System and method for short-range electronic communication

摘要

A system and method for transferring information over a short range are disclosed. The system and method can be used for a variety of applications, including administrative provisioning of information to particular users, providing information relating to a user during a conference call, handing off calls to or from another phone, for other application deployment, for pass of control, and similar applications. The system includes a first device capable of short-range communication and having a client application thereon and a second device capable of short-range communication and having a client or an administrator application thereon. Information is passed between the first device and the second device using short range communication.

主权项

1. A method of communication on a conference call the method comprising the steps of:
establishing a conference call between at least one telephony device and a collaboration appliance, the collaboration device coupled to a short-range communication component; placing a mobile device having short-range communication capabilities proximate the short-range communication component; establishing a participant list comprising participant information regarding participants on the conference call, wherein at least participant information for a user of the mobile device is established on the list automatically using short-range communication; disseminating the participant list via the collaboration appliance to participants on the conference call; updating the participant list as participants join or leave the conference call; transferring the call from the collaboration appliance to the mobile device; and optionally updating the participant list to inform the other participants of the transfer to the mobile device.