Universal address system
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1. A method for routing messages comprising:
- receiving a message with a universal address;
sending a request for processing the universal address to a universal address service provider;
receiving a message delivery location based on the universal address; and
routing the message to the message delivery location.
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Abstract
A universal addressing method and system allow messages to be sent using any protocol or service by routing the message to a recipient using a universal address. Routing information associated with the universal address for each message service may be easily configured and stored. The routing information also may be quickly and easily modified to change the message delivery location. The system may include a message service provider and a universal address service provider supervised by a universal address authority.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for routing messages comprising:
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receiving a message with a universal address;
sending a request for processing the universal address to a universal address service provider;
receiving a message delivery location based on the universal address; and
routing the message to the message delivery location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15)
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9. A method for routing a message comprising:
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receiving a universal address;
receiving a message type;
determining the identity of the universal address requester;
accessing a database of universal addresses;
determining a message delivery location based on the message type; and
transmitting the message delivery location to the requestor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A message service provider comprising:
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an interface for receiving a message with a universal address;
a processor for generating a request to a universal address service provider for a message delivery location based on the universal address; and
an interface for receiving the requested message delivery location, wherein the message service provider routes the message based on the received message delivery location. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A universal address service provider comprising:
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an interface for receiving a universal address from a requester;
an interface for receiving a message type;
a processor for determining an identity of the requester and determining a message delivery location based on the universal address;
an interface for delivering the message delivery location to the requestor; and
a database including message delivery locations, wherein the processor determines a message delivery location based on the universal address message type. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A message delivery system comprising:
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a message service provider;
a universal address service provider; and
a universal address service provider authority for managing the message delivery system, wherein the message service provider accesses the universal address service provider to determine a message delivery location.
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38. A method for updating an address comprising:
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receiving a universal address;
receiving an identification;
determining whether the identification is valid;
accessing a database of universal addresses if the identification is valid; and
automatically changing a marker for a message delivery location for the received universal address associated with a message service from a first message delivery location to a second message delivery location.
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39. A device for sending messages comprising:
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a memory for storing a universal address;
a interface for sending the universal address to a universal address service provider;
an interface for receiving a message delivery location associated with the universal address from the universal address service provider; and
a processor for sending a message with the received message delivery location.
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