Methods and arrangement for implementing an active call handover by employing a switching component

US7565159B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DiVitas Networks, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Snehal Karia · Merced, US
• Atul Bhatnagar · Saratoga, US
• Weijian Qian · Fremont, US
• Prashant Chauhan · Mount Prospect, US
• Rajesh Palakkal · Groton, US
• Joshua Marder · Bellingham, US
• Rushika Panchal · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: May 14, 2007
• Grant date: Jul 21, 2009
• Expiry date: May 14, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M7/1235
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An active call handover arrangement for managing a handover between a plurality of telecommunication devices associated with a public extension number is provided. The arrangement includes a mobility server configured to manage a telecommunication session between a telecommunication device of a third-party caller and a first telecommunication device of the plurality of telecommunication devices. The arrangement also includes a switch component configured to be associated with at least one telecommunication device of the plurality of telecommunication devices. At least one telecommunication device is configured to include mobility client software. The switch component is also configured to enable a user to perform the handover between the first telecommunication device and a second telecommunication device of the plurality of telecommunication devices.