Patent ID: 7908378
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A mobile terminal adapted to participate in transferring an application context to enable a substantially seamless network level handoff of a session involving an application executing on the mobile terminal across access networks, the terminal comprising: a communications interface; and a processor communicating through the communications interface, the processor configured to perform: establishing a first connection with a first access router in communication with the mobile terminal; establishing the session with a content source via a first path through the first access router; constructing the application context for the session; registering the application context with the first access router; establishing a connection with a second access router; maintaining the session with the content source via a second path through the second access router, the second path excluding the first access router; and sending a handoff trigger to the first access router to transfer the application context to the second access router.