Patent ID: 9118493
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of modifying settings of communication services for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) devices in a telecommunications network, the method comprising: receiving, at a server from a SIP device, a code-containing SIP message comprising a code entered by a user of the SIP device, the code identifying a communication service, wherein the communication service comprises one or more settings that can be modified by the user of the SIP device; determining, at the server, on the basis of the received code, the communication service that the code relates to; transmitting, from the server to the SIP device, a function-activating SIP message comprising data specifying one or more characteristics of at least one function to be activated by the SIP device in a data collection operation, wherein the data collection operation comprises collecting communication service data entered by the user of the SIP device; receiving, at the server from the SIP device, a completed data-containing SIP message comprising the communication service data entered by the user of the SIP device for use in modifying the one or more settings of the identified communication service entered by the user of the SIP device; and processing, at the server, the communication service data in accordance with the identified communication service, wherein the processing does not result in setup of a communication session involving a remote user.