Extended hot desking features for multi-device users

摘要

The present application provides “hot desking” features for multi-device users. A number of automatic hot desking registrations are provided in which users are assigned multiple devices on a permanent basis. A private branch exchange or central switch can be provided with a list of these devices and can relieve the user of the requirement of registration by detecting use of these devices and assigning user features and other pertinent system properties e.g. as an indication of location for find me/follow me services. The extension allows for automatically hot desking using a listed device, hot desking based on a location associated with a listed device, and hot desking using declared associations of listed devices.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a call from a switch; receiving a device telephone number of a calling device from which the call was placed; searching a hot desking table associating a plurality of device telephone numbers with an operational profile; in response to searching the hot desking table, determining whether said device telephone number corresponds with an operational profile; in the event the device telephone number of the calling device corresponds with an operational profile, then automatically invoking said operational profile on the calling device having the received device telephone number; and in the event the device telephone number does not correspond with an operational profile, then receiving a predetermined sequence identifying said calling device, identifying an operational profile associated with said calling device from said sequence, and invoking said operational profile to said calling device.