Switching user devices in a packet-based network
US8885601B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4223
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system comprising: a first user device and at least a second user device for a same user, at least one of the first and second user devices being a household media appliance, and each being installed with a respective instance of a communication client application for conducting voice or video calls over a packet-based network. Each instance is associated with a same user identifier identifying the same user, a first of the instances is associated with a first subidentifier, and a second of the instances is associated with a second subidentifier. The instances are configured so as, during an ongoing call conducted over a first network connection established based on the user identifier and the first sub-identifier, after the call has been answered, to establish a second network connection based on the user identifier and the second sub-identifier and to switch the call to the second network connection.
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