Network device management
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1. A telephone that is capable of sharing a common phone number with other telephones, the telephone comprising:
- a computer-readable medium comprising a unique identifier that uniquely identifies a telephone that has a telephone number associated therewith, wherein the unique identifier is not the telephone number; and
logic in data communication with the computer-readable medium configured to format a signaling word, wherein the signaling word comprises payload data representative of a change request to assign a service associated with the telephone number to the telephone.
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Abstract
A method is provided to dynamically interact with a plurality of enabled devices within a personal network. Individual ones of the devices are configured to interoperate with a service provider network and configure or alter services to individually identifiable devices.
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1. A telephone that is capable of sharing a common phone number with other telephones, the telephone comprising:
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a computer-readable medium comprising a unique identifier that uniquely identifies a telephone that has a telephone number associated therewith, wherein the unique identifier is not the telephone number; and logic in data communication with the computer-readable medium configured to format a signaling word, wherein the signaling word comprises payload data representative of a change request to assign a service associated with the telephone number to the telephone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of linking a common phone number with a telephone, the method comprising:
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receiving a signaling word from a telephone wherein the signaling word comprises the common phone number, a unique identifier that uniquely identifies the telephone, and payload data requesting a service be available to the telephone; and linking the common phone number to the telephone such that the service associated with the common phone number is available to the telephone. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A device that is capable of sharing a common network address with other devices, the device comprising:
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a user interface configured to enable a user to select a service available to but not associated with the device; and logic in communication with the user interface configured to format a signaling word responsive to the user'"'"'s selection, wherein the signaling word comprises a unique identifier that uniquely identifies the device among others sharing the common network address, and payload data configured to associate the service to the device via the unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A telephone that is capable of sharing a common phone number with other telephones, the telephone comprising:
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a computer-readable medium comprising a unique identifier that uniquely identifies the telephone wherein the unique identifier is not a telephone number; a user interface wherein a user is capable of specifying a change request that assigns to the telephone a phone number shared with another telephone; and logic configured to format a signaling word wherein the signaling word comprises the first unique identifier and payload data representative of the change request.
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11. A method of linking a common phone number with a telephone, the method comprising:
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receiving a signaling word from a telephone wherein the signaling word comprises the common phone number, a unique identifier that uniquely identifies the telephone, and payload data requesting a service be available to the telephone; in response to the receiving, correlating the common phone number to the telephone such that a service associated with the common phone number may be made available to the telephone; and based on the correlating, routing signals directed to the common phone number to the telephone. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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Current AssigneeMaxon LLC
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Original AssigneeMaxon LLC
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InventorsSteen, Carl A., Marsico, Robert G., Marsico, Marilyn J., Marsico, Maxwell A.
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Primary Examiner(s)LE, DANH C
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Application NumberUS10/778,443Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,082 DaysField of Search455/518, 455/519, 455/415, 455/417, 455/509, 455/403, 455/558, 455/419, 455/557, 455/418, 455/420, 455/414.1, 379/201.01, 379/207.02, 379/211.02, 370/329, 370/535, 370/392, 370/351US Class Current455/418CPC Class CodesH04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. ad...H04M 15/06 Recording class or number o...H04M 15/7652 shared by usersH04M 15/7655 shared by technologiesH04M 2215/7245 Shared by users, e.g. group...H04M 2215/725 Shared by technologies, e.g...H04M 3/42153 by subscriberH04W 8/18 Processing of user or subsc...
