Patent ID: 8320362
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A communications system comprising: a first SIP endpoint having multiple line capabilities; a second SIP endpoint having multiple line capabilities and a unique Uniform Resource Identifier (URI); a first file transfer agent system associated with the first SIP endpoint; and a second file transfer agent system associated with the second SIP endpoint; and wherein a user of the first SIP endpoint is in voice communication with a user of the second SIP endpoint; and wherein the first SIP endpoint initiates a call to the first file transfer agent system, the call comprising the unique URI; and wherein the first file transfer agent system answers the call and presents an audio menu to the user of the first SIP endpoint; wherein the voice communication is held; and wherein the user of the first SIP endpoint responds to the audio menu by selecting at least one file to transfer to the second SIP endpoint; and wherein the first file transfer agent system transfers the selected at least one file to the second file transfer agent system by a transfer process comprising: wherein the unique URI is independent of an IP address of the second SIP endpoint.