Authorization to place calls by remote users

US8687785B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Vinod Katkam · San Jose, US
• Mukul Jain · Sayla, IN
• Sanjeev Kumar · Redmond, US
• Labhesh Patel · San Francisco, US
• Randall B. Baird · Austin, US
• Christopher E. Pearce · Dallas, US
• Shmuel Shaffer · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 16, 2006
• Grant date: Apr 1, 2014
• Expiry date: Sep 13, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M3/42323
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system includes a first interface to connect with a network, and a second interface to connect with a telephone device of an enterprise. A unit controls a connection between the first and second interfaces for an outgoing call from the telephone device to a remote telephone device connected to the network. A processor subsystem coupled with the unit operates to initiate communications with a telephone device associated with a supervisor having authority to allow or deny the call. The processor subsystem also operates too present the supervisor with information that includes a purpose or reason for the outgoing call. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure.