Patent ID: 9185210
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A telephony system, comprising: a mobile device with a telephony client responsive to signaling messages of one or more signaling protocols, each signaling message having one or more pre-defined fields received during an ongoing voice communication session, the response including determining whether a received signaling message includes a pre-defined field updated with data, wherein the data is consistent with a standard definition of the field but is undefined according to the standard definition of the field, and is portable across at least two telecommunication signaling formats, and responsive to the determining, interpreting the data in the pre-defined field as control information for use in the ongoing voice communication session using a pre-arranged signaling convention; and a server with a telephony control module for: wherein the server is coupled to an Internet Protocol (IP) network capable of tunneling the signaling messages to a network, for reception by the mobile device.