METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING A COMMUNICATION SESSION FOR AN UNREGISTERED INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM (IMS) DEVICE
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) session initiation message from an un-registered user endpoint;
determining whether the IMS session initiation message is directed Lo an exception endpoint; and
establisling an IMS session on behalf of the unregistered user endpoint when the IMS session initiation is directed to the exception endpoint.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for handling a communication session for an unregistered Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) device are disclosed. An example method comprises receiving an IMS session initiation message from an un-registered user endpoint, determining whether the IMS session initiation message is directed to an exception endpoint, and establishing an IMS session on behalf of the unregistered user endpoint when the IMS session initiation is directed to the exception endpoint.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) session initiation message from an un-registered user endpoint; determining whether the IMS session initiation message is directed Lo an exception endpoint; and establisling an IMS session on behalf of the unregistered user endpoint when the IMS session initiation is directed to the exception endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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an exception checker to determine whether a communication session initiation invitation received from an un-registered Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) device is directed to an exception endpoint by comparing a destination specified in the communication session initiation invitation to a list of one or more exception endpoints; and an inviter to send a second communication session invitation to the exception endpoint when the destination matches the exception endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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32. An article of manufacture storing machine readable instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to:
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receive an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) session initiation message from an un-registered user endpoint; determine whether the IMS session initiation message is directed to an exception endpoint; and establish an IMS session on behalf of the unregistered user endpoint when the IMS session initiation is directed to the exception endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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