Networkwide desk sharing with automatic device relocation
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1. A desk sharing method for transferring personalized telephone properties and feature set selection from a dedicated telephone device to a shared telephone device, comprising the steps of:
- executing a desk sharing application;
reserving an available shared telephone device through said desk sharing application; and
said desk sharing application automatically transferring network Personal Identification Number (PIN) and device Call Forwarding (CFW) attributes from said dedicated telephone device to said shared telephone device.
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Abstract
A system and method for integrating a desk sharing application with a PBX telephonic user identity and feature transfer function is described. The system and method of the invention utilizes the CSTA protocol to transfer the Personal Identification Number and call forwarding attributes from a dedicated device to the shared telephone device throughout an ECP network.
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1. A desk sharing method for transferring personalized telephone properties and feature set selection from a dedicated telephone device to a shared telephone device, comprising the steps of:
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executing a desk sharing application; reserving an available shared telephone device through said desk sharing application; and said desk sharing application automatically transferring network Personal Identification Number (PIN) and device Call Forwarding (CFW) attributes from said dedicated telephone device to said shared telephone device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A desk sharing apparatus for transferring personalized telephone properties and feature set selection from a dedicated telephone device to a shared telephone device, comprising:
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means for executing a desk sharing application; graphic user interface (GUI) means responsive to said desk sharing application, said GUI means for viewing available telephone devices in a Computer Supported Telephony Application (CSTA) compatible ECP network; means for reserving a viewed available shared telephone device; and means for automatically transferring network Personal Identification Number (PIN) and device Call Forwarding (CFW) attributes from said dedicated telephone device to a reserved said shared telephone device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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