Proximity Session Mobility Extension

Abstract

A system and method for seamless exchange and interaction of multimedia content between communication devices are disclosed. The method can include the discovery and identification of devices within proximity of a sending device. The found devices can be authenticated through unique identifiers established during registration. The sender can seamlessly establish a connection with the found devices using the connection requirements. The sending device can share or serve as a remote control to redirect, navigate or draw content, with a simple action or a gesture command, to the found device. The shared multimedia content, can either reside on the sender's mobile device or on a remote server within a connected network. Contextual telephony integration such as pulling in personal contacts from a device to a conference call can be provided. White boarding techniques facilitated among multiple users within a conference and a WiFi® end point or access point are described.

1 . A method of bringing at least one contact into a conference through an identity module, the method comprising:
 linking with a device through an identity module;   collecting information for at least one contact; and   providing the information for the at least one contact to the device through the identity module to add the at least one contact to the conference.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising intercepting a dialing process to the at least one contact and determining whether to add the at least one contact into the conference. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising displaying a plurality of contacts to add into the conference and receiving a user selection for the at least one contact. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein displaying the plurality of contacts comprises presenting at least one of local contacts, cloud based contacts, enterprise contacts and combination thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein adding the at least one contact to the conference comprises proxy dialing the at least one contact with the information. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , comprising providing a context of the conference to the at least one contact. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein linking with the device through the identity module comprises providing a query to the identity module with an identifier of the device. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , comprising initiating a background operation linking the device through a communication channel. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising synchronizing at least one file with the device. 
     
     
         10 . A device comprising:
 a display;   a wireless interface;   at least one processor; and   a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
 provide a whiteboard on the display; 
 establish a communication channel through the wireless interface with at least one device via an identity module; 
 exchange information on the whiteboard with the at least one device through the communication channel. 
   
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein exchanging the information on the whiteboard comprises receiving interactions from a whiteboard of the at least one device and displaying the interactions on the whiteboard of the display. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the memory storing program instructions, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to provide the interactions on the whiteboard of the display to other devices. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the memory storing program instructions, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to receive constructs formed from captured motions on the whiteboard of the at least one device and displaying the constructs on the whiteboard of the display. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein exchanging the information on the whiteboard comprises providing interactions on the whiteboard of the display to a whiteboard on the at least one device. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein the memory storing program instructions, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to capture motions on the whiteboard of the display, form constructs from the motions and provide the constructs to the whiteboard on the at least one device. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein the memory storing program instructions, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to exchange the information with devices on an outside network. 
     
     
         17 . A system comprising:
 a device connecting with a conferencing appliance;   wherein the device requests for a WiFi® connection from the conferencing appliance through an identity module, the conferencing appliance generating an identifier for the device to connect the device with the conferencing appliance through the WiFi® connection.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the device requests for the WiFi® connection from the conferencing appliance through the identity module through a carrier service and disconnects with the carrier service when the WiFi® connection is established. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein a signal strength of the conferencing device is confined within a zone to provide the WiFi® connection. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the WiFi® connection connects the device with a corporate network through the conferencing appliance.