MOBILE APPLICATION PROCUREMENT AND CONFIGURATION OPTIONS FOR VOIP SERVICE

• US 20140029475A1
• Filed: 07/27/2012
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Crexendo, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Crexendo, Inc.
• Inventors: BHAGAVATULA, Satish, RAO, Manish
• Granted Patent: US 9,609,457 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/260
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

In at least some embodiments, a system includes at least one server to manage voice over internet protocol (VOIP) services. The managed VOIP services provided by the at least one server include a procurement service configured to streamline configuration of at least some of the VOIP services for a mobile device during a signup session based on a VOIP services signup session token.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

at least one server to manage voice over internet protocol (VOIP) services, wherein the managed VOIP services provided by the at least one server comprise a procurement service configured to streamline configuration of at least some of the VOIP services for a mobile device during a signup session based on a VOIP services signup session token.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the procurement service is configured to streamline configuration of a one-touch call transfer feature for the mobile device during the signup session based on the VOIP services signup session token.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the procurement service is configured to streamline configuration of conferencing options for the mobile device during the signup session based on the VOIP services signup session token.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the procurement service is configured to streamline configuration of contact list options for the mobile device during the signup session based on the VOIP services signup session token.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the procurement service is configured to provide a printable image as the VOIP services signup session token.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the procurement service is configured to provide a web hyperlink as the VOIP services signup session token.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the procurement service is configured to streamline entry of signup data for a user of the mobile device during the signup session based on the VOIP services signup session token, and wherein the signup data comprises a phone number, a name, an address, an email, and a password.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the procurement service is configured to streamline entry of billing information for a user of the mobile device during the signup session based on the VOIP services signup session token.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the procurement service is configured to streamline entry of session initiation protocol (SIP) settings for the mobile device during the signup session based on the VOIP services signup session token.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the procurement service is configured to streamline entry of enterprise information associated with a user of the mobile device during the signup session based on the VOIP services signup session token.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising a database in communication with the at least one server, wherein the database stores VOIP services configuration options associated with a subscription for a user of the mobile device, wherein the procurement service is configured to transfer the subscription to a new mobile device for the user.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the subscription is invalidated in response to a notification that the mobile device has been lost or stolen, and wherein invalidation of the subscription causes the managed VOIP services provided by the at least one server to be unavailable for the mobile device.

13. A method, comprising:

initiating by a processor, a signup session for VOIP services on a mobile device; and

streamlining, by the processor, configuration of at least some of the VOIP services for the mobile device during the signup session based on a VOIP services signup session token.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein streamlining configuration of at least some of the VOIP services for the mobile device comprises configuring a one-touch call transfer feature for the mobile device during the signup session based on the VOIP services signup session token.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein streamlining configuration of at least some of the VOIP services for the mobile device comprises configuring conferencing options for the mobile device during the signup session based on the VOIP services signup session token.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein streamlining configuration of at least some of the VOIP services for the mobile device comprises configuring contact list options for the mobile device during the signup session based on the VOIP services signup session token.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising providing a printable image as the VOIP services signup session token.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising providing a web hyperlink as the VOIP services signup session token.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein streamlining configuration of at least some of the VOIP services for the mobile device comprises streamlining entry of signup data for a user of the mobile device during the signup session based on the VOIP services signup session token, and wherein the signup data comprises a phone number, a name, an address, an email, and a password.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein streamlining configuration of at least some of the VOIP services for the mobile device comprises streamlining entry of billing information for a user of the mobile device during the signup session based on the VOIP services signup session token.

21. The method of claim 13, wherein streamlining configuration of at least some of the VOIP services for the mobile device comprises streamlining entry of session initiation protocol (SIP) settings for the mobile device during the signup session based on the VOIP services signup session token.

22. The method of claim 13, wherein streamlining configuration of at least some of the VOIP services for the mobile device comprises streamlining entry of enterprise information associated with a user of the mobile device during the signup session based on the VOIP services signup session token.

23. The method of claim 13, further comprising storing VOIP services configuration options associated with a subscription for a user of the mobile device, and transferring the subscription to a new mobile device for the user.

24. The method of claim 23, further comprising invalidating the subscription in response to a notification that the mobile device has been lost or stolen, wherein said invalidating the subscription causes the VOIP services to be unavailable for the mobile device.

25. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a processor;

a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a telephony application, wherein the telephony application, when executed, causes the processor to initiate a signup session for VOIP services on a mobile device, and to streamline configuration of at least some of the VOIP services for the mobile device during the signup session based on a VOIP services signup session token.

26. The mobile communication device of claim 25, wherein the telephony application, when executed, causes the processor to streamline configuration of a one-touch call transfer feature for the mobile device during the signup session based on the VOIP services signup session token.

27. The mobile communication device of claim 25, wherein the telephony application, when executed, causes the processor to streamline configuration of conferencing options for the mobile device during the signup session based on the VOIP services signup session token.

28. The mobile communication device of claim 25, wherein the telephony application, when executed, causes the processor to streamline configuration of contact list options for the mobile device during the signup session based on the VOIP services signup session token.

29. The mobile communication device of claim 25, wherein the telephony application, when executed, causes the processor to extract information from a scanned printable image corresponding to the VOIP services signup session token to streamline configuration of at least some of the VOIP services.

30. The mobile communication device of claim 25, wherein the telephony application, when executed, causes the processor to extract information from a link corresponding to the VOIP services signup session token to streamline configuration of at least some of the VOIP services.

31. The mobile communication device of claim 25, wherein the telephony application, when executed, causes the processor to enter signup data for a user of the mobile device based on the VOIP services signup session token, and wherein the signup data comprises a phone number, a name, an address, an email, and a password.

32. The mobile communication device of claim 25, wherein the telephony application, when executed, causes the processor to enter billing information for a user of the mobile device based on the VOIP services signup session token.

33. The mobile communication device of claim 25, wherein the telephony application, when executed, causes the processor to enter session initiation protocol (SIP) settings for the mobile device based on the VOIP services signup session token.

34. The mobile communication device of claim 25, wherein the telephony application, when executed, causes the processor to enter enterprise information associated with a user of the mobile device based on the VOIP services signup session token.