Method and system for transferring a conference between a mobile communication device and a conferencing terminal

A method of transferring a communication session from a local conferencing device to a portable communication device during a conference between the local conferencing device and a remote endpoint, comprising:

• receiving from the portable communication device a request to transfer the communication session from the local conferencing device to the portable communication device;
• determining contact information for the remote endpoint;
• providing the contact information to the portable communication device;
• and
• in response to the request from the portable communication device, initiating a connection between the portable communication device and the remote endpoint.

A conferencing device comprising:

• a programmable processor programmed to:
• receive a signal indicating that a portable communication device is engaged in a communication session with a remote endpoint;
• in response to the signal, send a prompt to the portable communication device prompting for a request to transfer the communication session to the conferencing device;
• and
• in response to the request to transfer, transferring the communication session from the portable communication device to the conferencing device.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions stored thereon to cause a programmable processor to transfer a communication session from a portable communication device to a local conferencing device during a communication session between the portable communication device and a remote communication device, by causing the programmable processor to:

• send a prompt to the portable communication device prompting for a request to transfer the communication session from the portable communication device to the local conferencing device;
• receive from the portable communication device a request to transfer the communication session from the portable communication device to the local conferencing device;
• determine contact information for a remote multimedia endpoint associated with the remote communication device;
• and
• in response to the request from the portable communication device, initiate a connection between the local conferencing device and the remote multimedia endpoint.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions stored thereon to cause a programmable processor to transfer a communication session from a local conferencing device to a portable communication device during a conference between the local conferencing device and a remote endpoint, the computer executable instructions to causing the programmable processor to:

• identify a received request from the portable communication device to transfer the communication session from the local conferencing device to the portable communication device;
• determine contact information for the remote endpoint;
• provide the contact information to the portable communication device;
• and
• in response to the request from the portable communication device, initiate a connection between the portable communication device and the remote endpoint.