Method for establishing network connections between stationary terminals and remote devices through mobile devices
View Patent ↗A technique is provided for a seamless and transparent handoff from a user's mobile device to the user's stationary terminal of a network address of a remote device for the purpose of establishing a direct communication channel between the stationary terminal and a remote device, where the remote device first contacted the user's mobile device to initiate communications with the users.
1. A method for establishing a data communications session between a stationary terminal and a remote device using a mobile device proximate to the stationary terminal, the method comprising:
establishing a communication link through a wireless communication technology between the stationary terminal and the proximate mobile device wherein the proximate mobile device operates within a cellular wireless network system;
opening a listening port on the proximate mobile device to receive communications through a push messaging service;
receiving, at the listening port and through the push messaging service, a message from the remote device, wherein such message comprises a network address and listening port related to the remote device; and
transmitting the network address and listening port received by the mobile device to the stationary terminal though the wireless communication technology, wherein the stationary terminal receives the network address and listening port, transmits a response to the network address and listening port related to the remote device, and establishes a data connection with the remote device for data communications.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication technology comprises Bluetooth.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication technology comprises WiFi.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the push messaging service comprises SMS.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cellular wireless network system supports TCP/IP based communications, the listening port comprises a TCP port and the data connection comprises a TCP connection.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network address comprises an IP address.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the data communication includes a voice call.
8. The method of claim 6 where the data communication includes an instant messaging session.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message from the remote device is associated with a voice call.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the stationary station alerts the user of the voice call.
11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage media encoded with a computer program for establishing a data communications session between a stationary terminal and a remote device using a mobile device proximate to the stationary terminal, the computer program comprising computer executable instructions for:
establishing a communication link through a wireless communication technology between the stationary terminal and the proximate mobile device wherein the proximate mobile device operates within a cellular wireless network system;
opening a listening port on the proximate mobile device to receive communications through a push messaging service;
receiving, at the listening port and through the push messaging service, a message from the remote device, wherein such message comprises a network address and listening port related to the remote device; and
transmitting the network address and listening port received by the mobile device to the stationary terminal though the wireless communication technology, wherein the stationary terminal receives the network address and listening port, transmits a response to the network address and listening port related to the remote device, and establishes a data connection with the remote device for data communications.
12. The media of claim 11 wherein the wireless communication technology comprises Bluetooth.
13. The media of claim 11 wherein the wireless communication technology comprises WiFi.
14. The media of claim 11 wherein the push messaging service comprises SMS.
15. The media of claim 11 wherein the cellular wireless network system supports TCP/IP based communications, the listening port comprises a TCP port and the data connection comprises a TCP connection.
16. The media of claim 11 wherein the network address comprises an IP address.
17. The media of claim 16 , wherein the data communication includes a voice call.
18. The media of claim 16 where the data communication includes an instant messaging session.
19. The media of claim 11 wherein the message from the remote device is associated with a voice call.
20. The media of claim 19 wherein the stationary station alerts the user of the voice call.