US 12,388,904 B2
Joining ongoing communications
Michael Connelly, Philadelphia, PA (US); Sharma Kanchinadham, King of Prussia, PA (US); Bhagabati Prasad Maharana, Bensalem, PA (US); Louis Rubin, Ruskin, FL (US); Michael Cook, Flemington, NJ (US); James Tobin, Newton Square, PA (US); Jeffrey Lewis, Wayne, PA (US); and Bavani Subramaniam, Chennai (IN)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Aug. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/879,375.
Application 17/879,375 is a continuation of application No. 17/184,114, filed on Feb. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,431,811.
Application 17/184,114 is a continuation of application No. 16/263,951, filed on Jan. 31, 2019, granted, now 10,986,193, issued on Apr. 20, 2021.
Application 16/263,951 is a continuation of application No. 15/477,570, filed on Apr. 3, 2017, granted, now 10,237,356, issued on Mar. 19, 2019.
Application 15/477,570 is a continuation of application No. 14/461,363, filed on Aug. 15, 2014, granted, now 9,654,572, issued on May 16, 2017.
Application 14/461,363 is a continuation of application No. 12/511,604, filed on Jul. 29, 2009, granted, now 8,842,815, issued on Sep. 23, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0377151 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 29/00 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 65/1033 (2022.01); H04L 67/306 (2022.01); H04L 67/51 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 67/51 (2022.05) [H04L 63/102 (2013.01); H04L 65/1036 (2013.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
causing, by a first device and based on the first device and a second device being connected to a same network, output of an option to join an ongoing communication between the second device and a third device;
receiving, by the first device, user input indicative of a selection of the option;
sending, by the first device to the second device and based on the user input, a request to join the ongoing communication; and
joining, by the first device and based on the second device accepting the request, the ongoing communication.