Transferring a communication session
View Patent ↗Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, in which a call transfer can be performed independently of a positive final response in a call transfer to the a third party subject of the call transfer. In some implementations, a first party to the communications session can send a drop/disconnect signal after initiating the call transfer or after receiving an acknowledgement of the initiation of a call transfer.
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
a) initiating a call transfer from a first media terminal adapter to a third media terminal adapter, the transfer being initiated by sending a connection request to the third media terminal adapter;
b) receiving a final response at the first media terminal adapter from a second media terminal adapter, the final response notifying the first media terminal adapter that a signaling response was received at the second media terminal adapter;
c) initializing a timer in a processor associated with the first media terminal adapter;
d) sending a drop signal from the first media terminal adapter to the second media terminal adapter upon expiration of the timer.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the timer expires immediately such that the drop request is sent immediately after receiving the final response, and wherein the drop request is sent independently of a positive final response.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the timer expires after a fixed period of time.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the timer expires after a variable amount of time.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the timer expires after a random period of time.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the timer is provisionable.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the timer is provisionable by a manufacturer of the first media terminal adapter.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the timer is provisionable by an administrator of a network associated with the first media terminal adapter.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the timer is provisionable by a user of the first media terminal adapter.
10. A computer-implemented method, comprising
a) sending a call transfer request from a communications interface associated with a first media terminal adapter to a second media terminal adapter, the first and second media terminal adapters being parties to a communications session;
c) initializing a timer in a processor associated with the first media terminal adapter;
d) sending a drop request from the communications interface to the second media terminal adapter upon expiration of the timer, the drop request being sent independently of receiving notification that a communication session between the second media terminal adapter and a third party subject of the call transfer request has been established.
11. A media terminal adapter, comprising:
a) at least one media terminal adapter communication interface communicatively coupling the media terminal adapter to one or more networks;
b) a system data store capable of storing a timer value associated with transfer requests; and
c) a system processor in communication with the system data store and the at least one media terminal adapter communication interface to manage a first communications session between the media terminal adapter and a second party, wherein the system processor comprises one or more processing elements and wherein the system processor:
i) initiates a call transfer to send a connection request from the at least media terminal adapter communication interface to a third party;
ii) receives a final response from a second party;
iii) initializes a timer in a processor associated with the first media terminal adapter upon receipt of the final response, independent of the value of the final response;
iv) instructs the communications interface to send a drop request to the second party upon expiration of the timer, independent of the value of the final response.
12. The media terminal adapter of claim 11 , wherein the timer expires immediately such that the drop request is sent immediately after receiving the final response.
13. The media terminal adapter of claim 11 , wherein the timer expires after a fixed period of time.
14. The media terminal adapter of claim 11 , wherein the timer expires after a variable amount of time.
15. The media terminal adapter of claim 14 , wherein the timer expires after a random period of time.
16. The media terminal adapter of claim 11 , wherein the timer is provisionable.
17. The media terminal adapter of claim 16 , wherein the timer is provisionable by one or more of a manufacturer of the media terminal adapter, an administrator of a network associated with the media terminal adapter, or a user of the media terminal adapter.
18. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having instructions stored thereon, the one or more computer readable media, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
a) initiating a call transfer from a first media terminal adapter to a third media terminal adapter, the transfer being initiated by sending a connection request to the third media terminal adapter;
b) receiving a final response at the first media terminal adapter from a second media terminal adapter, the final response notifying the first media terminal adapter that a signaling response was received at the second media terminal adapter;
c) initializing a timer in a processor associated with the first media terminal adapter;
d) sending a drop signal from first media terminal adapter to the second media terminal adapter upon expiration of the timer.