Granted Patent B2

US 9,210,225 · App. 13/478,630 · Granted Dec 8, 2015

Abstract

Claims (46)

1. A method of dynamic server assignment in a VoIP network comprising:

detecting a telecommunication device on the VoIP network;

querying a geo-location server for geographic information related to the telecommunication device's location and receiving the geographic information;

determining a server assignment based on the geographic information received about telecommunication device's location;

creating a configuration file for the telecommunication device, the configuration file including the device's location and server assignment; and,

providing the configuration file over the VoIP network to the telecommunication device;

wherein the configuration file further comprises characteristics of the telecommunication device, said characteristics selected in accordance with customs associated with the telecommunication device's location;

wherein the characteristics of the communication device are selected from the group consisting of dial tone, ring tone, operator assistance, caller ID, dial plan and language.

2. A method of configuring a new telecommunication device on a VoIP network, comprising:

connecting the new telecommunication device to a network via a network access point;

sending a message from the new telecommunication device to a configuration server accessible on the network;

receiving the message at the configuration server;

querying a geo-location server for geographic information related to the new telecommunication device's location;

receiving the geographic information from the geo-location server;

determining a server assignment based on the new telecommunication device's location and location of a candidate server; and,

creating a configuration file for the new telecommunication device including the device location and server assignment and providing the configuration file over the network to the telecommunication device.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the message is sent to a predetermined address stored in the new telecommunication device.

4. A method of dynamically configuring a telecommunication device, comprising:

detecting the telecommunication device;

retrieving an indication of the location of the telecommunication devices from a configuration file associated with the telecommunication device;

determining a current location of the telecommunication device;

comparing the current location of the telecommunication device with the indication of the location;

generating a new configuration for the telecommunication device based on the comparison and the current location; and,

providing the new configuration via a network to the telecommunication device.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the step of determining the current location comprises the step of querying a geo-location server.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the step of determining the current location is based on information received from the telecommunication device.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the step of determining the current location of the telecommunication device comprises determining an IP address of a network access point via which the telecommunication device is connected.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the indication of location of the telecommunication device is a listed IP address.

9. The method of claim 4 , wherein the indication of the location of the telecommunication device is a listed geographic location.

10. The method of claim 4 , wherein the indication of the location of the telecommunication device is an assigned server.

11. The method of claim 4 , wherein the new configuration comprises an assignment of a server based on the current location of the telecommunication device.

12. The method of claim 4 , wherein the new configuration comprises an indication of the current location.

13. The method of claim 4 , wherein the new configuration comprises a plurality of features based upon the current location.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the features are selected from the group consisting of dial tone, ring tone operator assistance, caller ID, dial plan and language.

15. The method of claim 4 , wherein the new configuration comprises an assignment of a 911 call center.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein a 911 call from the telecommunication device is routed to the assigned 911 call center.

17. The method of claim 4 , wherein the telecommunication device is selected from the group consisting of a terminal adapter for connection of a landline type telephone to the VoIP network and a mobile telephony device operating in a cellular or WiFi environment.

18. The method of claim 5 , wherein the query input to the geo-location server is the current IP address of the telecommunication device.

19. A method of dynamically configuring a telecommunication device, comprising:

providing a configuration file for the telecommunications device, wherein the configuration file includes a first server assignment;

receiving a message from the telecommunication device at the assigned first server;

retrieving an indication of the location of the telecommunication devices from the configuration file associated with the telecommunication device;

querying a geo-location server for geographic information related to the telecommunication device's location and receiving geographic information;

comparing the geographic information related to the telecommunication device's location with the indication of the location from the configuration file;

generating a new configuration for the telecommunication device based on the comparison and the geographic information; wherein the new configuration includes a second server assignment; and,

providing the new configuration via a network to the telecommunication device.

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