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Apparatus and methods for subscriber and enterprise assignments and resource sharing

US8238327B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

Marco Schneider · Austin, US
Philip Cunetto · Austin, US
John E. Lemay · Austin, US
David Dudley · Meadow Vista, US
Jesie Tsae-Jiuan Lee · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 19, 2005
Grant date	Aug 7, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 1, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L51/56
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for subscriber and enterprise assignments and resource sharing are disclosed. A disclosed method includes managing resources for a communication service having a communication location. The disclosed method comprising associating a group identifier with a sub-group type, and associating a subscriber with the group identifier, wherein the sub-group type is used to determine at least one super-group usable to route an outdial call from the communication location if the outdial call is associated with the subscriber, and wherein the super-group comprises at least one of a circuit group or a voice over internet protocol communication path.

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