Single number reachability using cellular and desktop telephones
First Claim
1. A system for providing a single number reachability solution for communications with a desktop telephone and a cellular telephone, comprising:
- a call management application operable to associate a telephone number with a desktop telephone and a first communication port, to receive a first telephone call initiated by a remote device and directed to the telephone number, and to offer the first telephone call to the desktop telephone and to the first communication port; and
a mobility application coupled to the call management application and operable to associate the first communication port with a cellular telephone, to obtain a second communication port from a plurality of available communication ports in response to the offer, and to place a second telephone call to the cellular telephone using the second communication port;
wherein signaling associated with a communication session with the remote device passes through the call management application and media associated with the communication session passes directly between the remote device and an answering device.
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Abstract
A system for providing a single number reachability solution for communications with a desktop telephone and a cellular telephone includes a mobility application coupled to a call management application. The call management application can associate a telephone number with a desktop telephone and a first communication port, receive a first telephone call initiated by a remote device and directed to the telephone number, and offer the first telephone call to the desktop telephone and to the first communication port. The mobility application can associate the first communication port with a cellular telephone, obtain a second communication port from multiple available communication ports in response to the offer, and place a second telephone call to the cellular telephone using the second communication port. Signaling associated with a communication session with the remote device passes through a call management application, and media associated with the communication session passes directly between the remote device and an answering device.
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32 Claims
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1. A system for providing a single number reachability solution for communications with a desktop telephone and a cellular telephone, comprising:
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a call management application operable to associate a telephone number with a desktop telephone and a first communication port, to receive a first telephone call initiated by a remote device and directed to the telephone number, and to offer the first telephone call to the desktop telephone and to the first communication port; and
a mobility application coupled to the call management application and operable to associate the first communication port with a cellular telephone, to obtain a second communication port from a plurality of available communication ports in response to the offer, and to place a second telephone call to the cellular telephone using the second communication port;
wherein signaling associated with a communication session with the remote device passes through the call management application and media associated with the communication session passes directly between the remote device and an answering device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing a single number reachability solution for communications with a desktop telephone and a cellular telephone, comprising:
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associating a telephone number with a desktop telephone and a first communication port;
receiving a first telephone call initiated by a remote device and directed to the telephone number;
offering the first telephone call to the desktop telephone and to the first communication port;
associating the first communication port with a cellular telephone;
obtaining a second communication port from a plurality of available communication ports in response to the offer; and
placing a second telephone call to the cellular telephone using the second communication port;
wherein signaling associated with a communication session with the remote device passes through a call management application and media associated with the communication session passes directly between the remote device and an answering device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Logic for providing a single number reachability solution for communications with a desktop telephone and a cellular telephone, the logic encoded in media and operable when executed to:
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associate a telephone number with a desktop telephone and a first communication port;
receive a first telephone call initiated by a remote device and directed to the telephone number;
offer the first telephone call to the desktop telephone and to the first communication port;
associate the first communication port with a cellular telephone;
obtain a second communication port from a plurality of available communication ports in response to the offer; and
place a second telephone call to the cellular telephone using the second communication port;
wherein signaling associated with a communication session with the remote device passes through a call management application and media associated with the communication session passes directly between the remote device and an answering device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for providing a single number reachability solution for communications with a desktop telephone and a cellular telephone, comprising:
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means for associating a telephone number with a desktop telephone and a first communication port;
means for receiving a first telephone call initiated by a remote device and directed to the telephone number;
means for offering the first telephone call to the desktop telephone and to the first communication port;
means for associating the first communication port with a cellular telephone;
means for obtaining a second communication port from a plurality of available communication ports in response to the offer; and
means for placing a second telephone call to the cellular telephone using the second communication port;
wherein signaling associated with a communication session with the remote device passes through a call management application and media associated with the communication session passes directly between the remote device and an answering device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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