Patent ID: 8873561
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for supporting communications comprising: establishing, before a communication link between a local computing device and a remote computing device is established, a packet-based audio communication link between a local telephony device and a remote telephony device, wherein the local telephony device is coupled to the local computing device and the remote telephony device is coupled to the remote computing device; informing the local computing device coupled to the local telephony device of the audio communication link; receiving a message from the local computing device, the message requesting identification of enhanced media capabilities associated with the remote computing device; tunneling the message in the audio communication link to the remote telephony device; receiving a tunneled response in the audio communication link from the remote telephony device, the response identifying the enhanced media capabilities associated with the remote computing device; and forwarding the response to the local computing device.