Multi-mode endpoint in a communication network system and methods thereof
First Claim
1. A communication system, comprising:
- a network;
a plurality of communication servers each coupled to the network; and
a plurality of endpoints coupled to the network, each of the plurality of endpoints simultaneously capable of being directly controlled by one or more communication servers.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and communication network system that allows an endpoint to be simultaneously registered with more than one communications server is described. In one embodiment, the communication network system includes a network, a plurality of communications servers that are coupled to the network, and a plurality of endpoints coupled to the network. Each endpoint is capable of being simultaneously registered with more than one communications server. A communication method for an endpoint involves registering a first logical line of the endpoint with a first communications server, and registering a second logical line of the endpoint with a second communications server. Consequently, flexibility is obtained by allowing an endpoint to choose the registering communications server for each logical line of the endpoint.
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48 Claims
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1. A communication system, comprising:
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a network;
a plurality of communication servers each coupled to the network; and
a plurality of endpoints coupled to the network, each of the plurality of endpoints simultaneously capable of being directly controlled by one or more communication servers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A communication system, comprising:
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a network;
a plurality of communication servers each coupled to the network; and
an endpoint including two or more logical lines, a first logical line being registered with a first communication server and a second logical line being registered with a second communication server. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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28. A communications apparatus, comprising:
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a time switch coupled to a trunk line and for coupling to one or more endpoints, the time switch receiving signals on the trunk line representing one or more communications calls for switching the signals to the one or more endpoints;
a call server coupled to the time switch, the call server controlling the time switch for routing the one or more communications calls to the one or more endpoints; and
a gateway coupled to the trunk line and the call server, and for coupling to a network, the gateway to convert between packets on the network and the signals on the trunk line, the gateway for registering the one or more endpoints with one or more communications servers coupled to the network for providing communication service to the one or more endpoints. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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42. A communication system, comprising:
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network means;
a plurality of server means coupled to the network means; and
endpoint means coupled to the network means, said endpoint means including a first logical line means for registering with a first server means, and a second logical line means for registering with a second server means. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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