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System and method for configuring a communication device

US8655334B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC · US

Inventors

Kelsyn D. S. Rooks · Overland Park, US
Jeffrey M. Sweeney · Olathe, US
Mark Wilmoth · Gardner, US
Kendra Dwyer · Wellsville, US
Shekhar Gupta · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 13, 2008
Grant date	Feb 18, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 10, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M2203/553
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The disclosed embodiments provide a system and method for configuring a communication device. In one embodiment, a method is presented that includes monitoring for a presence of at least one mobile device that stores a user profile. In response to the communication device detecting the presence of at least one mobile device that stores a user profile, the method retrieves the user profile from the mobile device. The method configures the communication device in accordance with the user profile.

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