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US 8,942,671 B2Granted
Methods, systems, and apparatus for handling secure-voice-communication sessions
AssigneeVerizon Corporate Resources Group LLC
InventorsThomas W. Haynes, Steven R. Rados
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Abstract
An exemplary computing system may receive a first request from a first voice-communication device to establish a secure-voice-communication session with a second voice-communication device. The computing system may also receive a second request from the second voice-communication device to establish the secure-voice-communication session with the first voice-communication device. The computing system may establish the secure-voice-communication session between the first and second voice-communication devices. Corresponding methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
Claims34
A method comprising:
- receiving, from a first voice-communication device, a first request to establish a secure-voice-communication session with a second voice-communication device;
- receiving, from the second voice-communication device, a second request to establish the secure-voice-communication session with the first voice-communication device;
- establishing the secure-voice-communication session between the first and second voice-communication devices;
- and
- using a base network to handle at least one call-management task associated with the secure-voice-communication session, wherein unsecured-voice-communication sessions with the first voice-communication device are handled by the base network;
- wherein the using the base network to handle at least one call-management task associated with the secure-voice-communication session comprises using the base network to handle at least one setup task for the secure-voice-communication session.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, from a first voice-communication device, a first request to establish a secure-voice-communication session with a second voice-communication device;
- receiving, from the second voice-communication device, a second request to establish the secure-voice-communication session with the first voice-communication device;
- establishing the secure-voice-communication session between the first and second voice-communication devices;
- and
- using a base network to handle at least one call-management task associated with the secure-voice-communication session, wherein unsecured-voice-communication sessions with the first voice-communication device are handled by the base network;
- wherein:
- the base network comprises a cellular network;
- and
- the using the base network to handle at least one call-management task comprises relying on the cellular network to handle at least one mobility-management task.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, from a first voice-communication device, a first request to establish a secure-voice-communication session with a second voice-communication device;
- receiving, from the second voice-communication device, a second request to establish the secure-voice-communication session with the first voice-communication device;
- establishing the secure-voice-communication session between the first and second voice-communication devices;
- and
- using a base network to handle at least one call-management task associated with the secure-voice-communication session, wherein unsecured-voice-communication sessions with the first voice-communication device are handled by the base network;
- wherein the using the base network to handle at least one call-management task comprises relying on the base network to manage presence information associated with the secure-voice-communication session.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, from a first voice-communication device, a first request to establish a secure-voice-communication session with a second voice-communication device;
- receiving, from the second voice-communication device, a second request to establish the secure-voice-communication session with the first voice-communication device;
- establishing the secure-voice-communication session between the first and second voice-communication devices;
- and
- using a base network to handle at least one call-management task associated with the secure-voice-communication session, wherein unsecured-voice-communication sessions with the first voice-communication device are handled by the base network;
- wherein the establishing the secure-voice-communication session between the first and second voice-communication devices comprises:
- authenticating the first voice-communication device;
- authenticating the second voice-communication device;
- requesting that a secure-media subsystem provision resources for the secure-voice-communication session;
- receiving, from the secure-media subsystem, connection information for the secure-voice-communication session;
- and
- sending security information and the connection information to the first and second voice-communication devices.
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A system comprising:
- a secure-session-setup module installed on a secure-application subsystem and programmed to:
- receive, from a first voice-communication device, a first request to establish a secure-voice-communication session with a second voice-communication device;
- receive, from a second voice-communication device, a second request to establish the secure-voice-communication session with the first voice-communication device;
- and
- establish the secure-voice-communication session between the first and second voice-communication devices;
- and
- use a base network to handle at least one call-management task associated with the secure-voice-communication session, wherein unsecured-voice-communication sessions with the first voice-communication device are handled by the base network;
- wherein the using the base network to handle at least one call-management task associated with the secure-voice-communication session comprises using the base network to handle at least one setup task for the secure-voice-communication session.
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A system comprising:
- a secure-session-setup module installed on a secure-application subsystem and programmed to:
- receive, from a first voice-communication device, a first request to establish a secure-voice-communication session with a second voice-communication device;
- receive, from a second voice-communication device, a second request to establish the secure-voice-communication session with the first voice-communication device;
- establish the secure-voice-communication session between the first and second voice-communication devices;
- and
- use a base network to handle at least one call-management task associated with the secure-voice-communication session, wherein unsecured-voice-communication sessions with the first voice-communication device are handled by the base network;
- wherein:
- the base network comprises a cellular network;
- and
- the use of the base network to handle the at least one call-management task comprises relying on the cellular network to handle at least one mobility-management task.
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A system comprising:
- a secure-session-setup module installed on a secure-application subsystem and programmed to:
- receive, from a first voice-communication device, a first request to establish a secure-voice-communication session with a second voice-communication device;
- receive, from a second voice-communication device, a second request to establish the secure-voice-communication session with the first voice-communication device;
- establish the secure-voice-communication session between the first and second voice-communication devices;
- and
- use a base network to handle at least one call-management task associated with the secure-voice-communication session, wherein unsecured-voice-communication sessions with the first voice-communication device are handled by the base network;
- wherein the use of the base network to handle the at least one call-management task comprises relying on the base network to manage presence information associated with the secure-voice-communication session.
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A system comprising:
- a secure-session-setup module installed on a secure-application subsystem and programmed to:
- receive, from a first voice-communication device, a first request to establish a secure-voice-communication session with a second voice-communication device;
- receive, from a second voice-communication device, a second request to establish the secure-voice-communication session with the first voice-communication device;
- establish the secure-voice-communication session between the first and second voice-communication devices;
- and
- use a base network to handle at least one call-management task associated with the secure-voice-communication session, wherein unsecured-voice-communication sessions with the first voice-communication device are handled by the base network;
- wherein the establishment of the secure-voice-communication session between the first and second voice-communication devices comprises:
- authenticating the first voice-communication device;
- authenticating the second voice-communication device;
- requesting that a secure-media subsystem provision resources for the secure-voice-communication session;
- receiving, from the secure-media subsystem, connection information for the secure-voice-communication session;
- and
- sending security information and the connection information to the first and second voice-communication devices.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.