SIP Enabled Device identification

• US 20060092917A1
• Filed: 10/29/2004
• Published: 05/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Unify Patente GmbH & Co. KG (Atos Se)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Communications Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Kucmerowski, Dennis L., Stumer, Peggy Marie
• Granted Patent: US 7,756,257 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1026 at the edge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/103 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1036 at the edge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/104 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13204 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13286 Direct in-dialling in PBX, DDI
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13348 Channel/line reservation
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13389 LAN, internet

Abstract

An object of the invention is to associate a DID/public or non-DID/private telephone number and/or reachable location information with a SIP Enabled Device. More specifically, an embodiment of the invention is directed to providing an additional data parameter comprising alphanumeric data, as a “Display_ID” parameter. The parameter includes information including a DID/public telephone number non-DID/private number and/or location information that is specific to the SIP user endpoint and is different from the SIP URI host address/user information (terminal name and/or terminal number). In another embodiment, a first SIP Enabled Device accesses the local Display_ID and includes the Display_ID in a communication request. A second SIP Enabled Device is capable of processing the incoming communication request, extracting the Display_ID parameter, and displaying the Display_ID associated with the first SIP Enabled Device on the text display of the second SIP Enabled Device.

Claims

1. A method for implementing a first SIP Enabled Device comprising:

associating an identification parameter with the first SIP Enabled Device independent from SIP URI data parameters terminal name and terminal number; and

storing the identification parameter within memory of the first SIP Enabled device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the identification parameter on a terminal display associated with the first SIP Enabled Device.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

displaying the terminal name associated with the first SIP Enabled Device.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

displaying the terminal number associated with the first SIP Enabled Device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an incoming communication request;

processing the data associated with the incoming communication request; and

determining whether the incoming communication request includes an identification parameter that is independent from the terminal name and terminal number and is associated with a second SIP Enabled Device that initiated the incoming communication request.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

displaying the identification parameter associated with the second SIP Enabled Device on the first SIP Enabled Device that received the communication request in the event that the processed data contains the independent identification data.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

displaying the terminal name associated with the second SIP Enabled Device if the independent identification parameter associated with the second SIP Enabled Device does not exist.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

displaying the terminal number associated with the second SIP Enabled Device if the independent identification parameter associated with the second SIP Enabled Device does not exist.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

accessing the identification parameter;

encapsulating the identification parameter within a communication request; and

transmitting the communication request to a second SIP Enabled Device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification parameter comprises:

a directly inward dial telephone number or non DID/private number.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification parameter comprises:

a physical location.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification parameter comprises:

storing independent identification data associated with at least a second SIP Enabled Device.

13. An apparatus configured to facilitate identifying a first SIP Enabled Device comprising:

a memory unit,

a processing unit disposed in communication with said memory unit, said processing unit configured to;

associate an identification parameter with the first SIP Enabled Device independent from SIP URI data parameters terminal name and terminal number; and

store the identification parameter within the memory of the first SIP Enabled Device.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to cause a display of the identification parameter on a terminal display associated with the first SIP Enabled Device.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured to cause a display of the terminal name associated with the first SIP Enabled Device.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured to cause a display of the terminal number associated with the first SIP Enabled Device.

17. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to:

receive an incoming communication request;

process the data associated with the incoming communication request; and

determine whether the incoming communication request includes an identification parameter that is independent from the terminal name and terminal number and is associated with a second SIP Enabled Device that initiated the incoming communication request.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to cause a display of the identification parameter associated with the second SIP Enabled Device on the first SIP Enabled Device receiving the communication request in the event that the processed data contains the independent identification data.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the processor is configured to cause a display of the terminal name associated with the second SIP Enabled Device if the independent identification parameter associated with the second SIP Enabled Device does not exist.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the processor is configured to cause a display of the terminal number associated with the second SIP Enabled Device if the independent identification parameter associated with the second SIP Enabled Device does not exist.

21. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to:

access the identification parameter;

encapsulate the identification parameter within a communication request; and

transmit the communication request to a second SIP Enabled Device.

22. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the identification parameter comprises:

a direct inward dial/public or non-DID/private telephone number.

23. The method of claim 13, wherein the identification parameter comprises:

a physical location.

24. The method of claim 13, wherein the processor is configures to cause the first SIP Enabled Device to store a roster of independent identification data within the memory.