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System and method for providing multiple endpoints in a device disposed in a packet-switched network
Assignee: Optis Wireless Technology LLC
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Filing: 1999-07-07
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Granted: 2003-12-23
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Expires: 2019-07-07
Abstract
Abstract A system and method for providing multiple endpoints in a single proxy device disposed in a packet-switched network system comprising a gatekeeper. The proxy device is configured with an alias address and transport address. Each endpoint is provided with its own alias address also. When the proxy device is registered at the gatekeeper, a registry table therein is updated by creating an association between the proxy device's transport and alias addresses. For each endpoint that is powered up, a Registration Request message is sent from the proxy device to the gatekeeper. The Registration Request message includes the alias address of the endpoint. In response, the registry table in the gatekeeper is updated by creating an association between the transport address of the proxy device and the endpoint's alias address received, without replacing or deleting previous associations between the proxy device's transport address and other alias addresses.
Inventors
- 👤 Hung Tran
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 23:26
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W60/00; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/28; H04L12/2854; H04L61/00; H04L61/09; H04L61/10; H04L65/00; H04L65/1066; H04L65/1073; H04L65/1101; H04L65/1106; H04M; H04M7/00; H04M7/12; H04M7/1205; H04M7/1285; H04W60/06; H04W88/00; H04W88/18; H04W88/181; H04L69/00; H04L69/24; H04M2207/00; H04M2207/18; H04W88/02; H04W88/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A method of registering multiple endpoints at a gatekeeper disposed in a packet-switched network wherein each endpoint is provided with a separate alias address, the method comprising the steps of: providing a proxy device associated with the multiple endpoints; configuring the proxy device by setting an alias address and a transport address therefor; registering the proxy device at a registry associated with the gatekeeper, whereby the transport address and the alias address of the proxy device are matched; and registering each endpoint at the registry by associating the endpoint's alias address with the transport address of the proxy device without replacing a previously registered alias address.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
106 words
A method of registering multiple endpoints at a gatekeeper disposed in a packet-switched network wherein each endpoint is provided with a separate alias address, the method comprising the steps of: providing a proxy device associated with the multiple endpoints; configuring the proxy device by setting an alias address and a transport address therefor; registering the proxy device at a registry associated with the gatekeeper, whereby the transport address and the alias address of the proxy device are matched; and registering each endpoint at the registry by associating the endpoint's alias address with the transport address of the proxy device without replacing a previously registered alias address.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the transport address of the proxy device is set by augmenting the proxy device's Internet Protocol (IP) address with its port address.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the alias addresses of the multiple endpoints comprise E.164 telephone numbers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the proxy device comprises a gateway and each endpoint comprises a mobile station having an E.164 number as its alias address, and further wherein the transport address of the proxy device is set by augmenting the proxy device's IP address with its port address.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the step of configuring the proxy device comprises providing an IP address for the gatekeeper.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
218 words
A registration method for registering a plurality of endpoints associated with a proxy device, wherein the proxy device is disposed in a packet-switched network having a gatekeeper, the method comprising the steps of: configuring the proxy device by setting its alias address and port address; sending a Registration Request message from the proxy device to the gatekeeper, the Registration Request message including the alias address of the proxy device; updating a registry table in the gatekeeper in response to the Registration Request message received from the proxy device, the updating step comprising the step of associating the alias address of the proxy device with its transport address; thereafter, sending a Registration Confirm message from the gatekeeper to the proxy device; for each endpoint that is powered up, sending a Registration Request message from the proxy device to the gatekeeper, the Registration Request message including the endpoint's alias address; updating the registry table in the gatekeeper in response to each endpoint's alias address received in the Registration Request message by associating the alias address to the transport address of the proxy device and without replacing a previously registered alias address; and sending a Registration Confirm message from the gatekeeper to the proxy device after updating the registry table in the gatekeeper in response to each endpoint's alias address received.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
218 words
A registration method for registering a plurality of endpoints associated with a proxy device, wherein the proxy device is disposed in a packet-switched network having a gatekeeper, the method comprising the steps of: configuring the proxy device by setting its alias address and port address; sending a Registration Request message from the proxy device to the gatekeeper, the Registration Request message including the alias address of the proxy device; updating a registry table in the gatekeeper in response to the Registration Request message received from the proxy device, the updating step comprising the step of associating the alias address of the proxy device with its transport address; thereafter, sending a Registration Confirm message from the gatekeeper to the proxy device; for each endpoint that is powered up, sending a Registration Request message from the proxy device to the gatekeeper, the Registration Request message including the endpoint's alias address; updating the registry table in the gatekeeper in response to each endpoint's alias address received in the Registration Request message by associating the alias address to the transport address of the proxy device and without replacing a previously registered alias address; and sending a Registration Confirm message from the gatekeeper to the proxy device after updating the registry table in the gatekeeper in response to each endpoint's alias address received.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The registration method as set forth in claim 6 , wherein the alias address of the proxy device comprises an alphanumerical name.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The registration method as set forth in claim 6 , wherein the alias addresses of the plurality of endpoints comprise E.164 telephone numbers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The registration method as set forth in claim 6 , wherein the proxy device comprises a gateway and each endpoint comprises a mobile station disposed in a cellular telecommunications network portion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
The registration method as set forth in claim 6 , wherein the proxy device comprises an information appliance and each endpoint comprises a telephone function having an E.164 number associated therewith.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
81 words
A proxy device: coupling a cellular telecommunications network portion to a packet-switched network portion; operating in the packet-switched network portion on behalf of a plurality of mobile stations disposed in the cellular telecommunications network portion; and registering at least one of the plurality of mobile stations at a gatekeeper of the packet-switched network portion by associating an alias address of the at least one mobile station to a transport address of the proxy device without replacing a previously registered alias address.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
81 words
A proxy device: coupling a cellular telecommunications network portion to a packet-switched network portion; operating in the packet-switched network portion on behalf of a plurality of mobile stations disposed in the cellular telecommunications network portion; and registering at least one of the plurality of mobile stations at a gatekeeper of the packet-switched network portion by associating an alias address of the at least one mobile station to a transport address of the proxy device without replacing a previously registered alias address.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
The proxy device of claim 11 , wherein the transport address of the proxy device is set by augmenting an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the proxy device with its port address.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
The proxy device of claim 11 , wherein the alias address of the at least one mobile station comprises E.164 telephone numbers.
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