Registration of multiple VoIP devices

• US 8,265,250 B2
• Filed: 09/24/2008
• Issued: 09/11/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Level 3 Communications LLC (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Level 3 Communications LLC (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Malas, Daryl William, Terpstra, Richard D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Anwah, Olisa
• Application Number:
  US12/236,699
• Publication Number:
  US 20090016495A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,448 Days
• Field of Search: 379/37, 379/45, 379/201.01, 379/201.02, 370/352
• US Class Current: 379/201.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/6418 Hybrid transport

Abstract

A calling network capable of accepting voice and data information includes a voice distribution server, wherein the voice distribution server is communicably coupled to an integrated access device, wherein the voice distribution server is associated with a computer readable medium, and wherein the computer readable medium includes a customer profile; and wherein the customer profile includes at least one registered access number associated with the integrated access device, and at least two quasi-registered access numbers associated with the integrated access device. A method for registering multiple voice communication devices in relation to a Voice Over IP network includes providing a voice distribution server communicably coupled to an integrated access device and is associated with a computer readable medium that includes a customer profile having at least one registered access number associated with the integrated access device, and at least two quasi-registered access numbers associated with the integrated access device. The method further includes registering the customer profile associated with the integrated access device, receiving a call directed to one of the quasi-registered access numbers, identifying a customer profile associated with the quasi-registered access number, accessing the identified customer profile, accessing an integrated access device identification from the customer profile, updating a destination field with the integrated access device identification, and routing the call, according to a routing preference indicated in the customer profile, to the integrated access device identified by the integrated access device identification.

Claims

1. A network comprising:

a voice distribution server in communication with an integrated access device, the voice distribution server including a processor and a computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable medium includes a plurality of customer profiles;

each of the plurality of customer profiles including service attributes, at least one registered access identifier associated with the integrated access device, and a plurality of quasi-registered access identifiers associated with the integrated access device; and

the processor configured to route voice calls directed to and from the quasi-registered access identifiers by performing the steps of;

receiving a voice call, the voice call including call information indicating that the voice call originated from one of the plurality of quasi-registered access identifiers;

identifying which customer profile is associated with the quasi-registered access identifier;

modifying the call information to indicate that the voice call originated from the integrated access device, wherein modifying the call information comprises inserting the registered access identifier associated with the integrated access device in an origination field of the voice call, and inserting the quasi-registered access identifier in a routing field of the voice call; and

initiating a standard call flow in accordance with the service attributes associated with the identified customer profile.

2. The network as in claim 1, wherein the service attributes include at least one of a customer description, routing information, caller-id information, and an emergency call procedure.

3. The network as in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to verify a username and password associated with the identified customer profile.

4. The network as in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to transmit an invitation message with an authorization header and identification in the invitation message to the integrated access device.

5. The network as in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to perform caller-id processing in accordance with a caller-id preference as designated by the service attributes of the identified customer profile.

6. The network as in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to perform the steps of:

determining if the voice call is an emergency call; and

if the voice call is determined to be an emergency call, following an emergency call procedure as indicated by the service attributes associated with the identified customer profile.

7. The network of claim 1, wherein at least one pair of adjacent quasi-registered access identifiers of the plurality of quasi-registered access identifiers are numerically non-sequential.

8. A method for transceiving voice and data communications in a network, wherein the network includes a voice distribution server in communication with an integrated access device, the voice distribution server having access to a plurality of customer profiles, the method comprising:

receiving a voice call, the voice call including call information indicating that the voice call originated from one of a plurality of quasi-registered access identifiers associated with the integrated access device;

identifying which customer profile is associated with the quasi-registered access identifier, the identified customer profile including at least one registered access identifier associated with the integrated access device;

modifying the call information to indicate that the voice call originated from the integrated access device, wherein modifying the call information includes;

inserting the registered access identifier associated with the integrated access device in an origination field of the voice call; and

inserting the quasi-registered access identifier in a routing field of the voice call; and

initiating a standard call flow in accordance with service attributes associated with the identified customer profile.

9. The method as in claim 8 further comprising identifying at least one service attribute from the group comprising a customer description, routing information, caller-id information, and an emergency call procedure.

10. The method as in claim 8 further comprising verifying a username and password associated with the identified customer profile.

11. The method as in claim 8 further comprising transmitting an invitation message with an authorization header and identification in the invitation message to the integrated access device.

12. The method as in claim 8 further comprising performing caller-id processing in accordance with a caller-id preference as designated by the service attributes of the identified customer profile.

13. The method as in claim 8 further comprising:

determining if the voice call is an emergency call; and

if the voice call is determined to be an emergency call, following an emergency call procedure as indicated by the service attributes associated with the identified customer profile.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein at least one pair of adjacent quasi-registered access identifiers of the plurality of quasi-registered access identifiers are numerically non-sequential.

15. A voice distribution server, wherein the voice distribution server is in communication with an integrated access device, the voice distribution server comprising:

a processor; and

a computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable medium includes a plurality of customer profiles, each of the plurality of customer profiles including at least one registered access identifier associated with the integrated access device, and a plurality of-quasi-registered access identifiers associated with the integrated access device; and

the processor configured to route voice calls directed to and from the quasi-registered access identifiers by performing the steps of;

receiving a voice call, the voice call including information indicating that the voice call originated from one of the plurality of quasi-registered access identifiers;

identifying which customer profile is associated with the quasi-registered access identifier;

modifying the call information to indicate that the voice call originated from the integrated access device, wherein modifying the call information includes;

inserting the registered access identifier associated with the integrated access device in an origination field of the voice call; and

inserting the quasi-registered access identifier in a routing field of the voice call; and

initiating a standard call flow in accordance with service attributes associated with the identified customer profile.

16. The voice distribution server of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to modify the call information to indicate that the voice call originated from the integrated access device;

and wherein at least one pair of adjacent quasi-registered access identifiers of the plurality of quasi-registered access identifiers are numerically non-sequential.