Multimedia conversation transfer
US9276982B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/173
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method performed by a conversation manager in a communications network includes establishing a multimedia conversation between a first device associated with a first user and at least one endpoint associated with at least one other user, the multimedia conversation comprising at least two different media types according to respective and different protocol types. The method further includes receiving an instruction to transfer the conversation from the first device of the first user to a second device, adding the second device to the multimedia conversation by establishing connections for the at least two different media types to the second device, and removing the first device from the multimedia conversation by removing connections for the at least two media types to the first device.
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