Method, computer-readable medium, and apparatus for providing different services to different users of an aggregate endpoint in an internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) network
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1. A method, comprising:
- differentiating, by a call session server within an internet protocol multimedia subsystem network, between different users of an aggregate endpoint based on an identifier for each of the users, wherein the identifier is associated with a priority value assigned to each device associated with each of the users and indicates a service profile including contact information, device address, and device capabilities for each device associated with each of the users;
obtaining, by the call session server, the indicated service profile from a home subscriber server, the service profile further including filter criteria designating conditions under which particular application servers should be involved in transmission and/or receipt of packets for each of the users;
determining, by the call session server, different services to provide for the different users of the aggregate endpoint depending upon the differentiating between the different users based on the identifier and the indicated service profile; and
determining, by the call session server, routing for transmission and/or receipt of packets for the different users depending upon the differentiating between the different users based on the identifier, the indicated service profile, and the associated priority value, including evaluating the conditions designated by the filter criteria included in the indicated service profile and, based on the evaluating, sending a session initiation protocol message to a particular application server and instructing the particular application server to return the session initiation protocol message when the particular application server finishes processing the session initiation protocol message.
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Abstract
Different services are provided to different users or groups of users of an aggregate endpoint in an internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) network. The different users or groups of users are differentiated based on service profiles designated by different PUIDs for the different users or groups of users of each of the users or groups of users. Different services for transmission and/or receipt of packets for the different users or groups of users of the aggregate endpoint are provided, depending upon the differentiation between the different users or groups of users.
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1. A method, comprising:
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differentiating, by a call session server within an internet protocol multimedia subsystem network, between different users of an aggregate endpoint based on an identifier for each of the users, wherein the identifier is associated with a priority value assigned to each device associated with each of the users and indicates a service profile including contact information, device address, and device capabilities for each device associated with each of the users; obtaining, by the call session server, the indicated service profile from a home subscriber server, the service profile further including filter criteria designating conditions under which particular application servers should be involved in transmission and/or receipt of packets for each of the users; determining, by the call session server, different services to provide for the different users of the aggregate endpoint depending upon the differentiating between the different users based on the identifier and the indicated service profile; and determining, by the call session server, routing for transmission and/or receipt of packets for the different users depending upon the differentiating between the different users based on the identifier, the indicated service profile, and the associated priority value, including evaluating the conditions designated by the filter criteria included in the indicated service profile and, based on the evaluating, sending a session initiation protocol message to a particular application server and instructing the particular application server to return the session initiation protocol message when the particular application server finishes processing the session initiation protocol message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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differentiating between different users of an aggregate endpoint based on an identifier for each of the users, wherein the identifier is associated with a priority value assigned to each device associated with each of the users and indicates a service profile including contact information, device address, and device capabilities for each device associated with each of the users, the indicated service profile being obtained by a call session server from a home subscriber server within an internet protocol multimedia subsystem network, and the indicated service profile further including filter criteria designating conditions under which particular application servers should be involved in transmission and/or receipt of packets for each of the users; determining different services to provide for the different users of the aggregate endpoint depending upon the differentiating between the different users based on the identifier and the indicated service profile; and determining routing for transmission and/or receipt of packets for the different users depending upon the differentiating between the different users based on the identifier, the indicated service profile, and the associated priority value, including evaluating the conditions designated by the filter criteria included in the indicated service profile and, based on the evaluating, sending a session initiation protocol message to a particular application server and instructing the particular application server to return the session initiation protocol message when the particular application server finishes processing the session initiation protocol message. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; differentiating between different users of an aggregate endpoint based on an identifier for each of the users, wherein the identifier is associated with a priority value assigned to each device associated with each of the users and indicates a service profile including contact information, device address, and device capabilities for each device associated with each of the users, the indicated service profile being obtained by a call session server from a home subscriber server within an internet protocol multimedia subsystem network, and the indicated service profile further including filter criteria designating conditions under which particular application servers should be involved in transmission and/or receipt of packets for each of the users; determining different services to provide for the different users of the aggregate endpoint depending upon the differentiating between the different users based on the identifier and the indicated service profile; and determining routing for transmission and/or receipt of packets for the different users depending upon the differentiating between the different users based on the identifier, the indicated service profile, and the associated priority value, including evaluating the conditions designated by the filter criteria included in the indicated service profile and, based on the evaluating, sending a session initiation protocol message to a particular application server and instructing the particular application server to return the session initiation protocol message when the particular application server finishes processing the session initiation protocol message. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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