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Communication of location information for an IP telephony communication device

  • US 8,233,474 B2
  • Filed: 03/31/2009
  • Issued: 07/31/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a first message at a switching device of a network including a packet-switched computer network, the first message received according to a node-to-node protocol for communication across only a single network link, the first message indicating a change of an endpoint communication device of the network from a first configuration for local operation of the endpoint communication device on behalf of a first telephone service account to a second configuration for local operation of the endpoint communication device on behalf of a second telephone service account, the local operation on behalf of the second telephone service account for communicating telephony information over the packet-switched computer network; and

    in response to receiving the first message,the switching device determining from information in the first message an account identifier specifying the second telephone service account, andsending from the switching device a second message including the determined account identifier, the second message sent in support of a location service.

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