System and method for transmitting and receiving a call on a home network
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJe-Young MAENG, Se-Hee Han, Fei Fei Feng, Dong-Shin Jung, Joo-Yeol Lee
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Abstract
A system and method for transmitting/receiving a call on a home network. When a request for call transmission/reception is made, a CP selects a target electronic device to/from which to transmit/receive a call from among at least one electronic device, establishes a connection for call transmission/reception between a terminal and the selected target electronic device, and controls the call transmission/reception between the terminal and the selected target electronic device.
Claims34
A method for transmitting and receiving a call by a home network Control Point (CP), the method comprising:
- requesting a server and a client for media capability information;
- receiving the requested media capability information from each of the server and the client;
- selecting the media capability information of the server and the client in order to transmit and receive the call;
- establishing a connection between the server and the client by making reference to the selected media capability information;
- and
- controlling the server and the client between which the connection is established.
A method for transmitting and receiving a call by a home network server, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for media capability information from a Control Point (CP);
- transmitting the requested media capability information to the CP;
- allowing the CP to establish a connection to a client;
- and
- allowing the CP to control the home network server together with the client to which the connection is established.
A method for transmitting and receiving a call by a home network client, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for media capability information from a Control Point (CP);
- transmitting the requested media capability information to the CP;
- allowing the CP to establish a connection to a server;
- and
- allowing the CP to control the home network client together with the server to which the connection is established.
A method for providing a home network service, the method comprising:
- transmitting a request for media capability information from a Control Point (CP) to a server and a client;
- transmitting the requested media capability information from the server and the client to the CP;
- upon receiving the requested media capability information by the CP, selecting the media capability information of the server and the client in order to transmit and receive a call;
- establishing a connection between the server and the client by making reference to the selected media capability information by the CP;
- and
- controlling the server and the client, between which the connection is established, by the CP.
A home network Control Point (CP), the home network CP comprising:
- request means for requesting a server and a client for media capability information;
- reception means for receiving the requested media capability information from each of the server and the client;
- selection means for selecting the media capability information of the server and the client in order to transmit and receive a call;
- establishment means for establishing a connection between the server and the client by using the selected media capability information;
- and
- control means for controlling the server and the client between which the connection is established.
A home network server, the home network server comprising:
- a server management service unit for receiving a request for media capability information from a Control Point (CP), transmitting the requested media capability information to the CP, and allowing the CP to establish a connection to a client;
- and
- a server transmission service unit for allowing the CP to control the home network server together with the client to which the connection is established.
A home network client, the home network client comprising:
- a client management service unit for receiving a request for media capability information from a Control Point (CP), transmitting the requested media capability information to the CP, and allowing the CP to establish a connection to a server;
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- a client transmission service unit for allowing the CP to control the home network client together with the server to which the connection is established.
A system for providing a home network service, the system comprising:
- a server and a client for transmitting media capability information to a Control Point (CP) at a request of the CP, allowing the CP to establish a connection between the server and the client, and being controlled by the CP;
- and
- the CP for requesting the server and the client for the media capability information;
- upon receiving the requested media capability information, selecting the media capability information of the server and the client in order to transmit and receive a call, establishing the connection between the server and the client by making reference to the selected media capability information, and controlling the server and the client between which the connection is established.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.