IP Library Granted Patent US 10,237,402
Granted Patent B1
US 10,237,402 · App. 15/997,080 · Granted Mar 19, 2019

Management of communications between devices

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Patent No.
US 10,237,402
App. No.
15/997,080
Granted
Mar 19, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

According to one or more aspects of the present disclosure, operations may include conducting, by a host device, first communication with a first device over a first network. The operations may further include conducting, by the host device based on the first communication, second communication with the first device over a second network when the first device is disconnected from the first network. The operations may also include obtaining, by the host device, a request for a communication session from a second device while the host device is conducting the second communication with the first device over the second network. In addition, the operations may include sending, by the host device, a request notification to the first device over the second network based on the host device conducting the second communication with the first device. The request notification may notify the first device of the request.

Claims (50)

1. A method of managing communications, the method comprising:

conducting, by a host device, first communication with a first device over a short-range wireless network in which the host device and the first device are both connected to the short-range wireless network during the first communication and both conduct the first communication using first communication protocols of the short-range wireless network;

conducting, by the host device based on information exchanged between the host device and the first device during the first communication, second communication with the first device over a wide area network when the first device is disconnected from the short-range wireless network;

obtaining, by the host device, a request for a communication session from a second device while the host device is conducting the second communication with the first device over the wide area network;

sending, by the host device, a request notification to the first device over the wide area network based on the host device conducting the second communication with the first device, the request notification notifying the first device of the request for the communication session; and

in response to receiving an acceptance of the request for the communication session from the first device as a response to the request notification:

receiving, at the host device, first device media obtained by the first device in association with the communication session; and

communicating, by the host device, the first device media to the second device during the communication session.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining a transcription of second device audio obtained by the second device in association with the communication session; and

communicating the transcription to the first device.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, at the host device, second device media obtained by the second device in association with the communication session; and

communicating, by the host device, the second device media to the first device during the communication session.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending the request notification to the first device in response to the host device and the first device both being associated with a same user.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending, by the host device, the request notification over the short-range wireless network to a third device connected to the short-range wireless network prior to sending the request notification to the first device over the wide area network; and

sending the request notification to the first device in response to determining a declination of the request for the communication session by the third device.

6. At least one non-transitory computer-readable media configured to store one or more instructions that in response to being executed by at least one computing system cause performance of operations, the operations comprising:

conducting, by a host device, first communication with a first device over a short-range wireless network in which the host device and the first device are both connected to the short-range wireless network during the first communication and both conduct the first communication using first communication protocols of the short-range wireless network;

conducting, by the host device based on information exchanged between the host device and the first device during the first communication, second communication with the first device over a wide area network when the first device is disconnected from the short-range wireless network;

obtaining, by the host device, a request for a communication session from a second device while the host device is conducting the second communication with the first device over the wide area network;

sending, by the host device, a request notification to the first device over the wide area network based on the host device conducting the second communication with the first device, the request notification notifying the first device of the request for the communication session;

in response to receiving an acceptance of the request for the communication session from the first device as a response to the request notification:

receiving, at the host device, first device media obtained by the first device in association with the communication session; and

communicating, by the host device, the first device media to the second device during the communication session.

7. The computer-readable media of claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise:

obtaining a transcription of second device audio obtained by the second device in association with the communication session; and

communicating the transcription to the first device.

8. The computer-readable media of claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise sending the request notification to the first device in response to the host device and the first device both being associated with a same user.

9. The computer-readable media of claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise:

sending, by the host device, the request notification over the short-range wireless network to a third device connected to the short-range wireless network prior to sending the request notification to the first device over the wide area network; and

sending the request notification to the first device in response to determining a declination of the request for the communication session by the third device.

10. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more computer-readable media configured to store instructions that, in response to being executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations, the operations comprising:

conducting first communication with a first device over a short-range wireless network in which the system and the first device are both connected to the short-range wireless network during the first communication and both conduct the first communication using first communication protocols of the short-range wireless network;

conducting, based on information exchanged with the first device during the first communication, second communication with the first device over a wide area network when the first device is disconnected from the short-range wireless network;

obtaining a request for a communication session from a second device while the system is conducting the second communication with the first device over the wide area network;

sending a request notification to the first device over the wide area network based on the system conducting the second communication with the first device, the request notification notifying the first device of the request for the communication session;

in response to receiving an acceptance of the request for the communication session from the first device as a response to the request notification:

receiving first device media obtained by the first device in association with the communication session; and

communicating the first device media to the second device during the communication session.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:

obtaining a transcription of second device audio obtained by the second device in association with the communication session; and

communicating the transcription to the first device.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise sending the request notification to the first device in response to the system and the first device both being associated with a same user.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:

sending the request notification over the short-range wireless network to a third device connected to the short-range wireless network prior to sending the request notification to the first device over the wide area network; and

sending the request notification to the first device in response to determining a declination of the request for the communication session by the third device.

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