SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE-TO-COMPUTER COMMUNICATION

• US 20110249621A1
• Filed: 03/08/2011
• Published: 10/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Jacobstein, Mark Williams, Guedalia, Isaac David, Harris, Sarah, Guedalia, Jacob
• Application Number:
  US13/042,912
• Publication Number:
  US 20110249621A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/655 Combination of telephone service and social networking messaging within social networks H04L51/52
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/003 Click to dial services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0045 where the text-based messaging service is an instant messaging service

Abstract

Apparatus and methods for establishing a voice call between a wireless device and a personal computer (PC) are disclosed. A call initiation message can be received at a server including information for the PC from the wireless device. A conference can be setup, including establishing a conference ID to conference the wireless device and the PC. A message can be generated for the PC containing voice contact information for the wireless device related to the conference ID. The message can be transmitted to the PC. A dial-in phone number can be transmitted to the wireless device to dial into the conference.

Claims

1. A method of establishing a voice call between a wireless device and a personal computer (PC), the method comprising:

receiving a call initiation message including information for the PC at a server from the wireless device;

setting up a conference, including establishing a conference ID to conference the wireless device and the PC;

generating a message for the PC containing voice contact information for the wireless device related to the conference ID;

transmitting the message to the PC; and

transmitting a dial-in phone number to the wireless device to dial into the conference.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting an arrival of a first voice connection from one of the wireless device or the PC;

assigning a channel ID associated with the conference ID;

detecting an arrival of a second voice connection from the other of the wireless device or the PC; and

bridging the first and second voice connections using the channel ID.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein detecting an arrival of the first voice connection comprises:

retrieving the conference ID from a conference database based on;

a caller ID, the dial-in number, or a dial-in code for the wireless device, or

an extension ID for the PC; and

determining the channel ID has not been assigned.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein detecting an arrival of the second voice connection comprises:

retrieving the conference ID from a conference database based on;

a caller ID, the dial-in number, or a dial-in code for the wireless device, or

an extension ID for the PC; and

determining the channel ID has been assigned.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein setting up the conference further comprises:

storing information for the wireless device in a conference database; and

storing information for the PC in the conference database.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the voice call is conducted at least in part over a circuit switched connection of a wireless network.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the message for the PC is an instant message (IM).

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the voice contact information is embedded in a URL link and wherein the voice contact information includes an extension ID related to the conference ID.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the message for the PC comprises:

constructing a URL to a server including an extension ID related to the conference ID.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the message is transmitted to the PC using information from a social network server and/or using the social network server.

11. An apparatus configured to establish a voice call between a wireless device and a personal computer (PC), the apparatus comprising:

a first module to receive a call initiation message including information for the PC from the wireless device;

a second module configured to set up a conference, including being configured to establish a conference ID to conference the wireless device and the PC;

a third module configured to generate a message for the PC containing voice contact information for the wireless device related to the conference ID;

a fourth module configured to transmit the message to the PC; and

a fifth module configured to transmit a dial-in phone number to the wireless device to dial into the conference.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising:

a sixth module configured to detect an arrival of a first voice connection from one of the wireless device or the PC;

a seventh module configured to assign a channel ID associated with the conference ID;

an eighth module configured to detecting an arrival of a second voice connection from the other of the wireless device or the PC; and

a ninth module configured to bridge the first and second voice connections using the channel ID.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the sixth module configured to detect an arrival of the first voice connection comprises:

a tenth module configured to retrieve the conference ID from a conference database based on;

a caller ID, the dial-in number, or a dial-in code for the wireless device, or

an extension ID for the PC; and

an eleventh module configured to determine the channel ID has not been assigned.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the sixth module configured to detect an arrival of the second voice connection comprises:

a tenth module configured to retrieve the conference ID from a conference database based on;

a caller ID, the dial-in number, or a dial-in code for the wireless device, or

an extension ID for the PC; and

an eleventh module configured to determine the channel ID has been assigned.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the second module configured to set up the conference is further configured to:

store information for the wireless device in a conference database; and

store information for the PC in the conference database.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the voice call is from the wireless device is configured to be received over a circuit switched connection of a wireless network.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the message for the PC is an instant message (IM).

18. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the voice contact information is embedded in a URL link.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein third module configured to generate the message for the PC is further configured to:

construct a URL to a server including an extension ID related to the conference ID.

20. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the message is transmitted to the PC using information from a social network server and/or using the social network server.

21. An apparatus for establishing a voice call between a wireless device and a personal computer (PC), the apparatus comprising:

means for receiving a call initiation message including information for the PC at a server from the wireless device;

means for setting up a conference, including establishing a conference ID to conference the wireless device and the PC;

means for generating a message for the PC containing voice contact information for the wireless device related to the conference ID;

means for transmitting the message to the PC; and

means for transmitting a dial-in phone number to the wireless device to dial into the conference.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising:

means for detecting an arrival of a first voice connection from one of the wireless device or the PC;

means for assigning a channel ID associated with the conference ID;

means for detecting an arrival of a second voice connection from the other of the wireless device or the PC; and

means for bridging the first and second voice connections using the channel ID.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the means for detecting an arrival of the first voice connection comprises:

means for retrieving the conference ID from a conference database based on;

a caller ID, the dial-in number, or a dial in code for the wireless device, or

an extension ID for the PC; and

means for determining the channel ID has not been assigned.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the means for detecting an arrival of the second voice connection comprises:

means for retrieving the conference ID from a conference database based on;

a caller ID, the dial-in number, or a dial-in code for the wireless device, or

an extension ID for the PC; and

means for determining the channel ID has been assigned.

25. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the means for setting up the conference further comprises:

means for storing information for the wireless device in a conference database; and

means for storing information for the PC in the conference database.

26. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising at least one sequence of instructions related to establishing a voice call between a wireless device and a personal computer (PC), the instructions comprising:

at least one instruction for receiving- a call initiation message including information for the PC at a server from the wireless device;

at least one instruction for setting up a conference, including establishing a conference ID to conference the wireless device and the PC;

at least one instruction for generating a message for the PC containing voice contact information for the wireless device related to the conference ID;

at least one instruction for transmitting the message to the PC; and

at least one instruction for transmitting a dial-in phone number to the wireless device to dial into the conference.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 26, further comprising:

at least one instruction for detecting an arrival of a first voice connection from one of the wireless device or the PC;

at least one instruction for assigning a channel ID associated with the conference ID;

at least one instruction for detecting an arrival of a second voice connection from the other of the wireless device or the PC; and

at least one instruction for bridging the first and second voice connections using the channel ID.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the at least one instruction for detecting an arrival of the first voice connection comprises:

at least one instruction for retrieving the conference ID from a conference database based on;

a caller ID, a dial-in number, or a dial-in code for the wireless device, or

an extension ID for the PC; and

at least one instruction for determining the channel ID has not been assigned.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the at least one instruction for detecting an arrival of the second voice connection comprises:

at least one instruction for retrieving the conference ID from a conference database based on;

a caller ID, the dial-in number, or a dial-in code for the wireless device, or

an extension ID for the PC; and

at least one instruction for determining the channel ID has been assigned.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 26, wherein the at least one instruction for setting up the conference further comprises:

storing information for the wireless device in a conference database; and

storing information for the PC in the conference database.

31. A method of establishing a voice call between a wireless device and a personal computer (PC) at the PC, the method comprising:

logging into a first server that is also accessible by the wireless device;

receiving a message at the PC containing voice contact information for the wireless device and code to launch a phone application;

launching the phone application; and

making the voice call from the PC via a second server using the voice contact information, wherein the voice contact information is not a phone number of the wireless device.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the voice call is conducted at least in part over a circuit switched connection of a wireless network.

33. The method of claim 31, wherein the message an instant message (IM).

34. The method of claim 31, wherein the voice contact information is embedded in a URL link.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the voice contact information includes a unique extension ID related to a conference ID.

36. The method of claim 31, wherein the phone application is a Flash based application.

37. The method of claim 31, further comprising:

detecting the code to launch the phone application in the message; and

automatically launching the phone application.

38. The method of claim 37, further comprising:

suppressing a display of the message.

39. The method of claim 31, wherein the first server is a social networking server.

40. The method of claim 39, wherein the message is received via the social networking server.

41. A method of establishing a voice call between a wireless device and a PC, at the wireless device the method comprising:

logging into a first server, by the wireless device that contains contact information for the PC;

identifying presence of the PC based on a presence indication from the first server;

contacting a second server with contact information for the PC to establish the voice call;

receiving a dial-in phone number from the second server; and

calling a Private Branch Exchange (PBX) server using the dial-in phone number.

42. The method of claim 41, wherein the calling the PBX server is conducted over a circuit switched connection of a wireless network.

43. The method of claim 41, wherein the first server is a social networking server.

44. The method of claim 41, wherein the wireless device is a cellular telephone.