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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2001
Christopher G. Ramsayer, Apex, NC (US);
Jeong Min Kim, Allen, TX (US);
Philipjohn Campion, Apex, NC (US);
William Clyde Prentice Dalrymple, Cary, NC (US);
Steve J. Mckinnon, Cary, NC (US);
Ta-ming Chen, Cary, NC (US);
Christopher G. Ramsayer, Apex, NC (US);
Jeong Min Kim, Allen, TX (US);
PhilipJohn Campion, Apex, NC (US);
William Clyde Prentice Dalrymple, Cary, NC (US);
Steve J. McKinnon, Cary, NC (US);
Ta-Ming Chen, Cary, NC (US);
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, CA;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a personal user agent acting on behalf of a group of member device agents in a communication network. The personal user agent provides its group of member device agents with a specialized proxy function, while representing the group to the network as a single user agent. To devices on the communication network, the personal user agent behaves and is viewed as a user agent. To the group of member device agents, the personal user agent behaves and is viewed as both a registrar and a proxy server.