details of a telephone call, the telephone call involving at least a first telephony user device and a second telephony user device, said call party details including a first identity associated with said first telephony user device and a second identity associated with said second telephony user device, at least one of said first and second identities comprising a telephone dialing number;

establishing, on the basis of said first and second identities received in said call party details, a separate communications session, separate from said telephone call, for the communication of data to and/or from said at least two user devices, the separate communications session comprising the client-server connection; and

receiving geographical location data relating to one of said at least two user devices in the form of a data object including geographical coordinate data;

conducting a capability check in relation to whether at least one other of said at least two user devices is capable of processing said geographical coordinate data during said separate communications session; and

in response to said capability check indicating said at least one other of said at least two user devices is capable of processing said geographical coordinate data during said separate communications session, transmitting data including or derived from said received geographical location data to at least one other of the at least two user devices via said client-server connection,

wherein said transmitting data including or derived from said received geographical location data comprises transmitting said geographical coordinate data to said at least one other of said at least two user devices via said client-server.

5. A server system arranged to perform a method of establishing a communications session for communication of data with respect to at least two user devices in a data communications network, the method comprising:

receiving a client-server connection request from at least one of the at least two user devices and establishing a client-server connection with the at least one of the at least two user devices;

receiving call party details of a telephone call, the telephone call involving at least a first telephony user device and a second telephony user device, said call party details including a first identity associated with said first telephony user device and a second identity associated with said second telephony user device, at least one of said first and second identities comprising a telephone dialing number;

establishing, on the basis of said first and second identities received in said call party details, a separate communications session, separate from said telephone call, for the communication of data to and/or from said at least two user devices, the separate communications session comprising the client-server connection;

receiving geographical location data relating to one of said at least two user devices in the form of a data object including geographical coordinate data;

conducting a capability check in relation to whether at least one other of said at least two user devices is capable of processing said geographical coordinate data during said separate communications session; and

in response to said capability check indicating said at least one other of said at least two user devices is not capable of processing said geographical coordinate data during said separate communications session, generating a map image derived from said geographical coordinate data and transmitting data including or derived from said received geographical location data to at least one other of the at least two user devices via said client-server connection,

wherein said transmitting data including or derived from said received geographical location data comprises transmitting said derived map image to said at least one other of said at least two user devices via said client-server connection.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions, which, when executed, cause a computerized device to perform a method of establishing a communications session for communication of data with respect to at least two user devices in a data communications network, the method comprising:

receiving a client-server connection request from at least one of the at least two user devices and establishing a client-server connection with the at least one of the at least two user devices;

receiving call party details of a telephone call, the telephone call involving at least a first telephony user device and a second telephony user device, said call party details including a first identity associated with said first telephony user device and a second identity associated with said second telephony user device, at least one of said first and second identities comprising a telephone dialing number;

establishing, on the basis of said first and second identities received in said call party details, a separate communications session, separate from said telephone call, for the communication of data to and/or from said at least two user devices, the separate communications session comprising the client-server connection;

receiving geographical location data relating to one of said at least two user devices in the form of a data object including geographical coordinate data;

conducting a capability check in relation to whether at least one other of said at least two user devices is capable of processing said geographical coordinate data during said separate communications session; and

in response to said capability check indicating said at least one other of said at least two user devices is not capable of processing said geographical coordinate data during said separate communications session, generating a map image derived from said geographical coordinate data and transmitting data including or derived from said received geographical location data to at least one other of the at least two user devices via said client-server connection,

wherein said transmitting data including or derived from said received geographical location data comprises transmitting said derived map image to said at least one other of said at least two user devices via said client-server connection.