Remote management of VoIP device contact lists

摘要

An apparatus is disclosed for providing voice-over-IP (VoIP) services to and configuring contact lists for a plurality of VoIP-enabled devices. The apparatus includes a VoIP server communicatively connected to the plurality of VoIP-enabled devices. The VoIP server includes a call routing circuit configured to route VoIP calls to and from the plurality of VoIP-enabled devices communicatively-coupled to the VoIP server. The VoIP server also includes a device management circuit configured to maintain a list of IP addresses for each of the plurality of VoIP-enabled devices. In response to receiving a first data message, from a first device not included in the plurality of VoIP-enabled devices, that includes contact information and identifies one of the plurality of VoIP-enabled devices, the device management circuit adds a new contact having the contact information to the respective contact list of the identified one of the plurality of VoIP-enabled devices.

主权项

1. An apparatus for providing VoIP services to a plurality of voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) enabled devices, each having a respective contact list of a plurality of contact lists, and for configuring the plurality of contact lists of the plurality of VoIP-enabled devices, the apparatus comprising:
a VoIP server including:
a call routing circuit configured and arranged to route VoIP calls to and from the plurality of VoIP-enabled devices, wherein the plurality of VoIP-enabled devices are communicatively-coupled to the VoIP server, anda device management circuit coupled to the call routing circuit and configured and arranged to
maintain a list of IP addresses for each of the plurality of VoIP-enabled devices,receive a first data message from a first device not included in the plurality of VoIP-enabled devices, the first message including contact information and an account identifier (ID);identify, from the account ID, a particular VoIP-enabled device of the plurality of VoIP-enabled devices, andprompt, in response to the identifying the particular VoIP-enabled device, the particular VoIP-enabled device to store a new contact having the contact information to a memory circuit of the particular VoIP device that stores a respective contact list of the particular VoIP-enabled device.