Gateway and method for managing VoIP telephone service
AssigneeOrange
InventorBertrand Bouvet
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Abstract
The method performed by a gateway between a LAN and a WAN that includes a platform of the VoIP telephone service, is characterized in that it includes a step of activating the VoIP telephone service on detecting a connected state of a terminal connected to the gateway.
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A method of managing a VoIP telephone service performed by a gateway between a LAN and a WAN or a MAN that includes a platform of the VoIP telephone service, the method including, when the VoIP telephone service is inactived, activating the VoIP telephone service on detecting a connected state of a terminal connected to the gateway, the method further comprising deactivating the VoIP telephone service after an activation duration.
A method of managing a VoIP telephone service performed by a gateway between a LAN and a WAN or a MAN that includes a platform of the VoIP telephone service, the method including, when the VoIP telephone service is inactived, activating the VoIP telephone service on detecting a connected state of a terminal connected to the gateway and deactivating the VoIP telephone service after an activation duration, wherein the activation duration corresponds to an expiration of a countdown timer initialized on the activation.
A gateway between a LAN and a WAN or a MAN including a VoIP telephone service platform, the gateway comprising:
- at least one detector configured to detect a connected state of a terminal connected to the gateway;
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- a manager of the VoIP telephone service, configured to, when the VoIP telephone service is inactived, activate the VoIP telephone service on detecting the connected state, the manager configured to deactivate the VoIP telephone service after an activation duration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.