Automatic configuration of telecommunication station sets
First Claim
1. Apparatus that facilitates configuration of a telecommunications station set, comprising:
- proximity determination circuitry configured to provide an indication that a first user is within a predetermined proximity to the station set by detecting a first wireless device transported by the first user; and
configuration circuitry adapted, in response to the proximity indication, to configure the station set for use by the first user by changing at least one parameter to a first active setting which is specific to the first user;
the proximity determination circuitry also configured to provide an indication that a second user is within closer proximity to the station set than the first user by detecting a second wireless device transported by the second user, the configuration circuitry adapted, in response to the proximity indication associated with the second user, to configure the station set for use by the second user by changing the at least one parameter to a second active setting which is specific to the second user if an authorizing input is also provided.
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Abstract
A telecommunication station set such as an IP phone is configured based on proximity of a user. Proximity of the user relative to the station set can be determined using RF-ID, UWB, GPS, direct user input, contextual information or other technology. For example, the user may carry a badge equipped with an RF-ID tag. The RF-ID tag is operative in response to an RF-ID reader associated with the phone, when in close proximity, to signal user ID and password, which may be encrypted. The user ID and password are sent to a SIP server, which authenticates the user and retrieves user-specific configuration details which are returned to the IP phone. The IP phone configures itself with the user-specific parameters. If the user moves away from the phone, as determined by the RF-ID tag being out of range of the reader, the IP phone de-configures itself.
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1. Apparatus that facilitates configuration of a telecommunications station set, comprising:
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proximity determination circuitry configured to provide an indication that a first user is within a predetermined proximity to the station set by detecting a first wireless device transported by the first user; and configuration circuitry adapted, in response to the proximity indication, to configure the station set for use by the first user by changing at least one parameter to a first active setting which is specific to the first user; the proximity determination circuitry also configured to provide an indication that a second user is within closer proximity to the station set than the first user by detecting a second wireless device transported by the second user, the configuration circuitry adapted, in response to the proximity indication associated with the second user, to configure the station set for use by the second user by changing the at least one parameter to a second active setting which is specific to the second user if an authorizing input is also provided. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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