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US 12,192,413 B2Granted
Method of ensuring Voice over Internet Protocol reliability after entering a power saving mode
AssigneeARRIS Enterprises LLC
InventorMichael Zhao
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Abstract
A method is provided for causing a networking device to enter a power saving mode, determining whether or not a Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephony interface is in service after the causing the networking device to enter the power saving mode, the networking device including the VOIP telephony interface, the VOIP telephony interface communicatively connected to a VOIP provider, and rebooting the networking device when the VOIP telephony interface is determined not to be in service.
Claims19
A networking device comprising:
- a processor;
- a Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephony interface configured to communicate with the processor, the VOIP telephony interface in communication with a telecommunications device that acts as a telephone to receive analog telephony signals and communicate the received analog telephony signals to the network device, wherein the VOIP telephony interface provides communication between the telecommunications device and a server of a VOIP provider via Internet to establish a voice line for communication utilizing VOIP;
- and
- a non-transitory memory having executable instructions stored thereon, which when executed, cause the processor to perform:
- causing the networking device to enter a power saving mode;
- determining that the VOIP telephony interface is not in service after the causing the networking device to enter the power saving mode, the VOIP telephony interface being communicatively connected to a VOIP provider via an Internet;
- rebooting the VOIP telephony interface when the VOIP telephony interface is determined not to be in service;
- obtaining a configuration file that provides the VOIP telephony interface with an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the server;
- and
- transmitting a dial tone to the telecommunications device to signify that VOIP is available and ready to be used by the VOIP telephony device.
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A method comprising:
- causing a networking device to enter a power saving mode;
- determining that a Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephony interface is not in service after the causing the networking device to enter the power saving mode, the networking device including the VOIP telephony interface, the VOIP telephony interface communicatively connected to a VOIP provider via an Internet, the VOIP telephony interface in communication with a telecommunications device that acts as a telephone to receive analog telephony signals and communicate the received analog telephony signals to the network device, wherein the VOIP telephony interface provides communication between the telecommunications device and a server of a VOIP provider via Internet to establish a voice line for communication utilizing VOIP;
- rebooting the networking device when the VOIP telephony interface is determined not to be in service;
- obtaining a configuration file that provides the VOIP telephony interface with an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the server;
- and
- transmitting a dial tone to the telecommunications device to signify that VOIP is available and ready to be used by the VOIP telephony interface.
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A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having stored thereon executable instructions, which when executed, cause a processor to perform the following:
- causing a networking device to enter a power saving mode;
- determining that a Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephony interface is not in service after the causing the networking device to enter the power saving mode, the networking device including the VOIP telephony interface, the VOIP telephony interface communicatively connected to a VOIP provider via an Internet, the VOIP telephony interface in communication with a telecommunications device that acts as a telephone to receive analog telephony signals and communicate the received analog telephony signals to the network device, wherein the VOIP telephony interface provides communication between the telecommunications device and a server of a VOIP provider via Internet to establish a voice line for communication utilizing VOIP;
- rebooting the networking device when the VOIP telephony interface is determined not to be in service;
- obtaining a configuration file that provides the VOIP telephony interface with an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the server;
- and
- transmitting a dial tone to the telecommunications device to signify that VOIP is available and ready to be used by the VOIP telephony interface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.