Utilizing virtual user records for device management
US10057421B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/2044
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Communications-capable devices and agents can each register with a single address of record (AOR), or other such identifier. Various AORs or virtual AORs (VAORs) can then be mapped together whereby a device can be associated with multiple groupings, such as for households where devices may be shared amongst two or more users. The ability to maintain mappings between the AORs/VAORs enables the devices to be associated with multiple groupings while only registering with a single AOR, and simplifies the call routing logic as call connection requests only need to specify a single AOR/VAOR to reach a particular user or grouping of users via the corresponding registered devices. Depending upon the mapping complexity, at least some of the AORs can be function as VAORs for purposes of group mapping.
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