Methods and apparatus for transferring an established communication session in a telecommunications network

A system for use in transferring an established communication session in a telecommunications network, the system comprising:

• at least one memory including computer program code;
• and
• at least one processor in data communication with the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• at a call control system located in the signaling path for the established communication session, receive, from a device associated with a user, a communication session transfer request, the communication session transfer request having been generated by and transmitted from the device, the communication session being established between one of a plurality of communication clients associated with the user and a remote device associated with a remote party;
• and
• at the call control system, initiate transfer of the established communication session from the one communication client in the plurality of communication clients to another communication client in the plurality of communication clients,
• the transfer being conducted on the basis of a preconfigured data set, specific to the user, identifying one or more of the plurality of communication clients associated with the user.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause a computing device to perform a method of transferring an established communication session in a telecommunications network, the method comprising:

• at a call control system located in the signaling path for the established communication session, receiving, from a device associated with a user, a communication session transfer request, the communication session transfer request having been generated by and transmitted from the device, the communication session being established between one of a plurality of communication clients associated with the user and a remote device associated with a remote party;
• and
• at the call control system, initiating transfer of the established communication session from the one communication client in the plurality of communication clients to another communication client in the plurality of communication clients,
• the transfer being conducted on the basis of a preconfigured data set, specific to the user, identifying one or more of the plurality of communication clients associated with the user.

A method of transferring an established communication session in a telecommunications network, the method comprising:

• at a device associated with a user, configuring a user interface on the device to display at least one communication session transfer option to the user, the communication session being established between one of a plurality of communication clients associated with the user and a remote device associated with a remote party;
• at the device associated with the user, receiving, via the user interface, user input indicating selection of the displayed at least one communication session transfer option by the user;
• and
• at the device associated with the user, transmitting, to a call control system located in the signaling path for the established communication session, a communication session transfer request, the transmitted communication session transfer request being operable to instruct the call control system to initiate transfer of the established communication session from the one of the communication clients in the plurality to another communication client in the plurality,
• the transfer being conducted on the basis of a preconfigured data set, specific to the user, identifying one or more of the plurality of communication clients associated with the user.

A system for use in transferring an established communication session in a telecommunications network, the system comprising:

• at least one memory including computer program code;
• and
• at least one processor in data communication with the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• at a device associated with a user, configure a user interface on the device to display at least one communication session transfer option to the user, the communication session being established between one of a plurality of communication clients associated with the user and a remote device associated with a remote party;
• at the device associated with the user, receive, via the user interface, user input indicating selection of the displayed at least one communication session transfer option by the user;
• and
• at the device associated with the user, transmit, to a call control system located in the signaling path for the established communication session, a communication session transfer request, the transmitted communication session transfer request being operable to instruct the call control system to initiate transfer of the established communication session from the one of the communication clients in the plurality to another communication client in the plurality,
• the transfer being conducted on the basis of a preconfigured data set, specific to the user, identifying one or more of the plurality of communication clients associated with the user.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause a computing device to perform a method of transferring an established communication session in a telecommunications network, the method comprising:

• at a device associated with a user, configuring a user interface on the device to display at least one communication session transfer option to the user, the communication session being established between one of a plurality of communication clients associated with the user and a remote device associated with a remote party;
• at the device associated with the user, receiving, via the user interface, user input indicating selection of the displayed at least one communication session transfer option by the user;
• and
• at the device associated with the user, transmitting, to a call control system located in the signaling path for the established communication session, a communication session transfer request, the transmitted communication session transfer request being operable to instruct the call control system to initiate transfer of the established communication session from the one of the communication clients in the plurality to another communication client in the plurality,
• the transfer being conducted on the basis of a preconfigured data set, specific to the user, identifying one or more of the plurality of communication clients associated with the user.