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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2014
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Alek Remash, Chester, NJ (US);
Michael D. Cercena, Hockessin, DE (US);
Vincent De Gennaro, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Stephanie Parlamas, Colts Neck, NJ (US);
Vimal Patel, Morganville, NJ (US);
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A softphone application is provided that facilitates device switching between devices twinned therewith. In an aspect, a first device employing the softphone application generates a request to switch a media session between a second device and a third device to be between the first device and the third device and the softphone application sends, the request to an application server device associated with a cellular service provider identity. The request comprises a first identifier for the first device, a second identifier for the second device, and a device switch indicator. The request is configured to initiate a switch of the media session to being between the first device and the third device based on a determination that the first device and the second device are associated with a common mobile subscriber identity registered for an account associated with the cellular service provider identity.