Method and system for providing calendar services in a universal plug and play home network environment

A telephony server comprising:

• a transceiver;
• and
• at least one processor,
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• register at least one telephony control point (TelCP), which is connected to the telephony server via a universal plug and play (UPnP) home network, for delivery of a triggered notification of a calendar event;
• control the transceiver to receive a request for registering a calendar event from a TelCP among the registered at least one TelCP;
• register the calendar event in calendar services based on the request being received;
• control the transceiver to transmit information notifying that the calendar event is registered in the calendar services, to the TelCP from which the request for the calendar event is received;
• identify whether the calendar event meets predetermined conditions;
• identify whether the registered at least one TelCP is inside the UPnP home network or inside a wireless area network (WAN);
• trigger a notification, indicating that the calendar event meets the at least one predetermined conditions;
• control the transceiver to deliver the triggered notification to the registered at least one TelCP via the UPnP home network when the at least one TelCP is inside the UPnP home network;
• and
• control the transceiver to deliver the triggered notification to a WAN device associated with the registered at least one TelCP via the WAN using at least one delivery method when the registered at least one TelCP is inside the WAN,
• wherein the at least one delivery method includes a short message service (SMS) or a session initiation protocol (SIP) address, selected by a user of the TelCP.

A method for managing calendar events by a telephony control point (TelCP), which is connected to the telephony server via a universal plug and play (UPnP) home network, the method comprising:

• transmitting a request to register a calendar event in calendar services to a telephony server;
• receiving information notifying that the calendar event is registered in the calendar services, from the telephony server;
• identifying whether the TelCP is inside the UPnP home network or inside a wireless area network (WAN);
• when the TelCP is inside the UPnP home network, receiving, via the UPnP home network, a notification indicating that the calendar event registered in the calendar meets predetermined conditions;
• when the TelCP is inside the WAN, receiving, from the telephony server, the notification via the WAN using at least one delivery method;
• and
• displaying the received notification on a display of the TelCP,
• wherein the at least one delivery method includes a short message service (SMS) or a session initiation protocol (SIP) address, selected by a user of the TelCP.

A telephony control point (TelCP), which is connected to a telephony server via a universal plug and play (UPnP) home network, the TelCP comprising:

• a memory;
• a transceiver;
• a display;
• and
• at least one processor,
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• control the transceiver to transmit a request to register a calendar event in calendar services, to a telephony server;
• control the transceiver to receive information notifying that the calendar event is registered in the calendar services, from the telephony server;
• identify whether the TelCP is inside the UPnP home network or inside a wireless area network (WAN);
• when the TelCP is inside the UPnP home network, receive, via the UPnP home network, a notification indicating that the calendar event registered in the calendar meets at least one predetermined condition;
• when the TelCP is inside the WAN, receive, from the telephony server, the notification via the WAN using at least one delivery method;
• and
• display the received notification on the display,
• wherein the at least one delivery method, includes a short message service (SMS) or a session initiation protocol (SIP) address, selected by a user of the TelCP.