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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2012
Christopher Labrador, Waterloo, CA;
Brian Oliver, Waterloo, CA;
Douglas Gisby, Redwood City, CA (US);
Susie Simon-daniels, Kitchener, CA;
Adrian Logan, Waterloo, CA;
Eric Fritzley, Waterloo, CA;
Brian Mccolgan, Toronto, CA;
Christopher Labrador, Waterloo, CA;
Brian Oliver, Waterloo, CA;
Douglas Gisby, Redwood City, CA (US);
Susie Simon-Daniels, Kitchener, CA;
Adrian Logan, Waterloo, CA;
Eric Fritzley, Waterloo, CA;
Brian McColgan, Toronto, CA;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A system and method for reestablishing a voice communications session moderated by a group call server between two or more telephony devices. The method is performed by a processor monitoring the communications session. The method comprises: storing one or more data records representing group call information; detecting disconnection of at least one participating telephony device from the group communications session, and determining that the disconnection was not intentionally initiated; accessing the stored call group information data and causing signals to enable reestablishment of participation by the disconnected device to be sent to the disconnected device; and upon receipt by the group call server from the disconnected device of signals representing a request to reconnect the disconnected device, outputting command signals for reestablishing a communications session between the disconnected device and at least one other device participating in the group communications session.