System and method for remotely controlling a communication terminal
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorTetsuya Nakamura
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Abstract
When a setting in an IP telephone terminal is to be changed, a remote resetter registers subscriber information corresponding to this IP telephone terminal and places a call to this IP telephone terminal. The IP telephone terminal sends a setup request to a setup server if an incoming call is from a pre-registered source. When the IP telephone terminal receives, as a response to this request, setup information from the setup server, the IP telephone terminal sets the setup information and sends a setup completion notification to the remote resetter. Upon receipt of the setup completion notification, the remote resetter deletes the subscriber information corresponding to this IP telephone terminal.
Claims24
A remote control system for setting and controlling a plurality of communication terminals connected to a communication network, comprising:
- an information providing device which stores setting information relating to each of the plurality of the communication terminals, wherein in response to a setting request received from one of the plurality of communication terminals, the information providing device transmits necessary setting information to the communication terminal;
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- a remote control device which, when a setting of the communication terminal is to be changed, places a call to the communication terminal and sends identification information of the communication terminal to the information providing device,
- wherein the communication terminal, upon receipt of an incoming call from the remote control device, transmits the setting request to the information providing device, wherein the information providing device, when receiving the setting request from the communication terminal, identifies the communication terminal using the identification information received from the remote control device and transmits the necessary setting information to the communication terminal.
A remote control method for setting and controlling a plurality of communication terminals connected to a communication network that includes a remote control device and an information providing device, the method comprising:
- the remote control device changing a setting of one of the plurality of communication terminals, the changing including placing a call to the communication terminal and sending identification information of the communication terminal to the information providing device;
- the communication terminal when receiving the call from the remoter control device, requesting necessary information from the information providing device;
- the information providing device identifying the communication terminal originating the request using the identification information received from the remote control device, and, in response to the request received from the communication terminal. transmitting necessary setting information to the communication terminal;
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- the communication terminal changing its own setting based on the necessary setting information received from the information providing device.
A remote control device for setting and controlling a setting of a predetermined service in each of a plurality of communication terminals connected to a communication network in collaboration with an information providing device which stores setting information relating to each of the plurality of communication terminals, wherein in response to a setting request received from one of the plurality of communication terminals, the information providing device transmits necessary setting information to the communication terminal, the remote control device comprising:
- a memory for storing management information for identifying whether the communication terminal is designated as a setting-changed target by a predetermined service provider;
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- a controller for placing a call to the designated communication terminal so as to request setting information and sending identification information of the communication terminal to the information providing device so that the information providing device can identify a setting request received from the communication terminal;
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- a controller which, when having received a setting completion notification that indicates completion of the setting of the communication terminal, deletes the management information from the storage means.
A remote control method for setting and controlling a setting of a predetermined service in each of a plurality of communication terminals connected to a communication network in collaboration with an information providing device which stores setting information relating to each of the plurality of communication terminals, wherein in response to a setting request received from a communication terminal, the information providing device transmits necessary setting information to the communication terminal, the method comprising:
- registering management information for identifying at least one of the plurality of communication terminals which is designated as a setting-changed target by a provider of the predetermined service;
- placing a call to the designated at least one communication terminal designated so as to request setting information and sending identification information of the at least one communication terminal to the information providing device so that the information providing device can identify a setting request received from the communication terminal;
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- when having received a setting completion notification that indicates completion of the setting of the communication terminal, deleting the management information.
A computer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program which instructs a computer to set and control a setting of a predetermined service in each of a plurality of communication terminals connected to a communication network in collaboration with an information providing device which stores setting information relating to each of the plurality of communication terminals, wherein in response to a setting request received from one of the plurality of communication terminals, the information providing device transmits necessary setting information to the communication terminal, the program causing the computer to perform the steps of:
- registering management information identifying at least one of the plurality of communication terminals which is designated as a setting-changed target by a service provider;
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- placing a call to the designated communication terminal so as to request setting information and sending identification information of the communication terminal to the information providing device so that the information providing device can identify a setting request received from the communication terminal;
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- when having received a setting completion notification that indicates completion of the setting of the communication terminal, deleting the management information.
A remote control system for setting and controlling a plurality of communication terminals connected to a communication network, comprising:
- remote control means for placing a call to one of the plurality of communication terminals when changing a setting of the communication terminal, wherein the remote control means sends identification information of the communication terminal to information providing means;
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- the information providing means, which stores setting information to be set to each of the plurality of the communication terminals, for transmitting necessary information to the communication terminal identified by the identification information in response to a setting request received from the communication terminal,
- wherein the communication terminal, upon receipt of an incoming call from the remote control means, transmits the setting request to the information providing means, wherein the information providing means, when receiving the setting request from the communication terminal, identifies the communication terminal using the identification information received from the remote control means and transmits the necessary setting information to the communication terminal.
A remote control device for setting and controlling a setting of a predetermined service in each of a plurality of communication terminals connected to a communication network in collaboration with an information providing device which stores setting information relating to each of the plurality of communication terminals, wherein in response to a setting request received from a communication terminal, the information providing device transmits necessary setting information to the communication terminal, the remote control device comprising:
- storage means which registers management information for identifying a communication terminal which is designated as a setting-changed target by a predetermined service provider;
- communication means which places a call to the designated communication terminal so as to request setting information and sends identification information of the communication terminal to the information device so that the information providing device can identify a setting request received from the communication terminal;
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- control means which, when having received a setting completion notification that indicates completion of the setting of the communication terminal, deletes the management information from the storage means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.