Patent ID: 8335530

Claim:
A method for use in processing a voice call request involving a mobile device which includes a user interface and a wireless transceiver operative for communication in a wireless network, the method comprising the acts of: receiving, via the user interface, a voice call request for initiating a voice call from the mobile device while the mobile device is engaged in a connected data service via the wireless network, the connected data service utilizing a radio traffic channel established between the mobile device and the wireless network and a data session for communicating data; permitting the initiation of the voice call from the mobile device in response to the voice call request, by: causing, by the mobile device, the radio traffic channel for the connected data service to be torn down without terminating the data session; and causing, by the mobile device, the voice call involving the mobile device to be established and maintained over a new radio traffic channel via the wireless network while the data session for the data service is maintained.