Method and apparatus for maintaining state information on a client device configured for VOIP communication
First Claim
1. A method of maintaining state information on a client device configured for voice-over-internet protocol (VOIP) communication through a packet network, comprising:
- establishing a VOIP call between the client device and an endpoint device through the packet network;
packaging state information associated with the client device to form a state object at the endpoint device during the VOIP call;
receiving the state object from the endpoint device at the client device;
storing the state object in the client device.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for maintaining state information on a client device configured for voice-over-internet protocol (VOIP) communication is described. In one example, a VOIP call between the client device and an endpoint device through a packet network is established. State information is sent from the client device to the endpoint device during the VOIP call. The state object having the state information embedded therein is received from the endpoint device at the client device. The state object is stored in the client device. The state object may be retrieved from the client device during the VOIP call or a subsequent VOIP call in response to an authenticated request from the endpoint device. Alternatively, the state object may be retrieved from the client device during a subsequent web session in response to an authenticated request from a host.
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1. A method of maintaining state information on a client device configured for voice-over-internet protocol (VOIP) communication through a packet network, comprising:
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establishing a VOIP call between the client device and an endpoint device through the packet network; packaging state information associated with the client device to form a state object at the endpoint device during the VOIP call; receiving the state object from the endpoint device at the client device; storing the state object in the client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of maintaining state information on a client device configured for voice-over-internet protocol (VOIP) communication through a packet network, comprising:
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storing a state object in the client device received from a host on the packet network during a web session; establishing a VOIP call between the client device and an endpoint device through the packet network; receiving a request for a state object stored in the client device from the endpoint device during the VOIP call, the state object comprising; verifying authenticity of the request; and sending the state object to the endpoint device in response to the request if the request is verified as authentic. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Apparatus for maintaining state information on a client device configured for voice-over-internet protocol (VOIP) communication through a packet network, comprising:
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means for establishing a VOIP call between the client device and an endpoint device through the packet network; means for packaging state information associated with the client device to form a state object at the endpoint device during the VOIP call; means for receiving the state object from the endpoint device at the client device; means for storing the state object in the client device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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