Patent ID: 7703691
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving radio frequency identification (RFID) tag data from an RFID reader; identifying a user group corresponding to a user associated with the RFID tag data, wherein the user group corresponds to a function in an organization; automatically applying user preferences to two or more devices within a workspace, wherein the two or more devices include at least a telephone and a computer, the user preferences indicating an extension for the telephone and being selected based upon the user group, wherein the applying comprises associating the extension with the telephone; reading, by a first radio frequency identification (“RFID”) reader associated with a first one of the two or more devices, an RFID tag assigned to the user; associating the first one of the two or more devices with the user; determining whether the RFID tag is read within a predetermined time by a second RFID reader associated with a second one of the two or more devices; and associating the second one of the two or more devices with the user after it is determined that the RFID tag is read within the predetermined time by the second RFID reader.