Multiple virtual telephones sharing a single physical address
US7554973B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/42238
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A shared multi-user IP telephone device for receiving, based on SIP, calls transmitted over VoIP network, a system using such a device and method thereof. The shared multi-user IP telephone device includes a storage device for storing user profiles, an ID extraction portion for receiving from the VoIP network a SIP packet including at least the callee's ID, and extracting the ID contained in the SIP packet, and a personalized feature presentation portion for searching in the storage device for the user profile corresponding to the ID according to the extracted ID for presenting the corresponding personalized feature according to the search result. Thus it is possible for everyone using such a phone to receive directly the call for him/herself without anyone else or other device forwarding the call.
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