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, in response to initiation or establishment of a communication session between one of a plurality of communication clients associated with a user and a remote device associated with a remote party, transmit, to a device associated with the user, a notification that a communication session is currently being conducted between the one communication client associated with the user and the remote device associated with the remote party, wherein the call control system is located in the signalling path for the established communication session,
• at the call control system, in response to transmittal of the notification, receive, from the device associated with the user, a communication session transfer request, the communication session transfer request having been generated by and transmitted from the device associated with the user, wherein the one communication client is located on a further device associated with the user;
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• at the call control system, in response to receipt of the communication session transfer request from the device associated with the user, 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, wherein the another communication client is located on the device associated with the user,
• the notification 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, in response to initiation or establishment of a communication session between one of a plurality of communication clients associated with a user and a remote device associated with a remote party, transmitting, to a device associated with the user, a notification that a communication session is currently being conducted between the one communication client associated with the user and the remote device associated with the remote party, wherein the call control system is located in the signalling path for the established communication session;
• at the call control system, in response to transmittal of the notification, receiving, from the device associated with the user, a communication session transfer request, the communication session transfer request having been generated by and transmitted from the device associated with the user, wherein the one communication client is located on a further device associated with the user;
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• at the call control system, in response to receipt of the communication session transfer request from the device associated with the user, 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, wherein the another communication client is located on the device associated with the user,
• the notification 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, upon initiation or establishment of a communication session between one of a plurality of communication clients associated with the user and a remote device associated with a remote party, receiving, from a call control system located in the signaling path for the established communication session, a notification that a communication session is currently being conducted between the one communication client associated with the user and the remote device associated with the remote party;
• at the device associated with the user, in response to receipt of the notification from the call control system, configuring a user interface on the device associated with the user to display at least one communication session transfer option to the user, wherein the one communication client is located on a further device associated with the user;
• 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;
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• at the device associated with the user, transmitting, to the call control system, 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, wherein the another communication client is located on the device associated with the user,
• the notification having been 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, upon initiation or establishment of a communication session between one of a plurality of communication clients associated with the user and a remote device associated with a remote party, receive, from a call control system located in the signaling path for the established communication session, a notification that a communication session is currently being conducted between the one communication client associated with the user and the remote device associated with the remote party;
• at the device associated with the user, in response to receipt of the notification from the call control system, configure a user interface on the device associated with the user to display at least one communication session transfer option to the user, wherein the one communication client is located on a further device associated with the user;
• 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 the call control system, 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, wherein the another communication client is located on the device associated with the user,
• the notification having been 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, upon initiation or establishment of a communication session between one of a plurality of communication clients associated with the user and a remote device associated with a remote party, receiving, from a call control system located in the signaling path for the established communication session, a notification that a communication session is currently being conducted between the one communication client associated with the user and the remote device associated with the remote party;
• at the device associated with the user, in response to receipt of the notification from the call control system, configuring a user interface on the device associated with the user to display at least one communication session transfer option to the user, wherein the one communication client is located on a further device associated with the user;
• 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 the call control system, 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, wherein the another communication client is located on the device associated with the user,
• the notification having been 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.