SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC PHONE EXTENSION SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN CALL CONTROL DEVICES
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Abstract
Systems and methods described herein may allow for the sharing of routing information among call control devices. The routing information may be stored in an information repository, where call control devices may access the routing information as needed. The information repository may be centrally located for centralized access by call control devices, or may be distributed to individual call control devices for localized access.
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19. A method of distributing routing instructions for calls, comprising:
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receiving, at a first call control device that is associated with a first user, routing instructions to redirect future calls intended for the first user; and updating one or more information repositories with the instructions, wherein the one or more repositories contain information specifying how calls are to be redirected, such that the instructions are available to a second call control device that is associated with a second user when the second user attempts to call the first user, to allow the second call control device to determine that the call is to be routed according to the instructions in the one or more information repositories. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of distributing routing instructions for calls, comprising:
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accessing an information repository containing routing instructions; and using the instructions to determine how to route a call from a second user to a first user, wherein the repository is one of one or more information repositories updated by a first call control device that is associated with the first user, according to routing instructions provided to the call control device of the second user. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of distributing routing instructions for calls, comprising:
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at an information repository, receiving an update to routing instructions stored in the repository, wherein the update is received from a first call control device associated with a first user; and at the information repository, making the updated routing instructions available to a second call control device when the second call control device attempts to route a call from a second user to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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38. A system for distributing routing instructions for calls, comprising:
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one or more information repositories configured to receive routing instructions from a first call control device associated with a first user, to store said routing instructions to redirect future calls intended for the first user; and to allow access to said routing instructions by a second call control device, associated with a second user, wherein, when the second user attempts to call the first user, the one or more information repositories allows the second call control device to access said routing instructions and to thereby determine how the call is to be routed according to the routing instructions. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A system for distributing routing instructions for calls, comprising:
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a first call control device that is associated with a first user and is configured to receive routing instructions to redirect future calls that are intended for the first user, and to send said routing instructions to one or more information repositories; and a second call control device that is associated with a second user and is configured to access said routing instructions at said one or more information repositories when the second user attempts to call the first user, and to determine how the call is to be routed according to the routing instructions. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A computer program product comprising at least one computer useable medium having control logic stored therein for the distribution of routing instructions for calls, the computer control logic configured to execute on a processor and comprising:
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a module for receiving, at a first call control device that is associated with a first user, routing instructions to redirect future calls intended for the first user; and a module for updating one or more information repositories with the instructions, wherein the one or more repositories contain information specify how calls are to be redirected, such that the instructions are available to a second call control device that is associated with a second user when the second user attempts to call the first user, to allow the second call control device to determine that the call is to be routed according to the instructions in the one or more information repositories. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A computer program product comprising at least one computer useable medium having control logic stored therein for the distribution of routing instructions for calls, the computer control logic configured to execute on a processor and comprising:
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a module for accessing an information repository containing routing instructions; and a module for using the instructions to determine how to route a call from a second user to a first user, wherein the repository is one of one or more information repositories updated by a first call control device that is associated with the first user, according to routing instructions provided to the call control device of the second user. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A computer program product comprising at least one computer useable medium having control logic stored therein for the distribution of routing instructions for calls, the computer control logic configured to execute on a processor and comprising:
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a module for receiving, at an information repository, an update to routing instructions stored in the repository, user; and a module for making the updated routing instructions available to a second call control device when the second call control device attempts to route a call from a second user to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70)
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