Patent ID: 8265671
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: establishing a communication session between a server and an application running on a mobile telephone handset, said communication session including an initiation session between the mobile phone handset and the server; determining, during the initiation session, whether to transport text of a telephonic conversation during an active telephone call between a first call participant using the mobile phone handset and a second call participant by way of (i) a data connection between the server and the mobile phone handset, or (ii) short message service (SMS) messages between the server and the mobile phone handset, said determining taking into account a nature of a communication network service connection between the application and the server; and providing, via the communication session, the text of the telephonic conversation between the first call participant and the second call participant during the active telephone call by way of one of the data connection between the server and the mobile phone handset or short message service (SMS) messages between the server and the mobile phone handset, according to a result of the determination.