Automatic Configuration of Telecommunication Station Sets
First Claim
1. Apparatus that facilitates configuration of a telecommunications station set, comprising:
- proximity determination circuitry operable to provide an indication that the user is within a predetermined proximity to the station set; and
configuration circuitry operable in response to the proximity indication to configure the station set.
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Abstract
A telecommunication station set such as an IP phone is configured based on proximity of a user. Proximity of the user relative to the station set can be determined using RF-ID, UWB, GPS, direct user input, contextual information or other technology. For example, the user may carry a badge equipped with an RF-ID tag. The RF-ID tag is operative in response to an RF-ID reader associated with the phone, when in close proximity, to signal user ID and password, which may be encrypted. The user ID and password are sent to a SIP server, which authenticates the user and retrieves user-specific configuration details which are returned to the IP phone. The IP phone configures itself with the user-specific parameters. If the user moves away from the phone, as determined by the RF-ID tag being out of range of the reader, the IP phone de-configures itself.
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30 Claims
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1. Apparatus that facilitates configuration of a telecommunications station set, comprising:
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proximity determination circuitry operable to provide an indication that the user is within a predetermined proximity to the station set; and configuration circuitry operable in response to the proximity indication to configure the station set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 29)
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