Media escalation with use of endpoint adapter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9282489-B2
Application number	US-201313897349-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 17, 2013
Priority date	May 17, 2013
Publication date	Mar 8, 2016
Grant date	Mar 8, 2016

Abstract

An endpoint adaptor and methods of operating the same are provided. The endpoint adaptor provides a single persistent view of a mobile communication device to a network and network-based applications. Moreover, the ability to leverage the endpoint adapter to transition a communication session to include additional media types while the communication session is in-progress is also disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
registering, by a processor, a first communication module of a communication device with an endpoint adapter, the first communication module registering with the endpoint adapter via a first communication network that uses a first addressing schema to contact the communication device;
enabling, by the processor, a communication session to occur while the first communication module is registered with the endpoint adapter, the communication session utilizing a first media type that is supported by the first communication network;
registering, by the processor, a second communication module of the communication device with the endpoint adapter, the second communication module registering with the endpoint adapter via a second communication network that uses a second addressing schema to contact the communication device;
after the second communication module has registered with the endpoint adapter, utilizing, by the processor, the second communication module to add a second media type to the communication session while the communication session is in-progress, wherein the second media type comprises a media type not supported by the first communication network, wherein the communication session is initiated when the communication device is within communication proximity of the first communication network and not within communication proximity of the second communication network;
determining, by the processor, that the communication device has moved within communication proximity of the second communication network; and
after determining that the communication device has moved within communication proximity of the second communication network, allowing, by the processor, the second communication module to register with the endpoint adapter such that the second media type can be added to the communication session.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the endpoint adapter presents the first and second communication modules to an enterprise network as a single device and wherein the second media type is added to the communication session without disrupting the communication session.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the endpoint adapter transmits a re-INVITE to communication devices within the enterprise network to transition the communication session to the second communication module.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first communication network comprises at least one of a cellular network and a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and wherein the first media type comprises voice.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second media type comprises video.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second communication network comprises a data network.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second addressing schema uses at least one of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) addresses to contact the communication device and wherein the second media type comprises video.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second media type is added by sending one or more re-INVITE messages to devices already involved in the communication session.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the one or more re-INVITE messages are transmitted to one or more Back-to-Back User Agents (B2BUAs) that are sequenced into a signaling path of the communication session.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to determining that the communication device has moved within communication proximity of the second communication network, providing a user of the communication device with a query as to whether or not the user wants to add the second media type to the communication session.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
analyzing one or more rules in a rules engine that define communication preferences of a user of the communication device;
in response to determining that the communication device has moved within communication proximity of the second communication network and based on an analysis of the one or more rules, automatically registering the second communication module with the endpoint adapter.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions that cause a computing system to execute a method, the instructions comprising:
instructions that cause a processor to register a first communication module of a communication device with an endpoint adapter, the first communication module registering with the endpoint adapter via a first communication network that uses a first addressing schema to contact the communication device;
instructions that cause a processor to enable a communication session to occur while the first communication module is registered with the endpoint adapter, the communication session utilizing a first media type that is supported by the first communication network;
instructions that cause a processor to register a second communication module of the communication device with the endpoint adapter, the second communication module registering with the endpoint adapter via a second communication network that uses a second addressing schema to contact the communication device;
instructions that cause a processor to, after the second communication module has registered with the endpoint adapter, add a second media type to the communication session via the second communication module while the communication session is in-progress, wherein the second media type comprises a media type not supported by the first communication network, wherein the communication session is initiated when the communication device is within communication proximity of the first communication network and not within communication proximity of the second communication network;
instructions that cause a processor to determine that the communication device has moved within communication proximity of the second communication network; and
instructions that cause a processor to, after determining that the communication device has moved within communication proximity of the second communication network, allow the second communication module to, register with the endpoint adapter such that the second media type can be added to the communication session.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the endpoint adapter presents the first and second communication modules to an enterprise network as a single device and wherein the second media type is added to the communication session without disrupting the communication session.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the endpoint adapter transmits a re-INVITE to communication devices within the enterprise network to transition the communication session to the second communication module.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the first communication network comprises at least one of a cellular network and a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), wherein the first media type comprises voice, and wherein the first communication network is unable to support the second media type.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the second media type is added by sending one or more re-INVITE messages to devices already involved in the communication session.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the one or more re-INVITE messages are transmitted to one or more Back-to-Back User Agents (B2BUAs) that are sequenced into a signaling path of the communication session.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the communication session is initiated when the

Assignees

• Avaya Inc

Inventors

• Ezell Joel M

Classifications

• H04W36/0022 Primary

  for transferring data sessions between adjacent core network technologies · CPC title

• H04W36/00224 Primary

  between packet switched [PS] and circuit switched [CS] network technologies, e.g. circuit switched fallback [CSFB] · CPC title