Patent ID: 8639230
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a first device having a processor, the method comprising: while the first device and a second device are connected to a telephone call, obtaining, by the first device and from a third device using near-field communication (NFC), configuration information associated with the third device by at least activating a near-field with active NFC hardware of the first device and obtaining the configuration information stored in passive NFC hardware of the third device, wherein the passive NFC hardware of the third device is programmed with the configuration information; responsive to obtaining the configuration information, outputting, by the first device and for display, a first message requesting confirmation to connect the third device to the telephone call; responsive to receiving, by the first device, an indication of the confirmation to connect the third computing device to the telephone call, sending, by the first device, a second message to a call controller in order to connect the third device to the telephone call, wherein the second message includes at least a portion of the configuration information associated with the third device; responsive to receiving an indication from the call controller that the third device is connected to the telephone call, outputting, by the first device and for display, a third message requesting confirmation to disconnect the first device from the telephone call; and responsive to receiving, by the first device, an indication of the confirmation to disconnect the first computing device from the telephone call, disconnecting the first device from the telephone call.