Patent ID: 7970909
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: establishing a first communication session corresponding to a user account using a first communication mode; establishing a second communication session corresponding to the user account using a second communication mode; and associating, by an application server, the first communication session and the second communication session with each other; sharing data between the first communication session and the second communication session; setting a first value of a first communication session status field corresponding to the user account as active when the first communication session is established; setting a second value of a second communication session status field corresponding to the user account as active when the second communication session is established; and monitoring the first communication session status field and the second communication session status field to detect whether the first value and the second value are both set to active; wherein the associating the first communication session and the second communication session with each other comprises automatically associating the first communication session and the second communication session in response to detecting that the first value and the second value are both set to active.