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Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019

Filed:

May. 16, 2016
Applicant:

At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Steven A. Siegel, Mendham, NJ (US);

Leopold B. Strahs, Williamsburg, VA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04M 3/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 65/1069 (2013.01); H04L 65/104 (2013.01); H04L 65/1006 (2013.01); H04L 65/1016 (2013.01); H04M 3/567 (2013.01); H04M 2203/5063 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes receiving, at first communication service provider equipment, a request to initiate a session between the first device and the second device. The second device associated with a particular user of a multimedia service provided by second communication service provider equipment. The first device has access to a particular application to access the multimedia service from the second communication service provider equipment. The method further includes sending a message including a call invitation to the second device to initiate the session. The call invitation includes location data related to a connection between the second device and the second communication service provider equipment for transfer of the particular application from the second communication service provider to the second device.


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