Granted Patent B2

US 9,204,359 · App. 12/171,037 · Granted Dec 1, 2015

Abstract

Claims (33)

1. A mobile client, comprising:

a first voice interface configured to communicate voice media via a first radio technology;

a second voice interface configured to communicate voice media via a second radio technology, which is different from the first radio technology;

a data interface configured to communicate data to an enterprise network via at least one of the first radio technology and the second radio technology; and

call control programmed to control the data interface to perform signaling from the mobile client to the enterprise network for establishing parameters for handing off a voice media session between the mobile client and a third party from the first voice interface to the second voice interface, the call control controlling the signaling from the mobile client to perform the handoff based on the parameters such that the second voice interface operates according to at least one standard communication protocol after the handoff,

wherein the call control is programmed to control the first voice interface to initiate a stealth call to a predefined enterprise number assigned to the mobile client in response to signaling received from the enterprise network, the stealth call establishing a second client call leg between the second voice interface and the enterprise network, the stealth call occurring along with additional signaling that is used for setting parameters of the on-going voice media session to transfer the on-going media session at the mobile client from the first voice interface to the second voice interface,

wherein the call control is programmed to control the data interface, in response to receiving the signaling from the enterprise network that is provided in response to the stealth call, to perform signaling for connecting a media stream from the third party with the enterprise network to handoff the voice media session from the first voice interface to the second voice interface, and

wherein the call control is programmed to control the data interface to perform signaling to cause a first client call leg that is connected between the first voice interface and the enterprise network to be disconnected after the on-going media session has been transferred to the second voice interface.

2. The mobile client of claim 1 , wherein the call control further comprises a coverage detection function programmed to provide an indication of voice radio coverage for the mobile client for at least one of the first radio technology and the second radio technology, the call control determining which of the first voice interface and the second voice interface to utilize for the voice media session based on the indication of voice radio coverage.

3. The mobile client of claim 2 , wherein the radio coverage detection function further comprises a signal monitor programmed to provide the indication of voice radio coverage based on monitoring a radio signal received via the least one of the first radio technology and the second radio technology.

4. The mobile client of claim 2 , wherein the radio coverage detection function further comprises a location monitor programmed to provide the indication of voice radio coverage based on a location of the mobile client.

5. The mobile client of claim 2 , wherein the call control further comprises handoff control that is programmed to control the handing off of the voice media session between the mobile client and the third party from the given voice interface to the another voice interface based on the indication of voice radio coverage during the on-going voice media session.

6. The mobile client of claim 1 , wherein, during the on-going media session between the mobile client and the third party via the given voice interface, the call control controls the data interface to initiate signaling in response to determining that the on-going media session between the mobile client and the third party at least one of (i) can be sustained sufficiently using the second radio technology via the second voice interface and (ii) cannot be sustained sufficiently using the first radio technology via the first voice interface.

7. The mobile client of claim 1 , wherein the first voice interface comprises a cellular radio interface for communication via a cellular radio technology, and

wherein the second voice interface comprises a voice over internet protocol interface.

8. The mobile client of claim 1 , wherein each of the stealth call and the call placed to the mobile client from the third party are routed to a common public telephone number corresponding to the mobile client.

9. The mobile client of claim 1 , wherein the call control is further programmed to send a signaling request via the data interface of the mobile client to the third party that includes session description information for the another voice interface.

10. The mobile client of claim 1 , wherein the enterprise network comprises a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) interface to create, modify and/or terminate a session with the mobile client and the third party in response to instructions and the signaling provided by the call control of the mobile client.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by a processor facilitate the performance of a method on a mobile client, the method comprising:

controlling a data interface of the mobile client to perform signaling from the mobile client to an enterprise network for establishing parameters for handing off a voice media session between the mobile client and a third party from a first voice interface to a second voice interface;

controlling the first voice interface to initiate a stealth call to a predefined enterprise number assigned to the mobile client in response to signaling received from the enterprise network, the stealth call establishing a second client call leg between the second voice interface and the enterprise network, the stealth call occurring along with additional signaling that is used for setting parameters of the on-going voice media session to transfer the on-going media session at the mobile client from the first voice interface to the second voice interface;

controlling the data interface, in response to receiving the signaling from the enterprise network that is provided in response to the stealth call, to perform signaling for connecting a media stream from the third party with the enterprise network to handoff the voice media session the first voice interface to the second voice interface, and

controlling the data interface to perform signaling to cause a first client call leg that is connected between the first voice interface and the enterprise network to be disconnected after the on-going media session has been transferred to the second voice interface.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises providing an indication of voice radio coverage for the mobile client for at least one of the first radio technology and the second radio technology, and determining which of the first voice interface and the second voice interface to utilize for the voice media session based on the indication of voice radio coverage.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises providing the indication of voice radio coverage based on monitoring a radio signal received via the least one of the first radio technology and the second radio technology.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises providing the indication of voice radio coverage based on a location of the mobile client.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the method further comprises controlling the handing off of the voice media session between the mobile client and the third party from the given voice interface to the another voice interface based on the indication of voice radio coverage during the on-going voice media session.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein, during the on-going media session between the mobile client and the third party via the given voice interface, the method further comprises controlling the data interface to initiate signaling in response to determining that the on-going media session between the mobile client and the third party at least one of (i) can be sustained sufficiently using the second radio technology via the second voice interface and (ii) cannot be sustained sufficiently using the first radio technology via the first voice interface.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the first voice interface comprises a cellular radio interface for communication via a cellular radio technology, and

wherein the second voice interface comprises a voice over internet protocol interface.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein each of the stealth call and the call placed to the mobile client from the third party are routed to a common public telephone number corresponding to the mobile client.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises sending a signaling request via the data interface of the mobile client to the third party that includes session description information for the another voice interface.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the enterprise network comprises a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) interface to create, modify and/or terminate a session with the mobile client and the third party in response to instructions and the signaling provided by the call control of the mobile client.

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