System and method for providing service provider configurations for telephones using a central server in a data network telephony system
US6856616B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q3/0025
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for providing service provider configured telephone service to a user of a data network telephone. The user connects a data network telephone to the data network. The data network telephone may establish a connection to a telephone configuration server. The data network telephone may communicate a part number, such as a serial number, to the telephone configurations server. The telephone configuration server retrieves a service provider configuration, such as a service provider proxy address to send to the data network telephone. The data network telephone may use the service provider proxy address to register and provision the data network telephone for service.
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