Multi-mode mobile telephone terminal allowing the transfer of a telephone call from one wireless network to another
View Patent ↗A multimode mobile telephone terminal (T 1 ) allowing the transfer of a telephone call from one wireless network to another, comprising: an interface (CSI) for supporting circuit-switched calls, an interface (PSI) for supporting packet-switched calls, a call transfer manager (HOM) for deciding on call transfers, an access monitor (ACM) for activating or deactivating the devices (D 1 -D 4 , . . . etc.) that said interfaces (CSI and PSI) comprise, based on: information on the state of those devices' availability, the type and state of the radio connectivity offered by the terminal, and preferences defined by a user or mobile fleet administrator; a call manager (CH) for: managing the calls presented to the user based on the current status of each of the devices (D 1 -D 4 . . . etc.) that the interface (CSI) comprises to support circuit-switched calls, and that the interface (PSI) comprises to support packet-switched calls, and managing the switchover of a multimedia session, should the need arise, from one device (D 1 -D 4 . . . etc.) to another based on signals from the call transfer manager (HOM); This call manager (CH) comprises an abstraction layer (AL) that makes it possible to exchange generic commands and generic information with any communication device D 1 -D 4 . . . etc that the interface (CSI) may comprise to support circuit-switched calls, and that the interface (PSI) may comprise to support packet-switched calls.
1. A multi mode mobile telephone terminal allowing the transfer of a telephone call from one wireless network to another, comprising:
an interface configured to support circuit-switched calls, comprising a plurality of communication devices corresponding to different protocols for circuit-switched calls;
an interface configured to support packet-switched calls, comprising a plurality of communication devices corresponding to different protocols for packet-switched calls;
a call transfer manager configured to decide on call transfers;
an access monitor configured to activate or deactivate the devices that said interfaces comprise, based on:
information on the state of those devices' availability,
the type and state of the radio connectivity offered by the terminal,
and preferences defined by a user or mobile fleet administrator;
a call manager configured to:
manage the calls presented to the user based on the current status of the devices that the interface comprises to support circuit-switched calls, and that the interface comprises to support packet-switched calls,
and manage the switchover of a multimedia session, should the need arise, from one device to another based on signals from the call transfer manager;
wherein said plurality of communication devices corresponding to different protocols for circuit-switched calls are configured to establish multimedia sessions,
wherein said plurality of communication devices corresponding to different protocols for packet-switched calls are configured to establish multimedia sessions,
wherein the call manager comprises an abstraction layer that makes it possible to exchange generic commands and generic information with at least one communication device that the interface may comprise to support circuit-switched calls, and that the interface may comprise to support packet-switched calls;
wherein said abstraction layer that makes it possible to exchange generic commands and generic information is configured to:
activate and deactivate the communication devices,
initiate, accept, and end a multimedia session;
and check the current state of the communication devices.
2. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein said abstraction layer that makes it possible to exchange generic commands and generic information is configured to register the call manager with the communication devices in order to be able to transmit to the call manager the notifications related to the current state of the communication sessions.
3. The terminal according to claim 2 , wherein said abstraction layer that makes it possible to exchange genetic orders and generic orders is configured to characterize the multimedia sessions established by way of the communication devices in order to make it possible to associate said sessions with a single call being transferred.
4. The terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the call manager is configured to associate a plurality of multimedia sessions established through communication devices with an single call being transferred.