Method and system for storing session information in universal plug and play telephony service

• US 9,628,287 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2011
• Issued: 04/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Patil, Mayuresh Madhukar, Jeedigunta, Venkateswar, Lee, Joo-Yeol
• Primary Examiner(s): Kassim, Khaled
• Assistant Examiner(s): Yang, Zhaohui
• Application Number:
  US13/048,395
• Publication Number:
  US 20110222529A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,226 Days
• Field of Search: 370352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2838 Distribution of signals within a home automation network, e.g. involving splitting/multiplexing signals to/from different paths adaptations of television systems for transmission by electric cable for domestic distribution H04N7/106; hybrid transport H04L12/6418; home network arrangements specially adapted for distribution of digital video signals H04N7/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1063 Application servers providing network services systems providing special services to telephonic subscribers H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1083 In-session procedures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70

Abstract

A method, system and apparatus are provided for storing session information in a home network of an UPnP telephony service. The method is performed at a Telephony Server (TS). The method receives a request from a Telephony Control Point (TCP) to store session information while the session is in progress. The session information includes a session status and session related media. The method then divides the session information into meta information and session control information. Thereafter, the method stores the session information in a memory of the TS.

Claims

1. A method for storing session information by a server in a home network of a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) telephony service, the method comprising:

receiving, from a control point, a request for storing session information for each of one or more sessions related to a messaging service, wherein the session information includes meta information of a corresponding session and one or more messages of the corresponding session;

storing the session information in a memory of the server; and

if a request for transmitting a session list including the meta information is received from the control point, transmitting, to the control point, the meta information and a session identifier for each of the one or more sessions.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the meta information comprises participant information of the corresponding session, a session identifier of the corresponding session, a session number of the corresponding session, media capabilities of the corresponding session, or a subject of the corresponding session.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

if a request for transmitting meta information is received from the control point, searching and transmitting the requested meta information from the memory to the control point.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the request for transmitting the meta information includes

a session identifier of the requested session information.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request for transmitting a message identifier list including message identifiers for each of the one or more messages from the control point; and

transmitting the message identifier list and a message type for each of the one more messages to the control point.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

if a message identifier is received from the control point,

searching and transmitting a message corresponding to the message identifier from the memory of the server.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

if one or more session identifiers are received from the control point, transmitting messages corresponding to each of the one or more session identifiers to the control point.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

if a request for creating a session is received from the control point, initiating and storing the requested session,

wherein the request for creating the session includes a session type of the requested session and a recipient list for one or more recipients of the requested session.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

if a request for modifying a session is received from the control point, initiating and storing the requested session.

10. A server of a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) telephony service, comprising:

a memory;

a transceiver; and

a processor configured to;

control the transceiver to receive a request, from a control point, for storing session information for each of one or more sessions related to a messaging service, wherein the session information includes meta information of a corresponding session and one or more messages of the corresponding session,

store the session information to the memory, and

if a request for transmitting a session list including the meta information is received from the control point, control the transceiver to transmit, to the control point, the meta information and a session identifier for each of the one or more sessions.

11. The server of claim 10, wherein the meta information includes participant information of the corresponding session, a session identifier of the corresponding session, a session number of the corresponding session, media capabilities of the corresponding session, or a subject of the corresponding session.

12. The server of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to:

if a request for transmitting meta information is received from the control point, search for and transmit the requested meta information to the control point through the transceiver.

13. The server of claim 12, wherein the request for transmitting the meta information includes a session identifier of the requested session information.

14. The server of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to:

if a request for transmitting a message identifier list including message identifiers for each of the one or more messages from the control point, control the transceiver to transmit the message identifier list and a message type for each of the one or more messages to the control point.

15. The server of claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to:

if a message identifier is received from the control point, search for and transmit a message corresponding to the message identifier from the memory to the control point.

16. The server of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to control the transceiver to transmit a plurality of messages if a request for transmitting the plurality of messages is received from the control point.

17. The server of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to:

if a request for creating a session is received from the control point, initiate and store the requested session in the memory,

wherein the request for creating the session includes a session type of the requested session and a recipient list for one or more recipients of the requested session.

18. The server of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to:

if a request for modifying a session is received from the control point, initiate and store the requested session in the memory.