METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING CONTACT INFORMATION IN A UNIVERSAL PLUG AND PLAY HOME NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A method of a telephony server (TS) for providing contact information updates to a telephony control point (TelCP) in a network environment, comprising:
- receiving a request for providing contact information updates associated with at least one contact entry from the TelCP;
determining whether the requested contact information updates are associated with at least one contact entry in a local address book;
obtaining the contact information updates from the local address book or a network address book based on the determined result; and
providing the obtained contact information updates associated with the at least one contact entry to the TelCP.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system for managing contact information in a universal plug and play (UPnP) home network environment. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of a telephony server (TS) for providing contact information to a telephony control point (TelCP) in a universal plug and play home network environment. The method includes receiving a request for providing contact information updates associated with at least one contact entry from the TelCP connected to the TS in an UPnP home network environment. The method further includes obtaining the requested contact information updates from an address book associated with the at least one contact entry. The method also includes providing the obtained contact information updates associated with the at least one contact entry to the TelCP.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of a telephony server (TS) for providing contact information updates to a telephony control point (TelCP) in a network environment, comprising:
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receiving a request for providing contact information updates associated with at least one contact entry from the TelCP; determining whether the requested contact information updates are associated with at least one contact entry in a local address book; obtaining the contact information updates from the local address book or a network address book based on the determined result; and providing the obtained contact information updates associated with the at least one contact entry to the TelCP. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A telephony server (TS) comprising:
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a communication interface; a processor; and memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory includes a contact information management module configured for; receiving a request for providing contact information updates associated with at least one contact entry from a telephony control point (TelCP); determining whether the requested contact information updates are associated with at least one contact entry in a local address book; obtaining the contact information updates from the local address book or a network address book based on the determined result; and providing the obtained contact information updates associated with the at least one contact entry to the TelCP via the communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored therein, that if executed by a telephony server (TS), cause the TS to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a request for providing contact information updates associated with at least one contact entry from a telephony control point (TelCP); determining whether the requested contact information updates are associated with at least one contact entry in a local address book; obtaining the contact information updates from the local address book or a network address book based on the determined result; and providing the obtained contact information updates associated with the at least one contact entry to the TelCP via the communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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