TELEPHONE SYSTEM, SERVER APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD USED IN THE SERVER APPARATUS

• US 20130163585A1
• Filed: 09/07/2012
• Published: 06/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Kimura, Shingo
• Application Number:
  US13/606,450
• Publication Number:
  US 20130163585A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4625 Single bridge functionality, e.g. connection of two networks over a single bridge
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5166 in combination with interactive voice response systems or voice portals, e.g. as front-ends

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a server apparatus includes a memory, a determination module, a storage controller and a service controller. The memory stores in an authentication management table associating identification information with first authentication information and second authentication information. The determination module determines whether registration is authenticated based on the authentication management table. The storage controller stores the identification information, the attribute information, and the IP addresses in a registration management table. The service controller performs control regarding use of the communication services.

Claims

1. A telephone system comprising:

a plurality of telephone terminals configured to which IP addresses are assigned; and

a server apparatus configured to register the plurality of telephone terminals, wherein

the server apparatus comprises;

a memory configured to store in an authentication management table associating identification information with first authentication information and second authentication information, wherein the identification information is information to use a plurality of communication services relating to exchange processing among the plurality of telephone terminals, wherein the first authentication information allows use of the plurality of communication services, and wherein the second authentication information is subsidiary to the first authentication information and allows use of at least a part of the plurality of communication services;

a determination module configured to refer to the authentication management table based on the identification information and the authentication information included in a registration request, and determine whether registration is authenticated based on the reference result, when the registration request including the identification information and authentication information is received from one of the telephone terminals;

a storage controller configured to associate the identification information with attribute information indicating the first authentication information/second authentication information used in the authentication, and the IP addresses, and store the identification information, the attribute information, and the IP addresses in a registration management table based on the determination result by the determination module; and

a service controller configured to perform control regarding use of the communication services by the telephone terminals registered based on the registration management table.

2. The telephone system of claim 1, further comprising a terminal position memory configured to store a position management table the IP addresses in association with position information indicating positions of the telephone terminals, wherein

when an emergency call is made by a telephone terminal registered in the registration management table by using the second authentication information, the service controller reads the position information regarding the telephone terminal from the position management table, and transmits an emergency call request including the position information to a call receiving end.

3. The telephone system of claim 1, wherein when an IP address of a first telephone terminal to be primarily used is already stored in association with the identification information in the registration management table, the storage controller rejects storing a second telephone terminal which requested registration on the same identification information in the registration management table.

4. The telephone system of claim 1, wherein the memory stores an authentication management table associating an extension number with the identification information and the first authentication information and the second authentication information.

5. The telephone system of claim 1, wherein the determination module determines whether a hash value calculated by using the authentication information included in the registration request agrees with a hash value calculated by using the corresponding identification information in the authentication management table.

6. A server apparatus registering a plurality of telephone terminals, IP addresses being assigned to the plurality of telephone terminals, the server apparatus comprising:

a memory configured to store an authentication management table associating identification information with first authentication information and second authentication information, wherein the identification information is information to use a plurality of communication services relating to exchange processing among the plurality of telephone terminals, wherein the first authentication information allows use of the plurality of communication services, and wherein the second authentication information is subsidiary to the first authentication information and allows use of at least a part of the plurality of communication services;

a determination module configured to refer to the authentication management table based on the identification information and the authentication information included in a registration request, and determine whether registration is authenticated based on the reference result, when the registration request including the identification information and authentication information is received from one of the telephone terminals;

a storage controller configured to associate the identification information with attribute information indicating the first authentication information/second authentication information used in the authentication, and the IP addresses, and store the identification information, the attribute information, and the IP addresses in a registration management table based on the determination result by the determination module; and

a service controller configured to perform control regarding use of the communication services by the telephone terminals registered based on the registration management table.

7. The server apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a terminal position memory configured to store a position management table associating the IP addresses with position information indicating positions of the telephone terminals, wherein

when an emergency call is made by a telephone terminal registered in the registration management table by using the second authentication information, the service controller reads the position information regarding the telephone terminal from the position management table, and transmits an emergency call request including the position information to a call receiving end.

8. The server apparatus of claim 6, wherein when an IP address of a first telephone terminal to be primarily used is already stored in association with the identification information in the registration management table, the storage controller rejects storing a second telephone terminal which requested registration on the same identification information in the registration management table.

9. The server apparatus of claim 6, wherein the memory stores an authentication management table associating an extension number with the identification information, and the first authentication information and the second authentication information.

10. The server apparatus of claim 6, wherein the determination module determines whether a hash value calculated by using the authentication information included in the registration request agrees with a hash value calculated by using the corresponding identification information in the authentication management table.

11. A control method used in a server apparatus registering a plurality of telephone terminals, IP addresses being assigned to the plurality of telephone terminals, the control method comprising:

storing an authentication management table associating identification information with first authentication information and second authentication information in a memory, wherein the identification information is information to use a plurality of communication services relating to exchange processing among the plurality of telephone terminals, wherein the first authentication information allows use of the plurality of communication services, and wherein the second authentication information is subsidiary to the first authentication information and allows use of at least a part of the plurality of communication services;

referring, when a registration request including the identification information and authentication information is received from one of the telephone terminals, to the authentication management table based on the identification information and the authentication information included in the registration request, and determining whether registration is authenticated based on the reference result;

performing storage control by associating the identification information with attribute information indicating the first authentication information/second authentication information used in the authentication, and the IP addresses, and storing the identification information, the attribute information, and the IP addresses in a registration management table based on the determination result; and

performing service control regarding use of the communication services by the telephone terminals registered based on the registration management table.

12. The control method of claim 11, further comprising storing a position management table associating IP addresses with position information indicating positions of the telephone terminals in a terminal position memory, wherein

when an emergency call is made by a telephone terminal registered in the registration management table by using the second authentication information, the performing service control comprises reading the position information regarding the telephone terminal from the position management table, and transmitting an emergency call request including the position information to a call receiving end.

13. The control method of claim 11, wherein when an IP address of a first telephone terminal to be primarily used is already stored in association with the identification information in the registration management table, the performing storage control comprises rejecting storage of a second telephone terminal which requested registration on the same identification information in the registration management table.

14. The control method of claim 11, wherein the storing comprises storing an authentication management table in which an extension number, which is the identification information, is associated with the first authentication information and the second authentication information.

15. The control method of claim 11, wherein the determining comprises determining whether a hash value calculated by using the authentication information included in the registration request agrees with a hash value calculated by using the corresponding identification information in the authentication management table.