Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing communications services
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- storing, in an account of a subscriber, a globally unique identifier for each of a plurality of Internet Protocol-enabled devices associated with the subscriber;
for each of the plurality of Internet Protocol-enabled devices, appending the globally unique identifier to a network address of the subscriber in the account, wherein each of the plurality of Internet Protocol-enabled devices is uniquely addressable via the appended globally unique identifier and network address;
provisioning a subscriber-selected communications service for the account;
assigning, to the account, subscriber-selected permissions for defining access to features of the communications service for individuals specified in the account with respect to a corresponding Internet Protocol-enabled device, the permissions being assigned based on a combined user identifier and corresponding globally unique identifier, the permissions including time-based restrictions to inbound and outbound communications;
providing the communications service to the individuals associated with the account subject to the permissions; and
storing, in a storage device associated with the account, content corresponding to the subscriber-selected communications service, the content including messages, local video-on-demand content, and channel-based content, wherein the permissions are configured to be assigned by the subscriber on a per-user basis for the individuals specified in the account such that a first individual can have the permissions different than a second individual of the individuals;
communicating an emergency announcement associated with a geographic code to the plurality of Internet Protocol-enabled devices, in response to determining that the plurality of Internet Protocol-enabled devices are associated with the geographic code.
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Abstract
An aspect of providing communications services to Internet Protocol-enabled devices includes storing, in an account of the subscriber, a globally unique identifier for each of a plurality of the devices associated with the subscriber. For each of the devices, the globally unique identifier is appended to a network address of the subscriber in the account, where each of the devices is uniquely addressable via the appended globally unique identifier and network address. An aspect also includes provisioning a subscriber-selected communications service for the account, and assigning to the account subscriber-selected permissions for defining access to features of the communications service for individuals specified in the account with respect to a corresponding device. The permissions are assigned based on a combined user identifier and corresponding globally unique identifier. An aspect further includes providing the communications service to the individuals associated with the account subject to the permissions.
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19 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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storing, in an account of a subscriber, a globally unique identifier for each of a plurality of Internet Protocol-enabled devices associated with the subscriber; for each of the plurality of Internet Protocol-enabled devices, appending the globally unique identifier to a network address of the subscriber in the account, wherein each of the plurality of Internet Protocol-enabled devices is uniquely addressable via the appended globally unique identifier and network address; provisioning a subscriber-selected communications service for the account; assigning, to the account, subscriber-selected permissions for defining access to features of the communications service for individuals specified in the account with respect to a corresponding Internet Protocol-enabled device, the permissions being assigned based on a combined user identifier and corresponding globally unique identifier, the permissions including time-based restrictions to inbound and outbound communications; providing the communications service to the individuals associated with the account subject to the permissions; and storing, in a storage device associated with the account, content corresponding to the subscriber-selected communications service, the content including messages, local video-on-demand content, and channel-based content, wherein the permissions are configured to be assigned by the subscriber on a per-user basis for the individuals specified in the account such that a first individual can have the permissions different than a second individual of the individuals; communicating an emergency announcement associated with a geographic code to the plurality of Internet Protocol-enabled devices, in response to determining that the plurality of Internet Protocol-enabled devices are associated with the geographic code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system, comprising:
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a memory comprising computer-executable instructions; and a processor executing the computer-executable instructions, the computer-executable instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising; storing, in an account of a subscriber, a globally unique identifier for each of a plurality of Internet Protocol-enabled devices associated with the subscriber; for each of the plurality of Internet Protocol-enabled devices, appending the globally unique identifier to a network address of the subscriber in the account, wherein each of the plurality of Internet Protocol-enabled devices is uniquely addressable via the appended globally unique identifier and network address; provisioning a subscriber-selected communications service for the account; assigning, to the account, subscriber-selected permissions for defining access to features of the communications service for individuals specified in the account with respect to a corresponding Internet Protocol-enabled device, the permissions being assigned based on a combined user identifier and corresponding globally unique identifier, the permissions including time-based restrictions to inbound and outbound communications; providing the communications service to the individuals associated with the account subject to the permissions; and storing, in the memory, the memory associated with the account, content corresponding to the subscriber-selected communications service, the content including messages, local video-on-demand content, and channel-based content, wherein the permissions are configured to be assigned by the subscriber on a per-user basis for the individuals specified in the account such that a first individual can have the permissions different than a second individual of the individuals; communicating an emergency announcement associated with a geographic code to the plurality of Internet Protocol-enabled devices, in response to determining that the plurality of Internet Protocol-enabled devices are associated with the geographic code. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon, which when executed by a computer cause the computer to implement operations, comprising:
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storing, in an account of a subscriber, a globally unique identifier for each of a plurality of Internet Protocol-enabled devices associated with the subscriber; for each of the plurality of Internet Protocol-enabled devices, appending the globally unique identifier to a network address of the subscriber in the account, wherein each of the plurality of Internet Protocol-enabled devices is uniquely addressable via the appended globally unique identifier and network address; provisioning a subscriber-selected communications service for the account; assigning, to the account, subscriber-selected permissions for defining access to features of the communications service for individuals specified in the account with respect to a corresponding Internet Protocol-enabled device, the permissions being assigned based on a combined user identifier and corresponding globally unique identifier, the permissions including time-based restrictions to inbound and outbound communications; and providing the communications service to the individuals associated with the account subject to the permissions; and storing, in a storage device associated with the account, content corresponding to the subscriber-selected communications service, the content including messages, local video-on-demand content, and channel-based content, wherein the permissions are configured to be assigned by the subscriber on a per-user basis for the individuals specified in the account such that a first individual can have the permissions different than a second individual of the individuals; communicating an emergency announcement associated with a geographic code to the plurality if Internet Protocol-enabled devices, in response to determining that the plurality of Internet Protocol-enabled devices are associated with the geographic code. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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