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Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 19, 2012
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Gencer Cili, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Devrim Varoglu, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Kwangho Byun, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/04 (2006.01); H04W 4/16 (2009.01); H04J 1/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/66 (2006.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

Automatic caller switching in a cellular voice call. A first voice call may be initiated between a first wireless user equipment (UE) device and a second UE via a cellular network. An indication may be received to switch calling parties for the first voice call. A second voice call may be established between the first UE and the second UE via the cellular network in response to the indication to switch calling parties for the first voice call. The calling and called parties may be reversed (switched) for the second voice call relative to the first voice call. The first voice call may be disconnected.


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