At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p.

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Anil Kumar Doradla

David R Wolter

Sreenivasa Rao Gorti

Rias Muhamed

Lalitha B Suryanarayana

Michael F Grannan

Edward A Walter

Brian B Wilson

Steven Michael Wollmershauser

Yolius Diroo

William Hurst

Dinesh Nadarajah

Satish Parolkar

David A Deas

Umesh M Desai

Arunabha Ghosh

J Bradley Bridges

David Patron

A method and apparatus for delivering IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) services is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a system having an aggregator element that aggregates a number of IMS services, and a presentation element that presents a web page with the aggregated IMS services. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Method and apparatus for delivering IP multimedia subsystem services

A system and method are disclosed for acquiring services on a multiplicity of devices. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a service management center (SMC) () that has a plurality of service centers (-) for supplying services to a corresponding plurality of devices (-), and a controller () for managing operations of the service centers. The controller is programmed to receive () from a select one of the devices an identification reference in response to a request for service by an end user, search () for one or more services associated with the identification reference, select () from the search results one or more services appropriate for the requesting device, and enable () the one or more services on the selected device.

Method for acquiring services on a multiplicity of devices

A method () and apparatus are disclosed for event notification. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a presence services system (PSS) () can have a controller () that manages operations of a communications interface (). The controller can be programmed to monitor () presence information of a plurality of communication devices of an end user operating in a communications system, and receive () a request from a calendar reminder system (CRS) for access to the presence information. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Method and apparatus for event notification

Methods and apparatus to provide extended voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services are disclosed. An example method comprises determining a location of a cellular communication device, and selecting a route for a call to the cellular communication device or to a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) communication device based upon the location, wherein the VoIP communication device is not implemented by the cellular communication device.

Methods and apparatus to provide extended voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services

A wireless local area network access point includes a memory that stores a program for enabling a separate dual mode device to access a wireless local area network through the wireless local area network access point, a processor that executes the program, and a transmitter that transmits a beacon signal that identifies the wireless local area network. The wireless local area network access point receives instructions to allow the separate dual mode device to access the wireless local area network, in response to the separate dual mode device transmitting information about the wireless local area network access point and about the dual mode device via a cellular network distinct from the wireless local area network. The wireless local area network access point provides access to the wireless local area network to the separate dual mode device in response to receiving the instructions.

Wireless local area network access controlled by cellular communications

Methods and apparatus to provide extended voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services are disclosed. An example residential gateway comprises a radio frequency (RF) detector to detect a presence of a cellular communication device, a service controller to enable a VoIP communication device when the cellular communication device is present, wherein the VoIP communication device and the cellular communication device are different devices.

A method includes automatically sending a request from a wireless access point to a configuration server during a power-up procedure for the wireless access point. The method includes receiving virtual private network tunnel parameters at the wireless access point from the configuration server in response to the request. The virtual private network tunnel parameters identify an access gateway. The method also includes establishing a virtual private network tunnel between the wireless access point and the centralized access gateway during the power-up procedure based on the virtual private network tunnel parameters. The virtual private network tunnel enables the wireless access point to provide one or more wireless devices access to a wide area network.

Centralized access control system and methods for distributed broadband access points

A centralized wireless local area network access controller includes a memory that stores instructions, and a processor that executes the instructions. The instructions cause the centralized wireless local area network access controller to perform a process. The process includes receiving, via a cellular network, information from a dual mode mobile device within range of a wireless local area network. The process also includes confirming that the dual mode mobile device can communicate via the wireless local area network. The process also includes sending instructions for the dual mode mobile device to communicate via the wireless local area network.

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Austin, TX, United States of America

Anil Kumar Doradla