Multi-streaming communication session

US8971205B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8971205-B2
Application numberUS-201414171854-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 4, 2014
Priority dateDec 19, 2011
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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A communication session between a first communication device and a second communication device is hosted in an Internet Protocol (IP) based packet data network. A contact server functions as a bridge service between the first communication device and the second communication device. A communication link between the first communication device and the contact server or the second communication device and the contact server is initially a voice-over IP (VoIP) communication link over a wireless data network comprised of a first packet data media stream. The contact server receives the first packet data media stream and at least one other packet data media stream from the first communication device and combines them into a single packet data media stream before transmitting the combined single packet data media stream to the second communication device.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method comprising: hosting a communication session between a first communication device and a second communication device in an Internet Protocol (IP) based packet data network in which a contact server functions as a bridge service between the first communication device and the second communication device enabling the exchange of media streams between the first and second communication devices, wherein the contact server has established separate com…

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What does patent US8971205B2 cover?
A communication session between a first communication device and a second communication device is hosted in an Internet Protocol (IP) based packet data network. A contact server functions as a bridge service between the first communication device and the second communication device. A communication link between the first communication device and the contact server or the second communication de…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Bandwidth Com Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W36/0016. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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