Method, apparatus, and system for allocating phone number

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10425537-B2
Application number	US-201715807502-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 8, 2017
Priority date	May 31, 2013
Publication date	Sep 24, 2019
Grant date	Sep 24, 2019

Abstract

A method, an apparatus and a system for allocating a phone number are disclosed. the method includes: receiving, by an SIP server, an automatic number negotiation request packet sent by an IP phone terminal; allocating, by the SIP server, a corresponding IP phone number to the IP phone terminal according to the received automatic number negotiation request packet; and returning, by the SIP server, the allocated IP phone number to the IP phone terminal, so that the IP phone terminal performs a login by using the IP phone number. The method, apparatus and system can improve efficiency and operability of deploying IP phone numbers for a large quantity of IP phone terminals.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for allocating a phone number, the method comprising:
receiving, an automatic number negotiation request packet sent by an Internet Protocol (IP) phone terminal, wherein the automatic number negotiation request packet comprises: IP phone terminal identifier information and IP phone terminal authentication information;
authenticating, the IP phone terminal according to the IP phone terminal authentication information;
generating, an IP phone number corresponding to the IP phone terminal when the authentication succeeds;
establishing, a mapping relationship between the generated IP phone number and the IP phone terminal identifier information of the IP phone terminal, wherein the mapping relationship between the generated IP phone number and the IP phone terminal identifier information comprises:
one piece of IP phone terminal identifier information corresponding to one generated IP phone number, or
one piece of IP phone terminal identifier information corresponding to multiple generated IP phone numbers; and

allocating, the IP phone number to the IP phone terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein generating, an IP phone number corresponding to the IP phone terminal comprises:
generating, according to a preset policy, an IP phone number corresponding to the IP phone terminal, wherein the preset policy comprises: a unique IP phone number for each IP phone terminal or multiple IP phone numbers for each IP phone terminal.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the automatic number negotiation request packet carries a request of a user for number allocation according to at least one of: a number segment specified by the user, a request for allocating multiple IP phone numbers, number allocation according to a geographic location of a region.

4. A method for allocating a phone number, the method comprising:
receiving, a request for acquiring an Internet Protocol (IP) phone configuration file from an IP phone terminal;
sending, the IP phone configuration file to the IP phone terminal;
receiving an automatic number negotiation request packet sent by the IP phone terminal, wherein the automatic number negotiation request packet comprises: IP phone terminal identifier information and IP phone terminal authentication information;
authenticating the IP phone terminal according to the IP phone terminal authentication information;
generating an IP phone number corresponding to the IP phone terminal when the authentication succeeds;
establishing a mapping relationship between the generated IP phone number and the IP phone terminal identifier information of the IP phone terminal; and
allocating, the IP phone number to the IP phone terminal.

5. A method for allocating a phone number, the method comprising:
obtaining, by an Internet Protocol (IP) phone terminal, an IP phone configuration file;
sending, by the IP phone terminal, an automatic number negotiation request packet comprising IP phone terminal identifier information;
receiving, by the IP phone terminal, an allocated IP phone number corresponding to the IP phone terminal identifier information;
saving, by the IP phone terminal, the received IP phone number into the IP phone configuration file; and
wherein when the IP phone terminal provides an extension mobility service, the method further comprises:
registering, by the IP phone terminal, the IP phone number read from the IP phone configuration file on a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) server when an IP phone extension phone number is logged out.

6. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:
registering, by the IP phone terminal, the IP phone number on the SIP server.

7. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:
registering, by the IP phone terminal, the IP phone number read from the IP phone configuration file on the SIP server when the IP phone terminal restarts.

8. A method for allocating a phone number, the method comprising:
obtaining, by an Internet Protocol (IP) phone terminal, an IP phone configuration file;
sending, by the IP phone terminal, an automatic number negotiation request packet comprising IP phone terminal identifier information;
receiving, by the IP phone terminal, an allocated IP phone number corresponding to the IP phone terminal identifier information;
saving, by the IP phone terminal, the received IP phone number into the IP phone configuration file; and
wherein, when a factory setting value of the IP phone terminal is restored, the method further comprises:
sending, by the IP phone terminal, an automatic number negotiation request packet comprising the IP phone terminal identifier information;
receiving, by the IP phone terminal, a re-allocated IP phone number same with the allocated IP phone number.

9. An apparatus for allocating a phone number, the apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer readable medium coupled to the processor and configured to store programming instructions for execution by the processor, the programming instructions comprising:
instructions for receiving, an automatic number negotiation request packet sent by an Internet Protocol (IP) phone terminal, wherein the automatic number negotiation request packet comprises: IP phone terminal identifier information and IP phone terminal authentication information,
instructions for authenticating, the IP phone terminal according to the IP phone terminal authentication information,
instructions for generating, an IP phone number corresponding to the IP phone terminal when the authentication succeeds,
instructions for establishing, a mapping relationship between the generated IP phone number and the IP phone terminal identifier information of the IP phone terminal, wherein the mapping relationship between the generated IP phone number and the IP phone terminal identifier information comprises:
one piece of IP phone terminal identifier information corresponding to one generated IP phone number, or
one piece of IP phone terminal identifier information corresponding to multiple generated IP phone numbers, and

instructions for allocating, the IP phone number to the IP phone terminal.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the instructions for generating, an IP phone number corresponding to the IP phone terminal further comprise:
instructions for generating, according to a preset policy, an IP phone number corresponding to the IP phone terminal, wherein the preset policy comprises:
a unique IP phone number for each IP phone terminal or multiple IP phone numbers for each IP phone terminal.

11. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the automatic number negotiation request packet carries a request of a user for number allocation according to at least one of: number segment specified by the user, a request for allocating multiple IP phone numbers, number allocation according to a geographic location of a region.

12. An apparatus for allocating a phone number, the apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer readable medium coupled to the processor and configured to store programming instructions for execution by the processor, the programming instructions comprising:
instructions for receiving, an automatic number negotiation request packet sent by an Internet Protocol (IP) phone wherein the automatic number negotiation request packet comprises: IP phone terminal identifier information and IP phone terminal authentication information,
instructions for authenticating, the IP phone terminal according to the IP phone terminal authentication information,
instructions for generating, an IP phone number correspondin

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Hao

Classifications

• H04L61/106

  across networks, e.g. mapping telephone numbers to data network addresses · CPC title

• H04M3/229 Primary

  Wire identification arrangements; Number assignment determination · CPC title

• H04M3/4228

  in networks · CPC title

• H04M3/42348

  Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target · CPC title

• H04M7/0075 Primary

  Details of addressing, directories or routing tables · CPC title