Methods and systems for resuming, transferring or copying a multimedia session
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1. A method for replicating a media session comprising:
- storing a first session identity, a content identity and a time reference associated with said media session;
receiving a command to resume said media session;
selecting one of;
a content server which previously supplied content associated with said media session and a new content server, to replicate said media session; and
transmitting a replication message including said content identity and said time reference toward said selected server which informs said selected server of replication of said media session and to instruct the selected server to bypass the resource reservation process associated with establishing a new media session.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for resuming, transferring or copying an IMS session associated with a first terminal or user at a second terminal in e.g., a same household are described. If a session is to be transferred, resource reservations associated with establishing a second IMS session for the transfer can be bypassed by informing the IMS system, either explicitly or implicitly, of the relationship between the terminals involved in the transfer. A controller can select a content server to support the resumed session and coordinate session identities associated with the selection.
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1. A method for replicating a media session comprising:
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storing a first session identity, a content identity and a time reference associated with said media session; receiving a command to resume said media session; selecting one of;
a content server which previously supplied content associated with said media session and a new content server, to replicate said media session; andtransmitting a replication message including said content identity and said time reference toward said selected server which informs said selected server of replication of said media session and to instruct the selected server to bypass the resource reservation process associated with establishing a new media session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system comprising:
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a first node including; a memory device for storing a first session identity, a content identity and a time reference associated with a media session; and a processor for; receiving a command to resume said media session, selecting one of;
a content server which previously supplied content associated with said media session and a new content server, to resume said media session, andtransmitting a replication message including said content identity and said time reference toward said selected server which informs said selected server of replication of said media session and to instruct the selected server to bypass the resource reservation process associated with establishing a new media session. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for replicating a media session comprising:
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storing a first session identity, a content identity and a time reference associated with said media session; receiving a command to resume said media session; selecting one of;
a content server which previously supplied content associated with said media session and a new content server, to replicate said media session;transmitting a replication message including said content identity, the first session identity, and said time reference toward said selected server which informs said selected server of replication of said media session receiving, in response to said replication message, an indication that said selected content server cannot set up a new session using said first session identity; transmitting, in response to said indication, a second session identity; and associating said second session identity with said first session identity.
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13. A system comprising:
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a first node including; a memory device for storing a first session identity, a content identity and a time reference associated with a media session; and a processor for; receiving a command to resume said media session, selecting one of;
a content server which previously supplied content associated with said media session and a new content server, to resume said media session,transmitting a replication message including said content identity, the first session identity and said time reference toward said selected server which informs said selected server of replication of said media session receiving, in response to said transmitted replication message, an indication that said selected content server cannot set up a new session using said first session identity; responsive to receiving the indication, transmitting a second session identity; and associating the second session identity with the first session identity.
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