Patent ID: 8401520
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for establishing a local conferencing session amongst a plurality of Bluetooth enabled terminal units, comprising the steps of: providing a Bluetooth enabled audio gateway, wherein said Bluetooth enabled audio gateway transfers voice data between a voice network and said plurality of Bluetooth enabled terminal units; providing a terminal unit session management entity on each of the plurality of Bluetooth enabled terminal units; providing an audio gateway session management entity on the Bluetooth enabled audio gateway; providing a Bluetooth communication channel for transmitting Bluetooth packets between the Bluetooth enabled audio gateway and the plurality of Bluetooth enabled terminal units, wherein said Bluetooth communication channel is one of a synchronous channel and an asynchronous channel, wherein said synchronous channel is one of a primary synchronous channel and a secondary synchronous channel; establishing a local conferencing session setup prior to said local conferencing session, comprising the steps of: coordinating the usage of said Bluetooth communication channel by the audio gateway session management entity and the terminal unit session management entity of each of the plurality of Bluetooth enabled terminal units, comprising the steps of: