Phone directory in a voice over IP telephone system
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1. An information handling system comprising:
- a first local area network (“
LAN”
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a second LAN;
a wide area network (“
WAN”
) coupling the first LAN to the second LAN;
a first telecommunications device coupled to the first LAN;
a plurality of telecommunications extensions coupled to the second LAN;
the first LAN including first circuitry for enabling a user of the first telecommunications device to observe a list of the plurality of telecommunications extensions; and
the first LAN including second circuitry for automatically calling one of the plurality of telecommunications extensions in response to the user selecting one of the plurality of telecommunications extensions from the observed list.
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Abstract
In a Voice over IP system, a user can dial numbers stored in a series of lists, which are stored in the system and displayed to the user of an IP telephone. One implementation will allow a user to scroll through a list of remote sites. When the user finds the desired site, the user is then presented with the same options as a user local to that site. All of this can be performed without the need for an operator or a printed directory. This system provides an ability for a user to scroll through a list of names and phone numbers and then call a person once their name and phone number is displayed.
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40 Claims
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1. An information handling system comprising:
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a first local area network (“
LAN”
);
a second LAN;
a wide area network (“
WAN”
) coupling the first LAN to the second LAN;
a first telecommunications device coupled to the first LAN;
a plurality of telecommunications extensions coupled to the second LAN;
the first LAN including first circuitry for enabling a user of the first telecommunications device to observe a list of the plurality of telecommunications extensions; and
the first LAN including second circuitry for automatically calling one of the plurality of telecommunications extensions in response to the user selecting one of the plurality of telecommunications extensions from the observed list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 23)
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11. An IP telephone adaptable for coupling to a first LAN, the IP telephone comprising:
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a first state of operation entered in response to a selection of an input by a user, wherein the first state of operation of the IP telephone results in a display of a list of telecommunications extensions coupled to a second LAN coupled to the first LAN via a WAN; and
a second state of operation entered in response to a selection of the input by the user, wherein the second state of operation of the IP telephone results in an automatic calling of one of the telecommunications extensions selected by the user. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. An IP telephone adaptable for coupling to a first LAN, the IP telephone comprising:
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a first state of operation of the IP telephone entered in response to a first selection of an input by a user, wherein the first state of operation of the IP telephone results in a display of a list of second and third LANs coupled to the first LAN via a WAN; and
a second state of operation of the IP telephone entered in response to a second selection of the input by the user, wherein the second state of operation of the IP telephone results in display of telephone destinations the user can potentially call through the second LAN. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An information handling system comprising:
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a first local area network (“
LAN”
) operating under an IP protocol;
a first IP telephone coupled to the first LAN, the first IP telephone having a display and a set of keys for enabling a user to enter inputs;
a second LAN operating under the IP protocol;
second and third telephone extensions coupled to the second LAN;
a wide area network (“
WAN”
) operating under the IP protocol coupling the first LAN to the second LAN; and
the first LAN including first circuitry for enabling a user of the first IP telephone to view a list including the second and third telephone extensions. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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24. In a telecommunications system comprising a first IP telephone coupled to a first IP server within a first LAN, second and third telephone extensions coupled to a second IP server within a second LAN, and a WAN coupling the first LAN to the second LAN, the first LAN, the second LAN, and the WAN communicating using an IP protocol, a method comprising the steps of:
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in response to selection of a first input on the first IP telephone, displaying on the first IP telephone a list of telephone destinations stored in the second IP server, wherein the list of telephone destinations is communicated from the second IP server over the WAN to the first IP telephone; and
in response to selection of one of the telephone destinations from the displayed list, automatically dialing the selected one of the telephone destinations for a communications link between the first IP telephone and the selected one of the telephone destinations. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A telecommunications system comprising:
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a first IP telephone coupled to a first IP server within a first LAN;
second and third telephone extensions coupled to a second IP server within a second LAN;
a WAN coupling the first LAN to the second LAN, the first LAN, the second LAN, and the WAN communicating using an IP protocol;
means for displaying on the first IP telephone a list of telephone destinations stored in the second IP server in response to selection of a first input on the first IP telephone, wherein the list of telephone destinations is communicated from the second IP server over the WAN to the first IP telephone; and
means for automatically dialing the selected one of the telephone destinations for a communications link between the first IP telephone and the selected one of the telephone destinations in response to selection of one of the telephone destinations from the displayed list. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first touch input from a user on an IP telephone that is networked into a first LAN operating under an IP protocol;
in response to receipt of the first touch input, displaying on a display on the IP telephone a first list including second and third LANs coupled to the first LAN, wherein the second and third LANs operate under the IP protocol;
receiving a second touch input from the user on the IP telephone;
in response to receipt of the second touch input, displaying on the display on the IP telephone a second list of telephone destinations accessible from the second LAN;
receiving a third touch input from the user on the IP telephone; and
in response to receipt of the third touch input, automatically dialing one of the telephone destinations accessible from the second LAN for a communications connection between the one of the telephone destinations and the IP telephone. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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