System and method for configuring a communication device

1. A method for configuring a wired telephone that includes a short range wireless communication transceiver, the method comprising:

monitoring, by the wired telephone using the short range wireless communication transceiver, for a presence of at least one mobile device, the at least one mobile device storing a user profile that includes configuration information;

responsive to the wired telephone detecting the presence of the at least one mobile device, retrieving the user profile from the at least one mobile device; and

configuring the wired telephone in accordance with the user profile and the configuration information, wherein configuring the wired telephone includes assigning a telephone number that is part of the configuration information associated with the user profile that is passed from the at least one mobile device to the wired telephone, wherein the telephone number is used to call the wired telephone.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the presence of the at least one mobile device comprises detecting a wireless signal transmitted by the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the presence of the at least one mobile device comprises detecting the mobile device connected to a data port of the wired telephone.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising decrypting the user profile after receiving the user profile from the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising recording data associated with communications made while the wired telephone is configured with the user profile.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising transmitting the data from the wired telephone to a remote data processing system.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

recording updated data associated with changes made to the user profile while the wired telephone is configured with the user profile; and

updating the user profile on the at least one mobile device with the updated data.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising verifying that a user associated with the user profile has access rights to the wired telephone prior to configuring the wired telephone in accordance with the user profile.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising maintaining a data file that includes identifying information of the user along with a time stamp of when the at least one mobile device was detected by the wired telephone.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

responsive to the wired telephone detecting a presence of two or more mobile devices, presenting a selection menu for selecting a selected user profile between two or more user profiles corresponding to the two or more mobile devices; and

responsive to receiving the selected user profile, configuring the wired telephone in accordance with the selected user profile.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

maintaining a data file that includes identifying information of two or more users corresponding to the two or more user profiles and time information corresponding to a time period that the wired telephone detects the two or more mobile devices.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein configuring the telephone includes assigning speed dial contact information of the user to the telephone.

13. A telephone comprising:

a network interface for receiving a wired network connection;

a short range wireless communication transceiver;

memory coupled to a processing unit, the memory includes computer usable program code; and

the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to:

monitor using the short range wireless communication transceiver for a presence of at least one mobile device, the at least one mobile device storing a user profile that includes configuration information;

retrieve using the short range wireless communication transceiver the user profile from the at least one mobile device; and

configure the telephone in accordance with the user profile and the configuration information, wherein configuring the telephone includes assigning a telephone number that is part of the configuration information associated with the user profile that is passed from the at least one mobile device to the telephone, wherein the telephone number is used to call the telephone.

14. The telephone of claim 13 , wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to decrypt the user profile after receiving the user profile from the mobile device.

15. The telephone of claim 13 , wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to record data associated with communications made while the telephone is configured with the user profile.

16. The telephone of claim 15 , wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to transmit the data from the telephone to a remote data processing system.

17. The telephone of claim 13 , wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to:

record updated data associated with changes made to the user profile while the telephone is configured with the user profile; and

update the user profile on the at least one mobile device with the updated data.

18. The telephone of claim 13 , wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to verify that a user associated with the user profile has access rights to the telephone prior to configuring the telephone in accordance with the user profile.

19. The telephone of claim 13 , wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to maintain a data file that includes identifying information of the user along with a time stamp of when the at least one mobile device was detected by the telephone.

20. The telephone of claim 13 , wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to present a selection menu for selecting a user profile from among two or more user profiles corresponding to two or more detected mobile devices.

21. The telephone of claim 13 , wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable program code to maintain a data file that includes identifying information including time information of all detected mobile devices.

22. The telephone of claim 13 , wherein the configuration assigns speed dial contact information of the user to the telephone.