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Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 14, 2006
Applicants:

Herve Provost, Seyssinet-Pariset, FR;

Marc Berenguer, Revel, FR;

Laurent Viroulaud, Grenoble, FR;

Inventors:

Herve Provost, Seyssinet-Pariset, FR;

Marc Berenguer, Revel, FR;

Laurent Viroulaud, Grenoble, FR;

Assignee:

France Telecom, Paris, FR;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04L 12/16 (2006.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of transferring communication streams, including establishing a first stream via a first communication path between a first terminal and a second terminal, opening a second communication path between the second terminal and the first terminal, sending to the first terminal, via the second communication path, a request to establish a communication stream between the first terminal and a third terminal via a third communication path, and comparing respective capabilities of the first terminal and the third terminal to determine whether it is possible to establish a communication stream between the first terminal and the third terminal, and in the affirmative, interrupting the first stream and establishing a communication stream, between the first terminal and the third terminal.


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