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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 23, 2009
Applicants:

Yaojun Sun, South Riding, VA (US);

Lezhang Chen, Reston, VA (US);

Inventors:

Yaojun Sun, South Riding, VA (US);

Lezhang Chen, Reston, VA (US);

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04L 12/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/54 (2013.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/16 (2013.01); H04L 12/56 (2013.01); G06F 15/16 (2013.01); H04W 36/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods, media, and systems are provided for switching delivery of streaming services to dual-network mobile devices. Instances of streaming content can be first delivered by a network of a first protocol to the mobile device, then delivered by a network that uses a second protocol. This transition takes place seamlessly as the handoff changes the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the receiving device through a connection session controller (CSC) server and a switching helper application (SHA) on the mobile device. A session identifier ensures the appropriate streaming instance is paused, resumed, and redirected. The dual-network wireless device is configured to include an SHA configured to initiate and complete a switch of service in conjunction with the CSC.


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