Network-extensible and controllable telephone
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1. A system, comprising:
- a data communication network;
a device communicatively connected to the data communication network; and
a telephone communicatively connected to the data communication network, wherein the telephone is adapted to discover the device, to invoke a first service provided by the device, and to use the first service to provide a second service to a user of the telephone.
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Abstract
A system that includes a telephone adapted for connection to a data communications network. The telephone is capable of discovering other devices connected to the data communications network and using those devices to extend its own functionality. The telephone is also accessible and controllable by other devices on the data communications network.
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44 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a data communication network;
a device communicatively connected to the data communication network; and
a telephone communicatively connected to the data communication network, wherein the telephone is adapted to discover the device, to invoke a first service provided by the device, and to use the first service to provide a second service to a user of the telephone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for operating a telephone communicatively connected to a data network, comprising:
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discovering a device communicatively connected to the data communication network;
invoking a first service provided by the device; and
using the first service to provide a second service to a user of the telephone. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system, comprising:
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a data communication network;
one or more devices communicatively connected to the data communication network; and
a telephone communicatively connected to the data communication network, wherein the telephone is adapted to advertise a service provided by the telephone to the one or more devices communicatively connected to the data communication network, and to provide the service to one of the one or more devices in response to receiving a request for the service. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for operating a telephone communicatively connected to a data network, comprising:
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advertising a service provided by the telephone to one or more devices communicatively connected to the data communication network;
receiving a request for the service from one of the one or more devices; and
providing the service to the one of the one or more devices in response to receiving the request. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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