Patent ID: 9100936
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: G06F,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of identifying a service supported by a second mobile device, the method comprising: at a first mobile device associated with a user, receiving an indication of a voice call placed to a called number for the second mobile device; transmitting via the first mobile device a first message to the second mobile device, receiving at the first mobile device a second message from the second mobile device that indicates, as one or more second services, a subset of the first services that are supported by the second mobile device; determining that a counter is below a threshold value; requesting a selection from the user of a service of the one or more second services; after determining that the counter is below the threshold value, receiving a selected service from the user; and in response to receiving the selected service from the user, initiating a communications channel using the selected service and switching communications between the first mobile device and the second mobile device to the selected service using the communications channel instead of the voice call; wherein the counter specifies a number of times the user has responded to the requesting of the selection in relation to the called number.