Communication network unit and method for exchanging capability information
First Claim
1. A communication network unit comprising:
- a memory configured to store, for each communication terminal of a plurality of first communication terminals which are each associated with a same user identification, information about communication capabilities of the respective communication terminals;
a determining unit configured to determine which communication capabilities are available for communicating with a user by reading from the memory the information about the communication capabilities of the plurality of first communication terminals associated with the user identification of the user; and
a first signaling unit configured to transmit to a second communication terminal a data message that indicates which communication capabilities, as determined by the determining unit, are available for communicating with the user,wherein a communication connection is established between a first communication terminal of the plurality of first communication terminals and the second communication terminal, and the determining unit is further configured to determine which communication capabilities of the first communication terminal can be used for communicating with the second communication terminal and to determine which of the communication capabilities of the other communication terminals of the plurality of first communication terminals can be used for communicating with the second communication terminal, andwherein the first signaling unit is further configured to signal to the second communication terminal the communication capabilities of the first communication terminal that can be used for communicating with the second communication terminal as being available and to signal the communication capabilities of the other communication terminals of the plurality of first communication terminals that can be used for communicating with the second communication terminal as being conditionally available, anda second signaling unit configured to notify communication terminals of the plurality of first communication terminals about the communication connection between the first communication terminal of the plurality of first communication terminals and the second communication terminal,wherein the second signaling unit is further configured to notify communication terminals of the plurality of first communication terminals that have communication capabilities that can be used for communication with the second communication terminal, about the communication connection between the first communication terminal of the plurality of first communication terminals and the second communication terminal, andwherein at least one of the communication terminals of the communication terminals that are being notified about the communication connection comprises a reporting unit configured to inform the user about the communication connection.
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Abstract
A communication network unit having a memory for storing, for each communication terminal of a plurality of first communication terminals which are each associated with a same user identification, information about communication capabilities of the respective communication terminals a determining unit for determining which communication capabilities can be used for communicating with the user identified by the user identification based on the information about the communication capabilities of the first communication terminals, and a signaling unit for signaling to a second communication terminal which communication capabilities can be used for communicating with the user identified by the user identification.
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16 Claims
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1. A communication network unit comprising:
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a memory configured to store, for each communication terminal of a plurality of first communication terminals which are each associated with a same user identification, information about communication capabilities of the respective communication terminals; a determining unit configured to determine which communication capabilities are available for communicating with a user by reading from the memory the information about the communication capabilities of the plurality of first communication terminals associated with the user identification of the user; and a first signaling unit configured to transmit to a second communication terminal a data message that indicates which communication capabilities, as determined by the determining unit, are available for communicating with the user, wherein a communication connection is established between a first communication terminal of the plurality of first communication terminals and the second communication terminal, and the determining unit is further configured to determine which communication capabilities of the first communication terminal can be used for communicating with the second communication terminal and to determine which of the communication capabilities of the other communication terminals of the plurality of first communication terminals can be used for communicating with the second communication terminal, and wherein the first signaling unit is further configured to signal to the second communication terminal the communication capabilities of the first communication terminal that can be used for communicating with the second communication terminal as being available and to signal the communication capabilities of the other communication terminals of the plurality of first communication terminals that can be used for communicating with the second communication terminal as being conditionally available, and a second signaling unit configured to notify communication terminals of the plurality of first communication terminals about the communication connection between the first communication terminal of the plurality of first communication terminals and the second communication terminal, wherein the second signaling unit is further configured to notify communication terminals of the plurality of first communication terminals that have communication capabilities that can be used for communication with the second communication terminal, about the communication connection between the first communication terminal of the plurality of first communication terminals and the second communication terminal, and wherein at least one of the communication terminals of the communication terminals that are being notified about the communication connection comprises a reporting unit configured to inform the user about the communication connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 16)
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10. A method for exchanging communication capabilities, comprising:
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storing, for each communication terminal of a plurality of first communication terminals which are each associated with a same user identification, information about communication capabilities of the respective communication terminals; determining which communication capabilities are available for communicating with a user based on the stored information about the communication capabilities of the plurality of first communication terminals associated with the user identification of the user; transmitting to a second communication terminal a data message that indicates which communication capabilities are available for communicating with the user as determined based on the user identification; establishing a communication connection between a first communication terminal of the plurality of first communication terminals and the second communication terminal; determining which communication capabilities of the plurality of first communication terminals are available for communicating with the second communication terminal; signaling to the second communication terminal the communication capabilities of the plurality of first communication terminals that can be used for communicating with the second communication terminal as being available; notifying communication terminals of the plurality of first communication terminals about the communication connection; notifying communication terminals of the plurality of first communication terminals that have communication capabilities that can be used for communication with the second communication terminal about the communication connection; and informing the user about the communication connection on at least one of the communication terminals of the communication terminals that are being notified.
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11. A communication network unit comprising:
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a memory configured to store first information about the communication capabilities of a first communication terminal and to store information about the communication capabilities of a second communication terminal; a processing unit configured to generate second information about the communication capabilities of the first communication terminal using the first information about the stored communication capabilities of the first communication terminal and taking into account the stored information about the communication capabilities of the second communication terminal; a message generating unit configured to generate a message comprising the second information about the communication capabilities of the first communication terminal;
a transmitting unit configured to transmit the message to the second communication terminal;a connection unit configured to establish a communication connection between the first communication terminal and the second communication terminal; a determining unit configured to determine which second information of the first communication terminal is available for communicating with the second communication terminal; a signaling unit configured to signal to the second communication terminal the second information that can be used for communicating with the second communication terminal as being available; a notifying unit configured to notify the first communication terminal about the communication connection and to notify communication terminal about the communication connection if mutual second information exists; and a reporting unit configured to inform a user about the communication connection. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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15. A method for exchanging capability information, comprising:
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storing first information about the communication capabilities of a first communication terminal and storing information about the communication capabilities of a second communication terminal; generating second information about the communication capabilities of the first communication terminal using the stored first information about the communication capabilities of the first communication terminal and taking into account the stored information about the communication capabilities of the second communication terminal; generating a message comprising the second information about the communication capabilities of the first communication terminal;
transmitting the message to the second communication terminal;establishing a communication connection between the first communication terminal and the second communication terminal; determining which second information about the communication capabilities of the first communication terminal are available for communicating with the second communication terminal; signaling to the second communication terminal second information about the communication capabilities of the first communication terminal that can be used for communicating with the second communication terminal as being available; notifying the first communication terminal about the communication connection; notifying the first communication terminal that has second information about communication capabilities that can be used for communication with the second communication terminal about the communication connection; and informing a user about the communication connection on the first communication terminal.
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