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MANAGING TELEPHONY SERVICES USING MULTIPLE USERS WITHIN A TELEPHONY CONTROL POINT IN A HOME NETWORK

  • US 20120189000A1
  • Filed: 04/22/2011
  • Published: 07/26/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for operating a telephony server in a home network, the method comprising:

  • receiving a first registration action from a first telephony control point in the home network, the first registration action including an identification of a first user within a first telephony control point;

    supplying a first authentication identifier to the first telephony control point, wherein the first authentication identifier is bound to both the first telephony control point and the first user;

    receiving a second registration action from the first telephony control point in the home network, the second registration action including an identification of a second user within the first telephony control point;

    supplying a second authentication identifier to the first telephony control point, wherein the second authentication identifier is bound to both the first telephony control point and the second user;

    initiating a telephony action, wherein the telephony action involves either the first user or the second user;

    determining which user the telephony action involves;

    sending a notification to the user which the telephony action involves;

    receiving an invoked action granting the telephony action from the first telephony control point, wherein the invoked action includes an authentication identifier;

    determining if the authentication identifier received in the invoked action matches the authentication identifier bound to the user which the telephony action involves; and

    executing the telephony action if the authentication information received in the invoked action matches the authentication identifier bound to the user which the telephony action involves.

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