System and method for distributing auto-attendant across user endpoints
US9049296B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/53325
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention generally provide techniques and apparatus that may be used to distribute services in a telephone system. Utilizing these techniques, functions conventionally centralized and requiring a separate server may be distributed to end units, for example, as instances of such applications running on network telephones. Examples of such functions include, but are not limited to, auto attendant functions, distributed voice mail functions, and operator functions.
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