IP call forward profile
First Claim
1. A method for providing call forwarding in an IP telephone network in response to the dialing of a unique identifier for a first telephone from a second telephone to make a call, the method comprising the steps of:
- routing the call to a call management device located in the IP telephone network;
said call management device sending at least a first data message containing information pertaining to the call to a customer premises equipment responsible for said first telephone without extending the call to that customer premises equipment or to said first telephone;
the customer premises equipment responding to said first data message by checking stored call forwarding profiles in the customer premises equipment to determine whether there is an active call forwarding profile for said first telephone,said call management device extending said call via said customer premises equipment to said first telephone if an active call forwarding profile is not found;
said customer premises equipment sending at least a second data message that includes call forwarding information of said profile for said first telephone, which information includes conditions for call forwarding, to said call management device, if there is an active call forwarding profile for said first telephone; and
said call management device receiving said at least second data message that includes said call forwarding information and routing the call to at least a third telephone based on the call forwarding information.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing call forwarding in an IP telephone network is disclosed. First, when a telephone number for a first telephone from a second telephone is dialed, the call is routing to a call manager. Call setup procedures with a BRG responsible for the first telephone are then initiated. The BRG then checks stored call forwarding profiles to determine whether there is an active call forwarding profile for the first telephone. The call is connected to the first telephone if an active call forwarding profile is not found. However, if an active call forwarding profile is found, the call forwarding information is sent to the call manager. The call is routed to at least a third telephone based on the call forwarding information.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for providing call forwarding in an IP telephone network in response to the dialing of a unique identifier for a first telephone from a second telephone to make a call, the method comprising the steps of:
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routing the call to a call management device located in the IP telephone network; said call management device sending at least a first data message containing information pertaining to the call to a customer premises equipment responsible for said first telephone without extending the call to that customer premises equipment or to said first telephone; the customer premises equipment responding to said first data message by checking stored call forwarding profiles in the customer premises equipment to determine whether there is an active call forwarding profile for said first telephone, said call management device extending said call via said customer premises equipment to said first telephone if an active call forwarding profile is not found; said customer premises equipment sending at least a second data message that includes call forwarding information of said profile for said first telephone, which information includes conditions for call forwarding, to said call management device, if there is an active call forwarding profile for said first telephone; and said call management device receiving said at least second data message that includes said call forwarding information and routing the call to at least a third telephone based on the call forwarding information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for providing call forwarding in an IP telephone network, comprising the steps of:
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creating a call forwarding profile for at least a first telephone; storing said call forwarding profile in a customer premises equipment; routing a call from a second telephone to the first telephone to a call manager within said IP telephone network; transmitting a first data message from the call manager to the customer premises equipment that causes said stored call forwarding profile to be checked in order to determine whether there is an active call forwarding profile for said first telephone, said profile being checked without said call being extended to said customer premises equipment; connecting said call to said first telephone if said customer premises equipment does not return an active call forwarding profile to said call manager; and said call manager receiving said active call forwarding profile from said customer premises equipment in a second data message and routing the call to at least a third telephone based on call forwarding information in the received active call forwarding profile. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method executed in a call manager within an IP telephone network for providing call forwarding comprising the steps of:
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receiving a destination identifier of a first telephone for a call; sending a control signal to a port at the location of said first telephone without extending said call to said port; when said port responds to said control signal with information that is indicative of no active call forwarding profile for said first telephone, undertaking to extend said call to said port; and when said port responds to said control signal with information detailing a call forwarding profile for said telephone, routing said call in accordance with said information.
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Specification