Systems and methods for file sharing through mobile devices
Systems and methods are disclosed which relate to the sending and receiving of multimedia files between two devices while connected through a voice call. These devices are free to send any type of file through a direct connection without the need to hang up and call back just to see if the file was sent successfully. These methods work for a plurality of cellular and computer devices connected through a cellular network or other Internet Service Provider.
1. A communication device for sharing a file with a receiving device over an IP Multimedia System, the communication device comprising:
a transceiver enabling communication across an IP Multimedia System; and
logic enabling the communication device for:
transmitting a request to check and subsequently receiving a parameter of a receiving device engaged in a session initiation protocol based voice communication with the communication device over the IP Multimedia System, the parameter including a media receiving capability of the receiving device to receive a media file, the media file being one of a video, an audio, and a picture, and
initiating a packet-based data connection with the receiving device, the packet-based data connection being used to share a multimedia file with the receiving device, wherein the packet-based data connection uses a Packet Delivery Protocol (PDP).
2. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver is a cellular transceiver.
3. The communication device of claim 2 , wherein the transceiver enables communication with one of a global system for mobile communications (GSM) network, a code division multiple access (CDMA) network, and a time division multiple access (TDMA) network.
4. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the transceiver enables communication with one of a Wi-Fi, WiMax, cable, digital subscriber line (DSL), and plain old telephone system (POTS) network.
5. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein each of the communication device and the receiving device is allocated an IP address.
6. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the packet-based data connection uses the session initiation protocol to send and receive a file sharing request.
7. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the packet-based data connection uses a Realtime Transfer Protocol (RTP).
8. A communication device for receiving a multimedia file shared by a sharing device over an IP Multimedia System, the communication device comprising:
a transceiver enabling communication across an IP Multimedia System; and
logic on the communication device for
transmitting to a sharing device a parameter of the communication device, the sharing device being engaged in a session initiation protocol based voice communication with the communication device over the IP Multimedia System, the parameter being transmitted in response to a request received from the sharing device, the parameter including a media receiving capability of the communication device to receive a media file, the media file being one of a video, an audio, and a picture, and
accepting a file transfer request transmitted from the sharing device, the file transfer request including a request to initiate a packet-based data connection between the sharing device and the communication device,
wherein the packet-based data connection uses a Packet Delivery Protocol (PDP).
9. The communication device of claim 8 , wherein the transceiver is a cellular transceiver.
10. The communication device of claim 9 , wherein the transceiver enables communication with one of a global system for mobile communications (GSM) network, a code division multiple access (CDMA) network, and a time division multiple access (TDMA) network.
11. The communication device of claim 8 , wherein the transceiver enables communication with one of a Wi-Fi, WiMax, cable, digital subscriber line (DSL), and plain old telephone system (POTS) network.
12. The communication device of claim 8 , wherein each of the communication device and the sharing device is allocated an IP address.
13. The communication device of claim 8 , wherein the packet-based data connection uses the session initiation protocol to send and receive a file sharing request.
14. The communication device of claim 8 , wherein the packet-based data connection established between IP addresses uses the Realtime Transfer Protocol (RTP).
15. A method embodied on a computer-readable medium within a communication device for sharing a file with a receiving device over an IP Multimedia System, the method comprising program instructions for:
transmitting a request to check and subsequently receiving a parameter of the receiving device engaged in a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) based voice communication with the communication device over the IP Multimedia System, the parameter including a media-receiving capability of the receiving device to receive a media file, the media file being one of a video, an audio, and a picture; and
initiating a packet-based data connection with the receiving device, the packet-based data connection being used to share a multimedia file with the receiving device, wherein the packet-based data connection uses a Packet Delivery Protocol (PDP).
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising maintaining the SIP-based voice communication while sharing the multimedia file with the receiving device.