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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2010
Danny Levin, Redmond, WA (US);
Marc Boyer, Seattle, WA (US);
Arulkumar Elumalai, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Rajesh Ramanathan, Redmond, WA (US);
Vinit Deshpande, Woodinville, WA (US);
Sumit Garg, Redmond, WA (US);
Mahendra Sekaran, Sammamish, WA (US);
Danny Levin, Redmond, WA (US);
Marc Boyer, Seattle, WA (US);
Arulkumar Elumalai, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Rajesh Ramanathan, Redmond, WA (US);
Vinit Deshpande, Woodinville, WA (US);
Sumit Garg, Redmond, WA (US);
Mahendra Sekaran, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method for transferring a telephone call from a client computer to a second electronic device includes establishing a connection for a telephone call between the client computer and a first electronic device, and sending a request to a server computer to transfer the telephone call from the client computer to the second electronic device, the client computer and the second electronic device having the same user, the request initiating a consultation call to the second electronic device. The method also includes receiving a response from the server computer that the second electronic device has accepted the telephone call, and replacing the client computer with the second electronic device as a party in the telephone call with the first electronic device, the continuity of the telephone call being maintained at the first electronic device during the time that the client computer is replaced with the second electronic device.