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US 2004/0170137 A1Published application
Server-based discovery for location-based forwarding
AssigneeAvaya Technology Corp.
InventorDoree Duncan Seligmann
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Abstract
An apparatus for enabling signals directed to a first telecommunications terminal to be forwarded intelligently to a second telecommunications terminal in the vicinity of the first terminal is disclosed. In particular, the illustrative embodiment automatically forwards signals from a first terminal in a network to the closest terminal in the network that the first terminal is authorized to forward to. In one illustrative embodiment, each switch in the network has an associated location server for determining the closest authorized terminal. In another illustrative embodiment, each switch employs additional logic and data for determining the closest authorized terminal.
Claims24
An apparatus comprising:
- a processor for:
- receiving a forwarding request associated with a first telecommunications terminal,
- determining a first location that is the location of said first telecommunications terminal, and
- ascertaining the identity of a second telecommunications terminal that is closest to said first location;
- and
- a transmitter for sending a forwarding message that causes a signal directed to said first telecommunications terminal to be forwarded to said second telecommunications terminal.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a processor for:
- receiving a forwarding request associated with a first telecommunications terminal,
- determining a first location that is the location of said first telecommunications terminal, and
- ascertaining the identity of a second telecommunications terminal that is closest to said first location;
- and
- a transmitter for sending a forwarding message that causes a signal directed to said second telecommunications terminal to be forwarded to said first telecommunications terminal.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a processor for:
- receiving a forwarding request associated with a first telecommunications terminal,
- determining a first location that is the location of said first telecommunications terminal, and
- ascertaining the identity of a second telecommunications terminal, wherein said second telecommunications terminal is a telecommunications terminal:
- that is closest to said first location, and
- to which said first telecommunications terminal is authorized to forward signals;
- and
- a transmitter for sending a forwarding message that causes a signal directed to said first telecommunications terminal to be forwarded to said second telecommunications terminal.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a processor for:
- receiving a forwarding request associated with a first telecommunications terminal,
- determining a first location that is the location of said first telecommunications terminal, and
- ascertaining the identity of a second telecommunications terminal, wherein said second telecommunications terminal is a telecommunications terminal:
- that is closest to said first location, and
- from which said first telecommunications terminal is authorized to receive forwarded signals;
- and
- a transmitter for sending a forwarding message that causes a signal directed to said second telecommunications terminal to be forwarded to said first telecommunications terminal.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a receiver for receiving a forwarding request associated with a first telecommunications terminal;
- a memory for storing a forwarding record for said first telecommunications terminal;
- a switching fabric;
- and
- a processor for:
- determining a first location that is the location of said first telecommunications terminal,
- ascertaining the identity of a second telecommunications terminal that is closest to said first location, and
- populating said forwarding record so that said switching fabric forwards a signal directed to said first telecommunications terminal to said second telecommunications terminal.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a receiver for receiving a forwarding request associated with a first telecommunications terminal;
- a memory for storing a forwarding record for said first telecommunications terminal;
- a switching fabric;
- and
- a processor for:
- determining a first location that is the location of said first telecommunications terminal,
- ascertaining the identity of a second telecommunications terminal that is closest to said first location, and
- populating said forwarding record so that said switching fabric forwards a signal directed to said second telecommunications terminal to said first telecommunications terminal.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a receiver for receiving a forwarding request associated with a first telecommunications terminal;
- a first memory for storing a forwarding record for said first telecommunications terminal;
- a second memory for storing forwarding authorization information;
- a switching fabric;
- and
- a processor for:
- determining a first location that is the location of said first telecommunications terminal,
- ascertaining, based on said forwarding authorization information, the identity of a second telecommunications terminal, wherein said second telecommunications terminal is a telecommunications terminal:
- that is closest to said first location, and
- to which said first telecommunications terminal is authorized to forward signals, and
- populating said forwarding record so that said switching fabric forwards a signal directed to said first telecommunications terminal to said second telecommunications terminal.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a receiver for receiving a forwarding request associated with a first telecommunications terminal;
- a first memory for storing a forwarding record for said first telecommunications terminal;
- a second memory for storing forwarding authorization information;
- a switching fabric;
- and
- a processor for:
- determining a first location that is the location of said first telecommunications terminal,
- ascertaining, based on said forwarding authorization information, the identity of a second telecommunications terminal, wherein said second telecommunications terminal is a telecommunications terminal:
- that is closest to said first location, and
- from which said first telecommunications terminal is authorized to receive forwarded signals, and
- populating said forwarding record so that said switching fabric forwards a signal directed to said second telecommunications terminal to said first telecommunications terminal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.