Handoff of communication sessions between cellular and desktop telephones
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1. A method, comprising:
- anchoring a communication session, which involves a remote device and a cellular telephone, in an enterprise network such that signaling for the communication session passes through an element of the enterprise network;
receiving an indication to handoff the communication session from the cellular telephone to a desktop telephone coupled to the enterprise network;
placing the remote device in a holding state in response to the indication; and
handing off the communication session, which is anchored in the enterprise network, to resume the communication session between the desktop telephone and the remote device.
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Abstract
A method for effecting handoff of a communication session between a cellular telephone and a desktop telephone includes anchoring a communication session involving a remote device and a cellular telephone in an enterprise network such that signaling for the communication session passes through an element of the enterprise network; receiving an indication to handoff the communication session from the cellular telephone to a desktop telephone coupled to the enterprise network; placing the remote device in a holding state in response to the indication; and coupling the desktop telephone to the remote device to resume the communication session.
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1. A method, comprising:
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anchoring a communication session, which involves a remote device and a cellular telephone, in an enterprise network such that signaling for the communication session passes through an element of the enterprise network; receiving an indication to handoff the communication session from the cellular telephone to a desktop telephone coupled to the enterprise network; placing the remote device in a holding state in response to the indication; and handing off the communication session, which is anchored in the enterprise network, to resume the communication session between the desktop telephone and the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with computer instructions, the computer instructions operable when executed to:
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anchor a communication session, which involves a remote device and a cellular telephone, in an enterprise network such that signaling for the communication session passes through an element of the enterprise network; receive an indication to handoff the communication session from the cellular telephone to a desktop telephone coupled to the enterprise network; place the remote device in a holding state in response to the indication; and hand off the communication session, which is anchored in the enterprise network, to resume the communication session between the desktop telephone and the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system, comprising:
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means for anchoring a communication session, which involves a remote device and a cellular telephone, in an enterprise network such that signaling for the communication session passes through an element of the enterprise network; means for receiving an indication to handoff the communication session from the cellular telephone to a desktop telephone coupled to the enterprise network; means for placing the remote device in a holding state in response to the indication; and means for handing off the communication session, which is anchored in the enterprise network, to resume the communication session between the desktop telephone and the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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