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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
May. 26, 2006
James R. Tighe, Frisco, TX (US);
Ronald D. Higgins, The Colony, TX (US);
Richard B. Platt, Allen, TX (US);
Robert T. Bell, Bountiful, UT (US);
James R. Tighe, Frisco, TX (US);
Ronald D. Higgins, The Colony, TX (US);
Richard B. Platt, Allen, TX (US);
Robert T. Bell, Bountiful, UT (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for establishing a telephone call between a trusted Internet Protocol (IP) telephone and an untrusted device. The method includes receiving a call initiation request from the untrusted device that indicates a desired communication with the trusted IP telephone. The method evaluates the call initiation request, and establishes a telecommunication link between the untrusted device and the trusted IP telephone in response to a positive evaluation of the call initiation request.