System for providing continuity between session clients and method therefor

摘要

An online communication system ( 10 ) includes a plurality of remote session clients ( 12 ) and one or more online servers ( 14 ). The online communication system ( 10 ) provides continuity of an online session ( 80 ) between a server ( 14 ) and one of the remote session clients ( 12 ). A first session client ( 18 ) participates in the online session ( 80 ), including receiving and accumulating a plurality of session information ( 182 ) for the online session ( 80 ). The first session client ( 18 ) initiates a transfer of the session information ( 182 ) to a second session client ( 20 ) to enable the second session client ( 20 ) to seamlessly continue the online session ( 80 ) in place of the first session client ( 18 ) after the transfer of the session information ( 182 ).