NETWORK-EXTENSIBLE AND CONTROLLABLE TELEPHONE
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1. A telephone, comprising:
- a processor; and
a memory having stored therein an operating system;
the telephone being adapted to connect to a data communication network, to advertise a service provided by the telephone to one or more devices communicatively connected to the data communication network, and to provide the service to a particular one of the one or more devices in response to receiving a request for the service therefrom, whereby the telephone operates as a peripheral to the particular one of the one or more devices to expand the capabilities thereof.
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Abstract
A system that includes a telephone adapted for connection to a data communications network. The telephone is capable of discovering other devices connected to the data communications network and using those devices to extend its own functionality. The telephone is also accessible and controllable by other devices on the data communications network.
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20 Claims
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1. A telephone, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory having stored therein an operating system; the telephone being adapted to connect to a data communication network, to advertise a service provided by the telephone to one or more devices communicatively connected to the data communication network, and to provide the service to a particular one of the one or more devices in response to receiving a request for the service therefrom, whereby the telephone operates as a peripheral to the particular one of the one or more devices to expand the capabilities thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for operating a telephone communicatively connected to a data network, comprising:
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advertising a service provided by the telephone to one or more devices communicatively connected to the data communication network; receiving a request for the service from a particular one of the one or more devices; and providing the service to the particular one of the one or more devices in response to receiving the request, whereby the telephone operates as a peripheral to the particular one of the one or more devices to expand the capabilities thereof. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system, comprising:
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one or more devices communicatively connected to a data communication network; and a telephone communicatively connected to the data communication network, the telephone being adapted to advertise a service provided by the telephone to the one or more devices, and to provide the service to a particular one of the one or more devices in response to receiving a request for the service therefrom, whereby the telephone operates as a peripheral to the particular one of the one or more devices to expand the capabilities thereof.
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