Sending A Page

• US 20070286361A1
• Filed: 05/21/2007
• Published: 12/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fuze, Inc. (8X8, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Whaleback Systems Corp. (8X8, Inc.)
• Inventors: West, Julian, McLetchie, Douglas
• Application Number:
  US11/751,340
• Publication Number:
  US 20070286361A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/88.130
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1083 In-session procedures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1094 Inter-user-equipment sessions transfer or sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

Sending a page using session initiation protocol (SIP) includes receiving a call to send the page, determining a paging group that includes one or more devices based on information associated with the call, where the one or more devices are capable of receiving the page, establishing a connection to the one or more devices using SIP invites, and sending the page to the one or more devices.

Claims

1. A method of sending a page using session initiation protocol (SIP), the method comprising:

receiving a call to send the page;

determining a paging group comprising one or more devices based on information associated with the call, the one or more devices being capable of receiving the page;

establishing a connection to the one or more devices using SIP invites; and

sending the page to the one or more devices.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information associated with the call comprises an extension contained in the call;

and

wherein determining the paging group comrises retrieving information associated with one or more devices using the extension.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the information associated with one or more services comprises at least one of an extension of a device, an indication of whether the extension is primary for the device, a SIP uniform resource identifier of a device, and and Internet Protocol address of a device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more devices include a target device, and establishing a connection to the target device comprises:

sending a SIP invite to the target device;

waiting a predetermined period of time for a reply to the SIP invite;

wherein, if the reply is received within the predetermined amount of time, the method further comprises sending an inaudible tone to the target device; and

wherein if the reply is not received within the predetermined period of time, the method further comprises ceasing attempts to establish a connection to the target device.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

repeating sending the SIP invite to the target device several times within the predetermined period of time if the target device does not reply within a fraction of the predetermined amount of time.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein establishing the connection comprises:

synchronizing the one or more devices by readying the one or more devices to receive the page;

wherein synchronizing is performed by sending SIP invites to the one or more devices and receiving responses from the one or more devices.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a caller sending the page; and

confirming that the caller is authorized to send the page;

wherein the page is not sent if the caller is not authorized to send the page.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more devices include a target device, and determining the paging group comprises obtaining information indicating whether the target device is in use;

and

wherein, in a case that the target device is in use, sending the page comprises causing audio on the target device to be augmented with the page, the page being played on the target device at a volume that is lower than a volume of the audio.

9. The method if claim 8, wherein causing the audio on the target device to be augmented with the page comprises one of:

instructing the target device to play the page at a same time as the audio; and

incorporating the audio into the page before sending the page.

10. The method of claim1, further comprising:

obtaining page information relating to receipt or non-receipt of the page at the one or more devices; and

logging the page information.

11. A system comprising:

a paging device;

a server application in communication with the paging device; and

paged devices in communication with the server application;

wherein the server application comprises instructions to;

receive a call from the paging device to send a page;

determine a paging group comprising one or more paged devices based on information associated with the call, the one or more paged devices being capable of receiving the page;

establish a connection to the one or more paged devices using SIP invites; and

send the page to one or more paged devices.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the paging device and the paged devices comprise telephones;

an

wherein the system further comprises one or more computing devices configured to execute the server application.

13. A method of sending a page using session initiation protocol (SIP), the method comprising:

receiving a call to send the page;

establishing a connection to devices using SIP invites; and

sending the page to the devices via a multicast or broadcast message, the multicast or broadcast message containing identifiers that are recognizable to the devices to trigger playbook of the page.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the identifiers comprise network addresses of the devices.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein establishing the connection comprises:

synchronizing the devices by readying the devices to receive the page;

wherein synchronizing is performed by sending SIP invites to the devices and receiving responses from the devices.

16. The method if claim 13, further comprising:

identifying a caller sending the page; and

confirming that the caller is authorized to send the page;

wherein the page is not sent if the caller is not authorized to send the page.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

determining a paging group, wherein determining comprises obtaining information indicating whether a target device is in use; and

wherein, in a case that the target device is in use, sending the page comprises causing audio on the target device to be augmented with the page, the page being played on the target device as a volume that is lower that a volume of the audio.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

obtaining page information relating to receipt or non-receipt of the page at the one or more devices; and

logging the page information.

19. One or more machine-readable media that stores instructions that are executable to send a page using session initiation protocol (SIP), the instructions for causing on or more processing devices to:

receive a call to send the page;

determine a paging group comprising one or more devices based on information associated with the call, the one or more devices being capable of receiving the page;

establish a connection to the one or more devices using SIP invites; and

send the page to the one or more devices.

20. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 19, wherein the information associated with the call comprises an extension contained in the call;

and

wherein determining the paging group comprises retrieving information associated with the one or more devices using the extension.

21. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 20, wherein the information associated with the one or more services comprises at least one of an extension of a device, an indication of whether the extension is primary for the device, a SIP uniform resource identifier of a device, and an Internet Protocol address if a device.

22. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 19, wherein the one or more devices include a target device, and establishing a connection to the target device comprises:

sending a SIP invite to the target device;

waiting a predetermined period of time for a reply to the SIP invite;

wherein, if the reply is received within the predetermined amount of time, the instructions cause the one or more processors to provide an inaudible tone to the target device; and

wherein if the reply is not received within the predetermined period of time, the instructions cause the one or more processors to cease attempts to establish a connection to the target device.

23. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 22, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:

repeat sending the SIP invite to the target device several times within the predetermined period of time if the target device does not reply within a fraction of the predetermined amount of time.

24. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 19, wherein establishing the connection comprises:

synchronizing the one or more devices by readying the one or more devices to receive the page;

wherein synchronizing is performed by sending SIP invites to the one or more devices and receiving responses from the one or more devices.

25. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 19, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to:

identify a caller sending the page; and

confirm that the caller is authorized to send the page;

wherein the page is not sent if the caller is not authorized to send the page.

26. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 19, wherein the one or more devices include a target device, and determining the paging group comprises obtaining information indicating whether the target device is in use;

and

wherein, in a case that the target device is in use, sending the page comprises causing audio on the target device to be augmented with the page, the page being played on the target device at a volume that is lower than a volume of the audio.

27. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 26, wherein causing the audio on the target device to be augmented with the page comprises one of:

instructing the target device to play the page at a same time as the audio; and

incorporating the audio into the page before sending the page.

28. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 19, wherein the instruction cause the one or more processors to:

obtain page information relating to receipt or non-receipt of the page at the one or more devices; and

log the page information.

29. One or more machine-readable media that stores instructions that are executable to send a page using session initiation protocol (SIP), the instructions for causing one or more processing devices to:

receive a call to send the page;

establish a connection to devices using SIP invites; and

send the page to the devices via a multicast or broadcast message, the multicast or broadcast message containing identifiers that are recognizable to the devices to trigger playback of the page.

30. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 29, wherein the identifiers comprise network addresses of the devices.

31. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 29, wherein establishing the connection comprises:

synchronizing the devices by readying the devices to receive the page;

wherein synchronizing is performed by sending SIP invites to the devices and receiving responses from the devices.

32. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 29, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processing devices to:

identify a caller sending the page; and

confirm that the caller is authorized to send the page;

wherein the page is not sent of the caller is not authorized to send the page.

33. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 29, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processing devices to:

determine a paging group, wherein determining comprises obtaining information indicating whether a target device is in use; and

wherein, in a case that the target device is in use, sending the page comprises causing audio on the target device to be augmented with the page, the page being played on the target device at a volume that is lower than a volume of the audio.

34. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 29, wherein the instructions cause the one or more processing devices to:

obtain page information relating to receipt or non-receipt of the page at the one or more devices; and

log the page information.