Patent ID: 6907012
Filing Date: 2005-06-14
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for providing communication control functionality to at least one communication device associated with an enhanced network user over a distributed feature communication network, the distributed feature communication network comprising a plurality of feature boxes, each feature box enabling a particular communication functionality, the distributed feature communication network also comprising an operational database, said operational database including data records accessible to the enhanced network user for performing work related tasks, the method comprising: creating an authentication feature box for receiving login information from the at least one communication device associated with the enhanced network user, said authentication feature box determining if the at least one communication device will have access to communication control functions residing in the distributed feature communication network; and upon login, creating one or more application feature boxes, each application feature box for performing at least one of: performing a particular communication control functionality for the at least one communication device, downloading data records from the operational database and communicating the data records to the at least one communication device.