IP Library Granted Patent US 9,001,738
Granted Patent B2
US 9,001,738 · App. 13/776,113 · Granted Apr 7, 2015

Message generating arrangement

Inventors: Norbert Schwagmann (Braunschweig, DE); Sabine van Niekerk (Unterhaching, DE); Maik Bienas (Braunschweig, DE)
Assignee: Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
H04W76/026H04W76/025H04L65/1016H04L65/104H04L65/103
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Patent No.
US 9,001,738
App. No.
13/776,113
Granted
Apr 7, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A message generating arrangement determines whether a first communication terminal of a communication system can participate, by means of packet-switching network elements of the communication system, in a communication link in which a second communication terminal of the communication system is participating by means of circuit-switching network elements of the communication system, and generates a message on the basis of the result of the determination.

Claims (30)

1. A message generating arrangement, comprising:

a determining device configured to determine whether a first communication terminal is configured to participate, by use of only packet-switching network elements and not configured to participate by use of circuit-switching network elements, in a communication link in which a second communication terminal is configured to participate by use of circuit-switching network elements; and

a message generating device configured to generate, if it has been determined that the first communication terminal is configured to participate, by use of only packet-switching network elements in a communication link in which the second communication terminal is configured to participate by use of circuit-switching network elements, a message comprising information to indicate that the first communication terminal supports that a packet-switched communication link and a circuit-switched communication link is enabled to exist in parallel between the first communication terminal and the second communication terminal.

2. The message generating arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the message generating arrangement is arranged in the first communication terminal.

3. The message generating arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the message comprises information to indicate that the first communication terminal supports Combining Circuit Switched (CS) calls and Internet Protocol Multimedia Sub-System (IMS) sessions (CSI).

4. The message generating arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the message generating device is to generate the message as part of a protocol conversion from a signalling protocol which is used by the packet-switching network elements, to a signalling protocol which is used by the circuit-switching network elements.

5. A message generating arrangement, comprising:

a determining device configured to determine whether a first communication terminal is both configured to participate, by use of Internet Protocol Multimedia Sub-System (IMS) network elements and not configured to participate by use of circuit-switching network elements, in a communication link in which a second communication terminal is configured to use Combining Circuit Switched calls and Internet Protocol Multimedia Sub-System (CSI); and

a message generating device configured to generate, if it has been determined that the first communication terminal is configured to participate by use of IMS network elements in a communication link in which the second communication terminal is configured to use CSI, a message comprising radio environment information to indicate that the first communication terminal is enabled to configured for participation in a communication link by use of circuit-switching and packet switching network elements simultaneously.

6. The message generating arrangement according to claim 5 , wherein the message generating arrangement is arranged in the first communication terminal.

7. The message generating arrangement according to claim 5 , wherein the message comprises radio environment information to indicate that the first communication terminal supports Combining Circuit Switched (CS) calls and Internet Protocol Multimedia Sub-System (IMS) sessions (CSI).

8. A message generating arrangement, comprising:

a determining device configured to determine, at a point of time when a first communication terminal has not yet requested to set up a multimedia communication session, whether the first communication terminal is enabled to participate, by use of only packet-switching network elements in a communication link in which a second communication terminal is enabled to participate by use of circuit-switching network elements and a message generating device configured to generate, if it has been determined that the first communication terminal is enabled to participate by use of only the packet-switching network elements in a communication link in which the second communication terminal is enabled to participate by use of the circuit-switching network elements, a message comprising information to indicate that the first communication terminal supports that a packet-switched communication link and a circuit-switched communication link is enabled to exist in parallel between the first communication terminal and the second communication terminal.

9. The message generating arrangement according to claim 8 , wherein the message generating device is configured to generate the message when the first communication terminal is registered with a network element for utilizing packet-switched communication links.

10. The message generating arrangement according to claim 8 , wherein the determining device is configured to determine whether Voice Call Continuity Between Circuit Switched (CS) and Internet Protocol Multimedia Sub-System (IMS) (VCC) is supported by the first communication terminal.

11. The message generating arrangement according to claim 8 , wherein the message comprises the information to indicate that the first communication terminal supports Combining Circuit Switched (CS) calls and Internet Protocol Multimedia Sub-System (IMS) sessions (CSI).

12. A message generating arrangement, comprising:

a determining device configured to determine whether a first communication terminal is enabled to participate by use of packet-switching network elements although the first communication terminal is enabled to exist currently not use circuit-switching network elements in a communication link in which a second communication terminal is to participate by use of circuit-switching network elements and a message generating device configured to generate, if it has been determined that the first communication terminal is enabled to participate by use of the packet-switching network elements in a communication link in which the second communication terminal is participating by use of the circuit-switching network elements, a message comprising information to indicate that the first communication terminal supports that a packet-switched communication link and a circuit- switched communication link is enabled to exist in parallel between the first communication terminal and the second communication terminal.

13. The message generating arrangement according to claim 12 , wherein the message generating arrangement is arranged in the first communication terminal.

14. The message generating arrangement according to claim 12 , wherein the message comprises the information to indicate that the first communication terminal supports Combining Circuit Switched (CS) calls and Internet Protocol Multimedia Sub-System (IMS) sessions (CSI).

15. A computer-implemented method comprising:

determining whether a first communication terminal is configured to participate, by use of only packet-switching network elements and not configured to participate by use of circuit-switching network elements, in a communication link in which a second communication terminal is configured to participate by use of circuit-switching network elements and

generating, if it has been determined that the first communication terminal is configured to participate, by use of only packet-switching network elements in a communication link in which the second communication terminal is configured to participate by use of circuit-switching network elements, a message comprising information to indicate that the first communication terminal supports that a packet-switched communication link and a circuit-switched communication link is enabled to exist in parallel between the first communication terminal and the second communication terminal.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the message comprises information to indicate that the first communication terminal supports Combining Circuit Switched (CS) calls and Internet Protocol Multimedia Sub-System (IMS) sessions (CSI).

17. The method of claim 15 , comprising generating the message as part of a protocol conversion from a signalling protocol for use by packet-switching network elements, to a signalling protocol for use by circuit-switching network elements.

18. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising instructions stored thereon, which executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:

determine whether a first communication terminal is configured to participate, by use of only packet-switching network elements and not configured to participate by use of circuit- switching network elements, in a communication link in which a second communication terminal is configured to participate by use of circuit-switching network elements and

generate, if it has been determined that the first communication terminal is configured to participate, by use of only packet-switching network elements in a communication link in which the second communication terminal is configured to participate by use of circuit-switching network elements, a message comprising information to indicate that the first communication terminal supports that a packet-switched communication link and a circuit-switched communication link is enabled to exist in parallel between the first communication terminal and the second communication terminal.

19. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the message comprises information to indicate that the first communication terminal supports Combining Circuit Switched (CS) calls and Internet Protocol Multimedia Sub-System (IMS) sessions (CSI).

20. The at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the generate the message is part of a protocol conversion from a signalling protocol for use by packet-switching network elements, to a signalling protocol for use by circuit-switching network elements.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 17, 2020
From: INTEL CORPORATION
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 053518/0765 →
CONFIRMATORY ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2018 Recorded Aug 12, 2020
From: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053477/0121 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 6, 2015
From: INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH
To: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 037057/0061 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 11765849 · Jun 20, 2007
Provisional Application 60815228 · Jun 20, 2006
Related Publication 20130170436A1 · Jul 4, 2013