Cisco Technology, Inc.

Jeffery A Sanders

Michael H McClung

Henry Chen

Mark R Nelson

William C Forsythe

Jiahe Zhuang

Alan W Treece

Clay W Luther

Ronald D Higgins

Andrew J Francke

Liang Wu

Richard B Platt

Paul S Hahn

James Rodgers Tighe

Richard A Dunlap

Tom Desjardins

Jerry Liou

Providing a proxy server feature includes initiating the proxy server feature at an endpoint of a number of endpoints. Registration information comprising addresses for the endpoints is received and then stored in a routing table at the endpoint. The endpoint locates a callee endpoint using the routing table in order to establish a session with the callee endpoint.

Providing a proxy server feature at an endpoint

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sensor data from multiple sensors associated with multiple persons; for each of the sensors, identifying the person associated with the sensor; determining whether the sensor data are valid; and, for the sensor data that are valid, aggregating them based on the associations of their sensors with the persons and routing them to one or more sensor-application-service providers based on associations of the persons with the sensor-application-service providers.

Aggregating and routing sensor data at a community sensor-coordinating entity

In one embodiment, a method can include: (i) routing a primary call from a transferor to a transferee; (ii) routing a consultation call from the transferor to a transfer target; and (iii) forwarding a sequence of session initiation protocol (SIP) messages to a third-party device for SIP media renegotiation for transferring between the transfer target and the transferee.

Distributed SIP-based transfer feature

In one embodiment, a method includes sending a call invite message to initiate a call with one or more callee devices. In one example, the call invite message may be a session initiation protocol (SIP) INVITE message. The invite message may be sent to a multi-line system that is shared between multiple callee devices (e.g., a key system). A calling identifier (ID) may then be received by a callee device after sending the call invite message. The calling ID is then sent in an update message to the one or more callee devices. For example, the update message may be a SIP UPDATE message. The callee devices can then use the calling identifier to perform an action, such as displaying the calling ID for a callee to view. Accordingly, a method for providing a calling ID to a callee device is provided when a call invite message has already been sent.

Sending incoming calling ID to devices after initiation of a call

According to one embodiment, a method for creating telephony features for an endpoint includes receiving a plurality of instructions defining a graphical representation of an implementation of one or more telephony features for an endpoint. The graphical representation includes a plurality of graphical elements representing a state process of the one or more telephony features. The graphical representation is generated in accordance with the plurality of instructions. A plurality of text commands corresponding to the graphical elements are determined. The text commands specify a plurality of actions of the state process. The graphical representation is converted into customized feature logic that includes the plurality of text commands. The text commands provide the one or more telephony features for the endpoint.

Distributed service creation environment for intelligent endpoints

In one embodiment, a method can include: when performing a park operation: (i) receiving a first message from a park call phone; (ii) providing a second message having a park code to the park call phone; and (iii) receiving a third message having call information from the park call phone; and when performing a retrieve operation: (iv) receiving a fourth message having the park code from a retrieve call phone; (v) providing a fifth message having the call information to the retrieve call phone; (vi) forwarding a sixth message having the park code from the retrieve call phone to a parked device; (vii) forwarding a seventh message from the parked device to the retrieve call phone; and (viii) receiving an eighth message having the park code from the retrieve call phone.

Call park/retrieve using SIP

A method for providing telephony features at an endpoint includes accessing a service framework at an endpoint. The service framework is operable to provide one or more telephony features. Feature logic associated with a first telephony feature is accessed. The feature logic specifies a plurality of actions for implementing the first telephony feature. The first telephony feature is registered to receive an intercept upon the occurrence of an event. The occurrence of the event for which the first telephony feature is registered is identified. The event initiates a transition from a first state to a second state. The feature logic associated with the first telephony feature is loaded to provide the first telephony feature.

Providing a service framework at an endpoint

A system includes telephony devices that provide services and applications through the execution of scripts in web pages.

Extended telephony functionality at end points

A system includes a client which can communicate through a network and a database layer with any of several databases. The client communicates with the database layer using a public network communication protocol, in a manner independent of respective protocols specific to each of the databases. The database layer handles communication with each database according to the respective protocol of that database.

Method and apparatus for accessing a database through a network

A system ( ) includes a packet-switched network ( ). A plurality of telephones ( ) are each coupled to the network. A call manager server ( ) is also coupled to the network, in order to interact with the telephones to implement telephony functions. Each of the telephones has the capability to act as an independent network client, by using Internet-compatible protocols to communicate directly with a resource server, without the participation or even the awareness of the call manager server. The resource server may be a local server ( ) coupled directly to the network, or a remote server ( ) coupled to the network through some other network, such as the Internet ( ).

Method and apparatus for operating a telephone as an independent network client

A system ( ) includes a client ( ) which can communicate through a network ( ) and a database layer ( ) with any of several databases ( ). The client communicates with the database layer using a public network communication protocol, in a manner independent of respective protocols specific to each of the databases. The database layer handles communication with each database according to the respective protocol of that database.

A system and method for allowing remote control of an isochronous device. The system comprises: (1) first and second isochronous devices, (2) a packet-based signalling channel coupling the first and second isochronous devices and allowing communication of signalling messages between the first and second isochronous devices, the first isochronous device capable of initiating a request to the second isochronous device to transfer multimedia information from the second isochronous device to the first isochronous device and (3) an isochronous user information path established by the second isochronous device in response to initiation of the request, the isochronous user information path coupling the first and second isochronous devices for transfer of the multimedia information, the first isochronous device thereby effecting remote control of the second isochronous device. The present invention further introduces a system for adapting a data stream received into a computer from an isochronous user information path for use by a video file viewing application, such as an MPEG video viewer.

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Cocoa, FL, United States of America

Jeffery A Sanders