Adaptable communication profiles in telephone networks
US7965707B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/42008
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method are provided for providing multiple aliases and associated policy profiles for a user of a VoIP communication system. The user configures a multitude of aliases by the user wishes to be contacted, and associates with each alias a policy stored at a user terminal. The aliases are stored within the network so as to be associated with contact information for the user terminal. A proxy processes call requests by determining the contact information associated with an alias entered by a caller, and forwards the call request to the user terminal associated with the contact information. The user terminal determines the alias used by the caller, and processes the connection request in accordance with the policy. The invention allows users to add and delete aliases in order to effect temporary and private contact information. Calls can be handled depending on which alias was used by a caller, rather than on an identification of the device used by the caller. The proxy may also store proxy policies in association with the aliases and process call requests accordingly, such as billing a call request to a customer account specified by the proxy policy corresponding to the al…
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