Data network access selection, migration and quality management systems and methods
AssigneeInvestel Capital Corporation
InventorBenoit Laliberte
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Abstract
Described are various embodiments of a data network subscriber access, migration and quality management system and method. Some embodiments provide a system and method for maintaining a call between a calling device and a recipient device as the calling device migrates between distinct data networks. Other embodiments provide a system for modulating available data communication bandwidth to a plurality of fixed data network addresses.
Claims20
A method for maintaining a call between a calling device and a recipient device as the calling device migrates between distinct data networks, the method comprising:
- receiving a call initialization request at a data server from an originating data network address on an originating data network accessible to the calling device, wherein said call initialization request comprises a call recipient identifier;
- intermediating initialization of the call with the recipient device over a recipient network using said call recipient identifier to establish the call between the calling device and the recipient device;
- relaying outbound voice communications from, and inbound voice communications to, said originating data network address over said originating data network once the call has been established;
- receiving a new outbound communication initiated by the calling device from a new data network connection having a new data network address;
- automatically associating said new data network address with the call;
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- relaying subsequent outbound voice communications from, and subsequent inbound voice communications to, said new data address to maintain the call without reinitializing the call connection with the calling device.
A method for maintaining a call between a calling device and a recipient device as the recipient device migrates between distinct data networks, the method comprising:
- receiving a call initialization request at a data server from the calling device, wherein said call initialization request comprises a call recipient identifier;
- intermediating initialization of the call with the recipient device over an originating recipient data network using said call recipient identifier to establish the call between the calling device and the recipient device;
- relaying outbound voice communications from, and inbound voice communications to an originating data network address associated with the recipient device once the call has been established;
- receiving a new outbound communication initiated by the recipient device from a new data network connection having a new data network address;
- automatically associating said new data network address with the call;
- and relaying subsequent outbound voice communications from, and subsequent inbound voice communications to, said new data address to maintain the call without reinitializing a call connection with the recipient device.
A voice-over data call intermediation system comprising:
- a network-accessible voice-over-data server operable to:
- receive a call initialization request from an originating data network address on an originating data network accessible to a given calling device, wherein said call initialization request comprises a call recipient identifier;
- intermediate initialization of a call with a recipient device over a recipient network using said call recipient identifier to establish a call between said calling device and said recipient device;
- relay outbound voice communications from, and inbound voice communications to, said originating data network address over said originating data network once said call has been established;
- automatically identify a new outbound communication initiated by said calling device from a new data network connection having a new data network address as originating from said calling device as part of said call established with said recipient device;
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- relay subsequent outbound voice communications from, and subsequent inbound voice communications to, said new data address to maintain said call without re-initializing a call connection with said calling device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.