Method and apparatus for transferring a communication call

摘要

A docking mechanism is disclosed that is used to establish a network connection between a mobile device and an enterprise Private Branch Exchange (PBX). Once docked, a mobile unified communication integrated dialer (MUCID) is able to be used to select between carrying a communications call over a land line (through the PBX system) or a mobile telephone line (through a cellular communication network). User mobility is provided by allowing a docked mobile device to be undocked either using a trigger on the docking station or via a UI interface on the mobile device and transfer an active call being carried over the PBX onto the mobile device.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a docking station having a connection to an enterprise network, and a physical interface for connecting to a mobile communications device, wherein the docking station is configured to:
in response to docking a mobile communications device to the physical interface, establish a network connection between the mobile communications device and a Private Branch Exchange (PBX) via the docking station connection to the enterprise network;in response to disabling a feature of the docked mobile communications device and any PBX device linked to the mobile communications device, obtain from the enterprise network a configuration file of the mobile communications device;facilitate application of the configuration file to the mobile communications device; andfacilitate registration of the mobile device as a session initiation protocol agent via the PBX; and a trigger comprising a user input/output device, wherein the trigger is configured to:
indicate via the user input/output device completion of disabling of the feature and the completion of the session initiation protocol registration; andupon activation of the user input/output device, initiate transferring of a communication call between the mobile communications device and the PBX via the established network connection between the mobile communications device and the PBX.