Patent ID: 8934476
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: establishing a voice call between first and second phones over a wide area network (WAN); receiving a trigger at a first computer to establish a data communication session with a second computer, wherein at least one of the first and second computers lack access to a network for direct communication between the first and second computers over the network; discovering the first phone as a first authorized network device from the first computer in response to the received trigger; establishing a first network communication session between the first computer and the first phone to provide the first computer access to the established voice call on the WAN; transmitting a request to the second phone over the established voice call to establish the data communication session between the first and second computers; in response to receiving the request, discovering the second computer as a second authorized network device from the second phone; establishing a second network communication session between the second phone and the second computer to provide the second computer access to the established voice call on the WAN; and exchanging data over the WAN between the first and second computers using the first and second network communication sessions and the established voice call; and wherein the first and second phones are mobile or cellular phones.