METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE USING A FEDERATION-BASED BENEFIT TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATIONS MOBILITY

• US 20110103265A1
• Filed: 03/31/2008
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Saha, Subir, Strassner, John C., Dilipkumar Saklikar, Samir
• Granted Patent: US 9,059,986 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/259
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0815 providing single-sign-on or federations
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment

Abstract

While facilitating (101) a call session for a participating entity having at least one federation-based benefit, one then uses (102) that at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate communications mobility for the participating entity during the call session. Such a call session can comprise, for example and at least in part, a wireless call session. The federation-based benefit itself can be one provided by a content provider, a services provider, or the like.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

facilitating a call session for a participating entity having at least one federation-based benefit;

using the at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate communications mobility for the participating entity during the call session.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein facilitating a call session comprises facilitating a call session that comprises, at least in part, a wireless call session.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one federation-based benefit comprises a federation-based benefit as provided by at least one of:

a content provider;

a services provider

4. The method of claim 1 wherein using the at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate communications mobility for the participating entity during the call session comprises using the at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate moving at least a portion of the call session from a first user device to a second user device during the call session, wherein the second user device is different from the first user device.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein using the at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate moving at least a portion of the call session from a first user device to a second user device during the call session, wherein the second user device is different from the first user device further comprises, at least in part, using the at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate moving at least a first portion of the call session from the first user device to the second user device during the call session and moving at least a second portion of the call session from the first user device to a third user device during the call session.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein using the at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate communications mobility for the participating entity during the call session comprises using the at least one federation-based benefit to move at least a portion of the call session from use of a first identifier for the participating entity to a second identifier for the participating entity, wherein the second identifier is different from the first identifier.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein using the at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate communications mobility for the participating entity during the call session comprises using the at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate moving at least a portion of the call session from a first administrative domain to a second administrative domain, wherein the second administrative domain is different from the first administrative domain.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein using the at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate communications mobility for the participating entity during the call session comprises using an application-layer control protocol configured and arranged to create, modify, and terminate communication sessions featuring at least one participant to facilitate using the at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate communications mobility for the participating entity during the call session.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein using the application-layer control protocol configured and arranged to create, modify, and terminate communication sessions featuring at least one participant to facilitate using the at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate communications mobility for the participating entity during the call session comprises directly using the application-layer control protocol configured and arranged to create, modify, and terminate communication sessions featuring at least one participant to facilitate using the at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate communications mobility for the participating entity during the call session.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein using an application-layer control protocol configured and arranged to create, modify, and terminate communication sessions featuring at least one participant comprises, at least in part, using at least one of:

Session Initiation Protocol; and

Session Description Protocol.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the federation-based benefit is based, at least in part, upon identity credentials that correspond to the participating entity; and

using the at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate communications mobility for the participating entity during the call session comprises, at least in part, using the identity credentials.

12. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

using at least one other federation-based benefit to facilitate the communications mobility for the participating entity during the call session.

13. An apparatus comprising:

a network interface;

a processor operably coupled to the network interface and being configured and arranged to use at least one federation-based benefit of a participating entity in a call session to facilitate communications mobility for the participating entity during the call session.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the call session comprises, at least in part, a wireless call session.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the at least one federation-based benefit comprises a federation-based benefit as provided by at least one of:

a content provider;

a services provider.

16. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the processor is further configured and arranged to use at least one federation-based benefit of a participating entity in a call session to facilitate communications mobility for the participating entity during the call session by using the at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate moving at least a portion of the call session from a first user device to a second user device during the call session, wherein the second user device is different from the first user device.

17. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the processor is further configured and arranged to use the at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate communications mobility for the participating entity during the call session by using the at least one federation-based benefit to move at least a portion of the call session from use of a first identifier for the participating entity to a second identifier for the participating entity, wherein the second identifier is different from the first identifier.

18. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the processor is further configured and arranged to use the at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate communications mobility for the participating entity during the call session by using the at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate moving at least a portion of the call session from a first administrative domain to a second administrative domain, wherein the second administrative domain is different from the first administrative domain.

19. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the processor is further configured and arranged to use the at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate communications mobility for the participating entity during the call session by using an application-level control protocol to facilitate using the at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate communications mobility for the participating entity during the call session.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 wherein the processor is further configured and arranged to use an application-level control protocol to facilitate using the at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate communications mobility for the participating entity during the call session by directly using the application-level control protocol to facilitate using the at least one federation-based benefit to facilitate communications mobility for the participating entity during the call session.