Data communication
First Claim
1. A method for communication of data with respect to at least two telephony user devices in a data communications network, the method comprising:
- determining call party details for 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;
establishing, on the basis of said first and second identities 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; and
transmitting, via the separate communications session, an alert activation request for an alert mechanism associated with the at least one of the at least two user devices, the alert activation request being capable of causing the at least one of the at least two user devices to activate the alert mechanism.
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Abstract
A method for the communication of data with respect to at least two telephony user devices in a data communications network comprises determining call party details for a telephone call. The telephone call involves at least a first device and a second device. The call party details include first and second identities associated with the first and second devices respectively. A separate communications session is established on the basis of the first and second identities. The communications session is separate from the telephone call and is for the communication of data to and/or from the at least two devices. An alert activation request for an alert mechanism associated with the at least one of the at least two devices is transmitted via the communications session. The alert activation request is capable of causing the at least one of the at least two devices to activate the alert mechanism.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for communication of data with respect to at least two telephony user devices in a data communications network, the method comprising:
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determining call party details for 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; establishing, on the basis of said first and second identities 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; and transmitting, via the separate communications session, an alert activation request for an alert mechanism associated with the at least one of the at least two user devices, the alert activation request being capable of causing the at least one of the at least two user devices to activate the alert mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. Server apparatus arranged to communicate data with respect to at least two telephony user devices in a data communications network, the server apparatus being configured to:
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determine call party details for 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; establish, on the basis of said first and second identities 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; and transmit, via the separate communications session, an alert activation request for an alert mechanism associated with the at least one of the at least two user devices, the alert activation request being capable of causing the at least one of the at least two user devices to activate the alert mechanism.
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17. A telephony user device arranged to communicate data with respect to at least two telephony user devices in a data communications network, the telephony user device being configured to:
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determine call party details for 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; establish, on the basis of said first and second identities 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; and transmit, via the separate communications session, an alert activation request for an alert mechanism associated with the at least one of the at least two user devices, the alert activation request being capable of causing the at least one of the at least two user devices to activate the alert mechanism.
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18. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon, the computer readable instructions being executable by a computerized device to cause the computerized device to perform a method for the communication of data with respect to at least two telephony user devices in a data communications network, the method comprising:
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determining call party details for 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; establishing, on the basis of said first and second identities 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; and transmitting, via the separate communications session, an alert activation request for an alert mechanism associated with the at least one of the at least two user devices, the alert activation request being capable of causing the at least one of the at least two user devices to activate the alert mechanism.
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19. A method for communication of data with respect to at least two telephony user devices in a data communications network, the method comprising:
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transmitting call party details of a telephone call, the telephone call involving at least a first telephony user device, and a second telephony user device, the call party details including a first identity associated with the first telephony user device and a second identity associated with the second telephony user device; establishing, on the basis of the first and second identities received in the call party details a separate communications session, separate from the telephone call, for the communication of data to and/or from the second telephony user device; receiving, via the separate communications session, an alert activation request for an alert mechanism associated with the first telephony user device; and activating the alert mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A user telephony device arranged to communicate data with respect to at least two telephony user devices in a data communications network, user telephony device being configured to:
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transmit call party details of a telephone call, the telephone call involving at least a first telephony user device, and a second telephony user device, the call party details including a first identity associated with the first telephony user device and a second identity associated with the second telephony user device; establish, on the basis of the first and second identities received in the call party details a separate communications session, separate from the telephone call, for the communication of data to and/or from the second telephony user device; receive, via the separate communications session, an alert activation request for an alert mechanism associated with the first telephony user device; and activate the alert mechanism.
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31. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon, the computer readable instructions being executable by a computerized device to cause the computerized device to perform a method for the communication of data with respect to at least two telephony user devices in a data communications network, the method comprising:
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transmitting call party details of a telephone call, the telephone call involving at least a first telephony user device, and a second telephony user device, the call party details including a first identity associated with the first telephony user device and a second identity associated with the second telephony user device; establishing, on the basis of the first and second identities received in the call party details a separate communications session, separate from the telephone call, for the communication of data to and/or from the second telephony user device; receiving, via the separate communications session, an alert activation request for an alert mechanism associated with the first telephony user device; and activating the alert mechanism.
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