Patent ID: 7042879
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of seamlessly transferring a communication session between a first device and a correspondent device on an IP network from the first device to a second device, the method comprising: initiating a session between a correspondent device and a first device having a first device IP address, and being configured to allow a user to receive or send the communication session therefrom; generating a temporary IP address for the first device; registering a desire to transfer the session from the first device to a second device, the second device being configured to allow a user to receive or send the communication session therefrom; transferring the first device IP address to a Session Agent so that the Session Agent can intercept sessions addressed to the first device IP address; and transferring the session from the first device to the second device via the Session Agent so that data transferred from the correspondent device to the first device via the first device address will be received by the second device.