Information distribution system, method and network devices
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at a network device, receiving information;
storing the information;
sending the information to at least one other network device; and
using the information at the network device to provide local call facilitating functionality.
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Abstract
A method involves, at a network device, receiving information; storing the information; and sending the information to at least one other network. The information is adapted for use by the network device and the at least one other network device in providing local facilitating related functionality. In some implementations the method is applied at each of a plurality of network devices in a system resulting in the information being distributed to the network devices. In some implementations, distribution of the information allows the network devices to provide the call facilitating functionality locally without the use of central processing equipment. In some implementations access to the information being distributed and/or other information is restricted to avoid conflicts.
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46 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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at a network device, receiving information;
storing the information;
sending the information to at least one other network device; and
using the information at the network device to provide local call facilitating functionality. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A network device comprising:
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an interface adapted to receive information;
a memory for storing the information; and
a processor adapted to;
provide first instructions for sending the information to at least one other network device; and
use the information to provide second instructions for providing local call facilitating functionality. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system comprising a plurality of network devices, each network device comprising:
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an interface adapted to receive information;
a memory for storing the information; and
a processor adapted to;
provide first instructions for sending the information to at least one respective other network device; and
use the information to provide second instructions for providing local call facilitating functionality, wherein the at least one respective other network device of each network device collectively comprise all of the plurality of network devices to allow the information to be distributed to all of the plurality of network devices. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein, the computer readable code means in said article of manufacture comprising;
computer readable code means for, at a network device, receiving information;
computer readable code means for storing the information;
computer readable code means for providing first instructions for sending the information to at least one other network device; and
computer readable code means for using the information to provide second instructions for providing local call facilitating functionality. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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