| CPC H04L 65/1104 (2022.05) [H04L 65/1069 (2013.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A method, comprising:
receiving a control command from a computing device connected to a cloud-based communication system, the control command indicating a function for performance by a voice over internet protocol (VOIP) phone connected to the cloud-based communication system, wherein the computing device is associated with a first user account and the VOIP phone is associated with a second user accounts that belongs to a different user;
obtaining, from a database, a binding status of the computing device to the VOIP phone, wherein the binding status is based on confirmations from the computing device and the VOIP phone; and
transmitting the control command, based on the binding status, to the VOIP phone to perform the function.
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