Abstract:
A communication unit (10) includes a mobility agent (225) for providing handoffs between a cellular network and a wireless local area network (11). The communication unit (10) determines if it should switch between the wireless local area network (11) and the cellular network for obtaining service, requests a handoff to the wireless local area network (11) or to the cellular network by sending a SIP message addressed to either a public number (229) or a private number (231) associated with the communication unit (10) upon making the determination. The communication unit (10) accepts a new call from an enterprise server (12) over the determined network. Corresponding methods of providing a hand-off is described.
Abstract:
An intelligent device (108, 114) and a control station (102, 112) including respective IM clients are coupled (502) to a communication network (100). A user adds (508) the intelligent device to an IM nullbuddynull list (420) in the control station, and thereafter controls (510) the intelligent device from the control station by sending the intelligent device an instant message including a command from the control station.