Patent ID: 7450934
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for sending to an associated device utilized by a originating party a unique ID identifying an associated device utilized by a destination party, said originating party and destination party in a data session, said system comprising: a first computing device utilized by said originating party in said data session, said data session including communication between said first computing device and a second computing device utilized by said destination party, said first computing device sending an identifier for said destination party obtained from said data session; and a mobile application server capable of communicating with said first computing device, said mobile application server utilizing said identifier for said destination party in order to send a unique ID to said associated device utilized by said originating party wherein said mobile application server includes a mechanism to look-up said unique ID based on said identifier; wherein the unique ID enables the associated device utilized by said originating party to initiate one selected from a call and a connection with the associated device utilized by the destination party, said data session is at least one of a instant messaging session, an instant messaging conference, a conference call, and a data collaboration session, said identifier is sent for each of a plurality of other parties participating in said data session and a list of unique IDs corresponding to at least some other parties participating in said data session is sent to said associated device utilized by said originating party, the unique ID being a phone number, and the phone number being sent by said mobile application server in order to configure a push-to-talk capability of said associated device wherein the push-to-talk capability is activated by said originating party in order to place a call to said associated device utilized by said destination party.