Extending communication services to a consumption device using a proxy device

• US 9,888,044 B2
• Filed: 09/15/2015
• Issued: 02/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Reliance Jio Infocomm USA, Inc. (Jio Platforms Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Reliance Jio Infocomm USA, Inc. (Jio Platforms Ltd.)
• Inventors: Reddy, Gautam G., Sankaranaraynan, Pallavur A., Goluguri, Jayabharath R., Oommen, Matthew
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson, Robert
• Application Number:
  US14/855,265
• Publication Number:
  US 20160080431A1
• Time in Patent Office: 875 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1059 End-user terminal functionalities specially adapted for real-time communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/005 Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

A system for data communications comprising a handset having a processor, a wireless communications device, a speaker and a microphone and one or more software applications operating on the processor that are configured to interface with a voice over long-term evolution (VoLTE) service. A wireless access point coupled to the handset through a local wireless communications media and the wireless communications device, the wireless access point further coupled to a long range wireless communications media and configured to interface with a server that provides VoLTE calling functionality.

Claims

1. A system for data communications comprising:

a handset having a processor, a wireless communications device, a speaker and one or more software applications operating on the processor that are configured to;

initiate a call from a handset using a voice over long-term evolution (VoLTE) service and a local wireless network;

receive a call at a VoLTE enabled device;

generate a ring signal at the speaker of the handset device;

a wireless access point coupled to the handset through a local wireless communications media and the wireless communications device, the wireless access point further coupled to a long range wireless communications media, the wireless access point having a processor and one or more software applications operating on the processor and configured to;

receive the call initiation from the handset at a wireless access point; and

utilize a long range wireless communications media from the wireless access point to initiate an interface with a server that provides VoLTE calling functionality.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more software applications operating on the processor of the handset are configured to set up a call at a VoLTE-enabled device.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more software applications operating on the processor of the handset are configured to have a sender port on a wireless network.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more software applications operating on the processor of the handset are configured to have a listener port on a wireless network.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more software applications operating on the processor of the wireless access point are configured to have a sender port on a wireless network.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more software applications operating on the processor of the wireless access point are configured to have a listener port on a wireless network.

7. A method for data communications comprising:

initiating a call from a handset using a voice over long-term evolution (VoLTE) service and a local wireless network;

receiving the call initiation from the handset at a wireless access point;

utilizing a long range wireless communications media from the wireless access point to initiate an interface with a server that provides VoLTE calling functionality;

receiving a call at a VoLTE proxy; and

generating a ring signal at the handset device.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein initiating the call from the handset using the VoLTE service and the local wireless network comprises processing an access security procedure.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein utilizing the long range wireless communications media from the wireless access point to initiate the interface with the server that provides VoLTE calling functionality comprises initiating a call with a VoLTE proxy.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein utilizing the long range wireless communications media from the wireless access point to initiate the interface with the server that provides VoLTE calling functionality comprises:

initiating a call with a VoLTE proxy; and

establishing a voice channel.

11. The method of claim 7 wherein utilizing the long range wireless communications media from the wireless access point to initiate the interface with the server that provides VoLTE calling functionality comprises:

initiating a call with a VoLTE proxy;

establishing a voice channel; and

receiving and transmitting voice data after the voice channel is established.

12. The method of claim 7 wherein utilizing the long range wireless communications media from the wireless access point to initiate the interface with the server that provides VoLTE calling functionality comprises:

initiating a call with a VoLTE proxy;

establishing a voice channel;

receiving and transmitting voice data after the voice channel is established;

determining whether the call has been terminated; and

continuing the receiving and transmitting voice data if the call has not been terminated.

13. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

receiving a call at a VoLTE proxy;

generating a ring signal at the handset device; and

determining whether the handset device has answered the call.

14. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

receiving a call at a VoLTE proxy;

generating a ring signal at the handset device;

determining whether the handset device has answered the call; and

deactivating one or more other handsets if the handset device has answered the call.

15. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

receiving a call at a VoLTE proxy;

generating a ring signal at the handset device;

determining whether the handset device has answered the call;

deactivating one or more other handsets if the handset device has answered the call; and

establishing a voice channel with the handset.

16. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

receiving a call at a VoLTE proxy;

generating a ring signal at the handset device;

determining whether the handset device has answered the call;

deactivating one or more other handsets if the handset device has answered the call;

establishing a voice channel with the handset; and

resetting the VoLTE proxy after completion of the call.

17. The method of claim 7 wherein utilizing the long range wireless communications media from the wireless access point to initiate the interface with the server that provides VoLTE calling functionality comprises:

initiating a call with a VoLTE proxy;

establishing a voice channel;

receiving and transmitting voice data after the voice channel is established;

determining whether the call has been terminated;

continuing the receiving and transmitting voice data if the call has not been terminated; and

resetting the VoLTE proxy if the call has been terminated.

18. A method of data communications in a system that includes a handset having a processor, a wireless communications device, a speaker and a microphone and one or more software applications operating on the processor that are configured to interface with a voice over long-term evolution (VoLTE) service and a wireless access point coupled to the handset through a local wireless communications media and the wireless communications device, the wireless access point further coupled to a long range wireless communications media and configured to interface with a server that provides VoLTE calling functionality, wherein the handset further comprises means for receiving a call at a VoLTE-enabled device, wherein the handset further comprises means for setting up a call at a VoLTE-enabled device, wherein the handset further comprises a sender port on a wireless network, wherein the handset further comprises a listener port on a wireless network, wherein the wireless access point further comprises a sender port on a wireless network, and wherein the wireless access point further comprises a listener port on a wireless network, the method for data communications comprising:

initiating the call from the handset using the VoLTE service and a local wireless network;

receiving the call initiation from the handset at the wireless access point;

utilizing the long range wireless communications media from the wireless access point to initiate the interface with the server that provides VoLTE calling functionality;

wherein initiating the call from the handset using the VoLTE service and the local wireless network comprises processing the access security procedure;

wherein utilizing the long range wireless communications media from the wireless access point to initiate the interface with the server that provides VoLTE calling functionality comprises initiating the call with a VoLTE proxy;

wherein utilizing the long range wireless communications media from the wireless access point to initiate the interface with the server that provides VoLTE calling functionality comprises;

initiating the call with the VoLTE proxy; and

establishing the voice channel

receiving and transmitting voice data after the voice channel is established;

determining whether the call has been terminated;

continuing the receiving and transmitting voice data if the call has not been terminated; and

resetting the VoLTE proxy after completion of the call;

receiving the call at a VoLTE proxy;

generating the ring signal at the handset device;

determining whether the handset device has answered the call;

deactivating one or more other handsets if the handset device has answered the call; and

establishing the voice channel with the handset.