Extending communication services to a consumption device using a proxy device
AssigneeReliance Jio Infocomm USA, Inc.
InventorsGautam G. Reddy, Pallavur A. Sankaranaraynan, Jayabharath R. Goluguri, Mathew Oommen
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Abstract
A system for data communications comprising a handset having a processor, a wireless communications device, a speaker and a microphone and one or more software applications operating on the processor that are configured to interface with a voice over long-term evolution (VoLTE) service. A wireless access point coupled to the handset through a local wireless communications media and the wireless communications device, the wireless access point further coupled to a long range wireless communications media and configured to interface with a server that provides VoLTE calling functionality.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A method, comprising:
- at a server situated as a gateway between a base station and a core network, receiving a set up message for originating a call from a first user equipment (UE) attached to the base station, the first UE registered with the server, wherein the set up message is sent when the first UE initiates the call;
- creating a proxy identifier and storing the proxy identifier in association with the first UE at the server;
- creating, at the server, an association between the proxy identifier and a called party;
- deactivating a second UE associated with the proxy identifier during the call;
- establishing the call;
- terminating the call upon receipt of a signal from the first UE;
- and
- reactivating the second UE after termination of the call.
A system, comprising:
- a server situated as a gateway between a base station and a core network, the server configured to receive a set up message for originating a call from a first user equipment (UE) attached to the base station, the first UE registered with the server, wherein the set up message is sent when the first UE initiates the call;
- the server configured to create a proxy identifier and to store the proxy identifier in association with the first UE;
- the server configured to create an association between the proxy identifier and a called party;
- the system configured to deactivate a second UE associated with the proxy identifier during the call;
- the server configured to establish the call;
- the server configured to terminate the call upon receipt of a signal from the first UE;
- and
- the system configured to reactivate the second UE after termination of the call.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.