Method for registering communication terminals with base station devices by using virtual appliances
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a base station, a request to register a handset having an identifier that distinguishes the handset from other handsets, wherein the base station is at least one of a digital enhanced cordless telecommunications base station and a cordless advanced technology-Internet and quality base station; and
in response to the request to register the handset, selecting and starting a virtual appliance on the base station, wherein the virtual appliance is associated with a service that the handset is pre-subscribed to access, and wherein the virtual appliance recognizes the identifier as an indication that the handset is allowed to access the service.
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Abstract
A method for the registration of a communication terminal is provided. In some embodiments of the present invention, a communication terminal is registered with a base station by searching and executing a virtual appliance that contains base station software with which the communication terminal pre-subscribed. In some embodiments of the present invention, a communication terminal is registered as an endpoint device for a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) uniform resource identifier (URI) when the communication terminal registers with the base station.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a base station, a request to register a handset having an identifier that distinguishes the handset from other handsets, wherein the base station is at least one of a digital enhanced cordless telecommunications base station and a cordless advanced technology-Internet and quality base station; and in response to the request to register the handset, selecting and starting a virtual appliance on the base station, wherein the virtual appliance is associated with a service that the handset is pre-subscribed to access, and wherein the virtual appliance recognizes the identifier as an indication that the handset is allowed to access the service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A base station comprising:
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a processor; and a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising; receiving a request to register a handset having an identifier that distinguishes the handset from other handsets, wherein the base station is at least one of a digital enhanced cordless telecommunications base station and a cordless advanced technology-Internet and quality base station; and in response to the request to register the handset, selecting and starting a virtual appliance, wherein the virtual appliance is associated with a service that the handset is pre-subscribed to access, and wherein the virtual appliance recognizes the identifier as an indication that the handset is allowed to access the service. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving, at a base station, a request to register a handset having an identifier that distinguishes the handset from other handsets, wherein the base station is at least one of a digital enhanced cordless telecommunications base station and a cordless advanced technology-Internet and quality base station; and in response to the request to register the handset, selecting and starting a virtual appliance on the base station, wherein the virtual appliance is associated with a service that the handset is pre-subscribed to access, and wherein the virtual appliance recognizes the identifier as an indication that the handset is allowed to access the service. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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