Patent ID: 8855103
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A server device of a personal network, comprising: a transceiver configured to receive a first Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) request containing a first Request Uniform Resource Identifier (Request-URI) identifying a first user equipment (UE), the first UE being a personal network management (PNM) controlee UE; and a processor configured to, upon receipt of the first SIP request, create a second SIP request for sending to a second UE, the second UE being a PNM controller UE; wherein the first SIP request is received from a third UE that is not a member of the same personal network as the first UE, and wherein the second SIP request comprises a second Request URI, the second Request URI comprising both the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the second UE and a target URI parameter set to a URI from the first Request-URI of the first SIP request, and wherein the transceiver is further configured to send the second SIP request which further comprises an “Accept Contact” header containing a feature tag that is a PNM controller indication, wherein the transceiver is further configured to receive a response from the second user device, the response selected from one of the response indicating that a session or call be redirected to the first user device, a response indicating rejection, or a response indicating acceptance by the second user device, and wherein the response indicating that the session or call be redirected is