Patent ID: 8364761

Claim:
A system comprising: a processor configured to execute computer-executable components; and memory storing computer-executable components including: a unified communications component configured to initiate a real-time communication session between a source and a target based upon an invitation sent by the source to the target, the real-time communication session including at least one data communication mode, the real-time communication session identified by a conversation identification (ID), the unified communication component further configured to add an additional data communication mode to the real-time communication session upon acceptance of an additional invitation sent by the source to the target; an evaluation component configured to monitor invitations associated with the real-time communication session and configured to detect forwarding by the target of the additional invitation sent by the source to the target; and an update component configured to maintain the conversation ID for the real-time communication session upon acceptance of the additional invitation sent by the source to the target in response to the evaluation component detecting that the additional invitation sent by the source to the target was not forwarded by the target and configured to generate an additional conversation ID for the real-time communication session upon acceptance of the additional invitation sent by the source to the target in response to the evaluation component detecting that the additional invitation sent by the source to the target was forwarded by the target, wherein the unified communications component is further configured to identify the real-time communication session with the additional conversation ID and to continue the real-time communication session in both the at least one data communication mode and the additional data communication mode upon acceptance of the additional invitation sent by the source to the target in response to the evaluation component detecting that the invitation sent by the source to the target was forwarded by the target.