Maintaining connectivity during call-setup

US9060366B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9060366-B2
Application numberUS-201313921793-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 19, 2013
Priority dateJun 19, 2013
Publication dateJun 16, 2015
Grant dateJun 16, 2015

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A server device may receive a call setup request from a first user device; provide the call setup request towards a second user device; receive a provisional response message based on providing the call setup request; and provide the provisional response message towards the first user device. The first or second user device may be connected to a network device to provide or receive the call setup request, the provisional, a response to the call setup request, or an acknowledgement. The server device may provide, based on receiving the call setup request or the provisional response, one or more messages towards the first user device or towards the second user device to prevent the first or second user device from disconnecting from the network device, to reduce a delay in receiving by the first user device, the provisional response and the response to the call setup request.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: receiving, by a server device, a call setup request from a first user device that is destined for a second user device; providing, by the server device, the call setup request towards the second user device; receiving, by the server device, a provisional response from the second user device destined for the first user device based on providing the call setup request towards the second user device, the provisional response indicating…

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What does patent US9060366B2 cover?
A server device may receive a call setup request from a first user device; provide the call setup request towards a second user device; receive a provisional response message based on providing the call setup request; and provide the provisional response message towards the first user device. The first or second user device may be connected to a network device to provide or receive the call set…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc, Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W76/25. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 16 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).