At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p.

Vincent De Gennaro

Stephanie Parlamas

Vimal Patel

Alek Remash

Michael D Cercena

A softphone application is provided that facilitates device switching between devices twinned therewith. In an aspect, a first device employing the softphone application generates a request to switch a media session between a second device and a third device to be between the first device and the third device and the softphone application sends, the request to an application server device associated with a cellular service provider identity. The request comprises a first identifier for the first device, a second identifier for the second device, and a device switch indicator. The request is configured to initiate a switch of the media session to being between the first device and the third device based on a determination that the first device and the second device are associated with a common mobile subscriber identity registered for an account associated with the cellular service provider identity.

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Chappaqua, NY, United States of America

Vincent De Gennaro