Patent ID: 8600006

Claim:
A method comprising: providing a signaling anchor point in a multimedia subsystem for a first access signaling leg and a remote access signaling leg for a call between a first user element and a remote endpoint, the first access signaling leg provided for the first user element; receiving a request from a second user element not engaged in the call to transfer the call from the first user element to the second user element, wherein receiving the request from the second user element comprises receiving a second call initiated from the second user element and intended for a continuity control function of the multimedia subsystem, such that receipt of the second call is indicative of a need to transfer the call to the second user element; establishing a second access signaling leg for the second user element, wherein the second call is routed to the continuity control function via the second access signaling leg; replacing the first access signaling leg with the second access signaling leg, such that the second access signaling leg is anchored at the signaling anchor point; and providing call signaling via the second access signaling leg and the remote access signaling leg to transfer at least a portion of a bearer path connected to the first user element to the second user element.