Setting mode of communication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10986140-B2
Application number	US-202016853025-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 20, 2020
Priority date	Oct 10, 2001
Publication date	Apr 20, 2021
Grant date	Apr 20, 2021

Abstract

A method in a communication system is disclosed. In the method a procedure for setting up a communication link between a first user equipment and a second user equipment via a communications network is initiated. Information regarding at least two modes of communication that can be used for communication via the communication link is signalled between the first and second user equipment. An indicator regarding a mode to be used for the communication is also signalled between the first user equipment and the second user equipment. After the signalling steps, a procedure for setting the mode of communication in accordance with the indicator is initiated in at least in one of the user equipment. According to an alternative embodiment signalling for reserving a possibility for at least tow different communication modes occurs between elements of the communication system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for setting up a communication link comprising a first communication leg between a first user equipment and a communication network and a second communication leg between a second user equipment and the communication network, the method comprising:
signalling, by the first user equipment, information regarding a plurality of modes supported by the first user equipment to the second user equipment via the communication network; and
receiving and displaying, by the first user equipment, an indicator indicating at least one of a plurality of modes supported by the second user equipment, the first user equipment and the second user equipment having at least two supported modes in common;
initiating, in the first user equipment, establishment of the communication link using at least one of a mode preferred by a user of the first user equipment and said indicator indicating the at least one mode supported by the second user equipment in the beginning of the communication link,
changing, at the first user equipment, to another mode of the at least two modes supported by the first user equipment and the second user equipment in response to an activation from either of the first user equipment and the second user equipment during the initiated communication,
wherein the first user equipment communicates with the second user equipment via a corresponding one of the first communication leg and the second communication leg, each comprising a respective wireless interface.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the communication link is established for a call.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the modes are related to a call communication.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the modes comprise at least speech call and video call.

5. An apparatus for setting up a communication link comprising a first communication leg between the apparatus and a communication network and a second communication leg between a user equipment and the communication network, apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code, where the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to at least:
signal information regarding a plurality of modes supported by the apparatus to the user equipment via the communication network;
receive and display an indicator indicating at least one of a plurality of modes supported by the user equipment, the apparatus and the user equipment having at least two supported modes in common;
initiate establishment of the communication link using at least one of a mode preferred by a user of the apparatus and said indicator indicating the at least one mode supported by the user equipment in the beginning of the communication link; and
change to another mode of the at least two modes supported by the apparatus and the user equipment in response to an activation from either of the apparatus and the user equipment during the initiated communication,

wherein the apparatus communicates with the user equipment via a corresponding one of the first communication leg and the second communication leg, each comprising a respective wireless interface.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the communication link is established for a call.

7. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the modes are related to a call communication.

8. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the modes comprise at least speech call and video call.

Assignees

• Conversant Wireless Licensing Sarl

Inventors

• Rasanen Juha
• Back Juha
• Kallio Juha
• Kallio Seppo
• Lindfors Juha
• Oravainen Juha

Classifications

• H04W28/18 Primary

  Negotiating wireless communication parameters · CPC title

• H04L65/1066 Primary

  Session management · CPC title

• H04W76/20

  Manipulation of established connections · CPC title

• H04M1/724

  User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones · CPC title

• H04W76/10

  Connection setup · CPC title