Method and apparatus for extending service mediation to intelligent voice-over-IP endpoint terminals
First Claim
1. A method in a Voice-over-IP (VoIP) network to which an intelligent VoIP endpoint is connected, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining whether within a session involving the VoIP endpoint a conflict could arise between an endpoint-hosted service running on the intelligent VoIP endpoint and a network-hosted service subscribed to by the intelligent VoIP endpoint; and
if a determination is made that a conflict could arise, initiating a conflict resolution strategy so as to avoid the conflict.
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Abstract
In a VoIP network, based on a set of predetermined rules, a determination is made whether the running of an endpoint-hosted service on an intelligent VoIP endpoint and the running of a network-hosted service could cause a conflict to arise if both services were invoked during a call/session. If a determination is made that a conflict could arise between the endpoint-hosted service and the network-hosted service, then either the intelligent endpoint is instructed not to invoke the endpoint-hosted service during a call/session or to only invoke it with certain restrictions that would avoid the conflict, or alternatively, the network service is not invoked or is only invoked with certain restrictions that would avoid the conflict.
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1. A method in a Voice-over-IP (VoIP) network to which an intelligent VoIP endpoint is connected, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining whether within a session involving the VoIP endpoint a conflict could arise between an endpoint-hosted service running on the intelligent VoIP endpoint and a network-hosted service subscribed to by the intelligent VoIP endpoint; and
if a determination is made that a conflict could arise, initiating a conflict resolution strategy so as to avoid the conflict. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Apparatus for use in a Voice-over-IP (VoIP) network to which an intelligent VoIP endpoint is connected comprising:
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means for determining whether within a session involving the VoIP endpoint a conflict could arise between an endpoint-hosted service running on the intelligent VoIP endpoint and a network-hosted service subscribed to by the intelligent VoIP endpoint; and
means for initiating a conflict resolution strategy so as to avoid a determined conflict if the means for determining determines a conflict could arise. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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