Granted Patent B2

US 9,479,345 · App. 13/396,583 · Granted Oct 25, 2016

Inventors: Anjur S. Krishnakumar (Princeton, NJ); Shalini Yajnik (Berkeley Heights, NJ)

Assignee: Avaya Inc.

H04L12/1822H04L12/189

Abstract

Claims (41)

1. A method for transferring an ongoing communication session to a mobile device, comprising:

receiving, by the mobile device from a first communications terminal, via a first communication channel an information message comprising an identification of the ongoing communication session, wherein the ongoing communication session is between the first communication terminal and a second communication terminal;

converting, by the mobile device, the information message to session setup information,

sending, by the mobile device, via a second communication channel a join request to a communication session server managing the ongoing communication session,

wherein the join request comprises at least a portion of the session setup information;

joining, by the mobile device, the ongoing communication session; and

sending, by the mobile device, via the second communication channel a confirmation message to the communication session server confirming the mobile device joined the ongoing communication session, wherein the mobile device and the first communication terminal are associated with a same user.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first communication channel comprises a line-of-sight optical channel from a visual display of the information message to an image sensor.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information message comprises a QR code.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing an indicator to the ongoing communication session when the ongoing communication session has been transferred to the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first communication channel comprises a wireless channel configured to operate between the first communication terminal and the mobile device.

6. A method for transferring an ongoing communication session from a mobile device to a nonparticipating conference-enabled computer, comprising:

while the mobile device is participating in the ongoing communication session, receiving, by the mobile device, via a first communication channel an information message comprising an identification of the nonparticipating conference-enabled computer;

sending, by the mobile device, via a second communication channel a request to push the ongoing communication session to the nonparticipating conference-enabled computer,

wherein the request comprises the identification of the nonparticipating conference-enabled computer and session setup information;

receiving, by the mobile device, a confirmation message that the ongoing communication session has been pushed to the nonparticipating conference-enabled computer; and

closing, by the mobile device, the ongoing communication session to the mobile device based on the confirmation message, wherein the mobile device and the nonparticipating conference-enabled computer are associated with a same user.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first communication channel comprises a line-of-sight optical channel from a visual display of the information message to an image sensor.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the information message comprises a QR code.

9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising providing an indicator to the ongoing communication session when the ongoing communication session has been pushed to the nonparticipating conference-enabled computer.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first communication channel comprises a wireless channel configured to operate between a transmitter of the information message and a receiver of the information message.

11. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second communication channel comprises a communication channel to a communication server.

12. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second communication channel comprises a peer-to-peer communication channel.

13. A system to change a set of participating members of an ongoing communication session, comprising:

a first communication-enabled member comprising:

a first communication transceiver configured to convey the ongoing communication session; and

a first interface to a short-range communication link;

a mobile device comprising:

a second communication transceiver enabled to convey the ongoing communication session; and

a second interface to the short-range communication link configured to communicate with the first interface; and

a communication server comprising:

a memory device storing executable instructions, and

a processor in communication with the first memory device and the second memory device, wherein the processor when executing the executable instructions:

transfers the ongoing communication session from the first communication-enabled member to the mobile device in response to a first formatted message from the mobile device;

transfers the ongoing communication session from the mobile device to the first communication-enabled member in response to a second formatted message from the mobile device;

receives from the mobile device, when the ongoing communication session is transferred from the first communication-enabled member to the mobile device, a first confirmation message confirming the transfer of the ongoing communication session to the mobile device;

receives from the first communication-enabled member, when the ongoing communication session is transferred from the mobile device to the first communication-enabled member, a second confirmation message confirming the transfer of the ongoing communication session to the first communication-enabled member; and

closes the ongoing communication session with the one of the first communication-enabled member and the mobile device from which the ongoing communication session was transferred, wherein the ongoing communication session is conveyed by a communication channel different from the short-range communication link, wherein the first communication-enabled member and the mobile device are associated with a same user.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the short-range communication link comprises a line-of-sight optical channel to convey a visual display of a recognizable optical pattern.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the processor when executing the executable instructions provides an indicator to the ongoing communication session when the communication session has been transferred from one of the mobile device and the first communication-enabled member.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the short-range communication link comprises a wireless channel configured to operate between the mobile device and the first communication-enabled member.

Assignments (21)

Continuity (1)