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Managing communication events

  • US 9,716,796 B2
  • Filed: 04/17/2015
  • Issued: 07/25/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A user terminal comprising:

  • at least a memory and a processor to implement a communication client application configured to manage communications over a communication network, the communication client application configured to cause the user terminal to perform operations comprising;

    detecting an incoming call initiated from an additional user terminal using a different communication client over a different communication network;

    receiving an identifier of a user of the additional user terminal;

    generating a search request based on the identifier and communicating the search request to a communication client application database;

    receiving a response to the search request and determining whether the additional user terminal has installed the communication client application based at least in part on the response to the search request;

    responsive to determining that the additional user terminal has installed the communication client application, triggering a transfer of the incoming call such that reception of the incoming call uses the communication client application over the communication network; and

    responsive to determining that the additional user terminal has not installed the communication client application, generating an invite for the additional user terminal to install the communication client application.

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