Transfer/Sharing of Communication Sessions

A computer-readable data storage memory comprising instructions that, when executed by a processing unit of a first electronic computing device, cause the processing unit to:

• receive a first message from a second electronic computing device to establish a communication session with the first electronic computing device;
• authenticate a first user associated with the first message;
• obtain a first device identifier and a first device type for the second electronic computing device from the first message, wherein the first device identifier uniquely identifies the second electronic computing device, and wherein the first device type identifies a product brand for the second electronic computing device;
• determine whether the first device identifier and the first device type for the second electronic computing device are included in the profile of permissible electronic computing devices associated with the first user;
• when the first user is authenticated and when a determination is made that the first device identifier and the first device type are included in the profile of permissible electronic computing devices associated with the first user, establish the communication session with the second electronic computing device;
• receive a second message from a third electronic computing device to establish a communication session with the first electronic computing device;
• obtain from the second message a second device identifier and second device type for the third electronic computing device;
• after receiving the second message from the third electronic computing device, determine whether the and the second device type are included in a profile of permissible electronic computing devices for the first user;
• when a determination is made that the second device identifier and the second device type in the second message are included in the profile of permissible electronic computing devices for the user, send a third message to the third electronic computing device inquiring whether a user of the third electronic computing device wants to transfer the communication session or share the communication session;
• in response to the third message, receive a fourth message from the third electronic computing device;
• and
• when the fourth message indicates that the communication session is to be transferred, transfer the communication session between the second electronic computing device and the first electronic computing device from the second electronic computing device to the third electronic computing device, so that the communication session is between the third electronic computing device and the first electronic computing device.

A first electronic computing device comprising:

• a processing unit;
• and
• system memory, the system memory including instructions which, when executed by the processing unit, cause the first electronic computing device to:
• create a profile for a first user on the first electronic computing device, the creation of the profile comprising:
• receive device identifiers for one or more electronic computing devices for the first user;
• and
• add each device identifier to a profile of permissible electronic computing devices to be associated with the first user;
• receive a first message from a second electronic computing device to establish a communication session with the first electronic computing device;
• authenticate a first user associated with the first message;
• obtain a first device identifier and a first device type for the second electronic computing device from the first message, wherein the first device identifier is an international mobile station equipment identity (IMEI) number that uniquely identifies the second electronic computing device, and wherein the first type identifies a product brand for the second electronic computing device;
• determine whether the first device identifier and the first device type for the second electronic computing device are included in the profile of permissible electronic computing devices associated with the first user;
• when the user is authenticated and when a determination is made that the first device identifier and the first device type are included in the profile of permissible electronic computing devices associated with the first user, establish the communication session with the second electronic computing device;
• receive a second message from a third electronic computing device to establish a communication session with the first electronic computing device;
• authenticate a second user from the second message;
• determine whether the second user is the same as the first user;
• when a determination is made that the second user is the same as the first user:
• obtain from the second message a second device identifier and a second device type for the third electronic computing device;
• after receiving the second message from the third electronic computing device, determine whether the second device identifier and the second device type in the second message are included in a profile of permissible electronic computing devices for the first user;
• and
• when a determination is made that the second device identifier and the second device type in the second message are included in the profile of permissible electronic computing devices for the first user:
• send a third message from the first electronic computing device to the third electronic computing device inquiring whether the second user wants to transfer the communication session from the second electronic computing device to the third electronic computing device;
• and
• receive a fourth message from the third electronic computing device to the first electronic computing device;
• when the fourth message indicates that the second user wants to transfer the communication session from the second electronic computing device to the third electronic computing device, transfer the communication session between the second electronic computing device and the first electronic computing device from the second electronic computing device to the third electronic computing device, so that the communication session is between the third electronic computing device and the first electronic computing device.