Use of telephone numbers as domain names and as applied in portable electronic devices
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1. A method of communication between a first entity and a second entity selectively across a telephone network and a computer network, the method comprising:
- associating said second entity with a given numeric sequence as telephone number in said telephone network;
associating said second entity with said given numeric sequence as an address in said computer network; and
establishing communication between said first entity and said second entity selectively across said telephone network and said computer network in response to said first entity designating said given numeric sequence.
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Abstract
A communication device includes a common database shared between Internet communication and voice communication subsystems whereby a user selects a given entry in the directory and further makes selection of communication between Internet and voice communication channels. A base address designator for each directory entry corresponds to a telephone number and to a registered domain name for an entity associated with that directory entry.
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1. A method of communication between a first entity and a second entity selectively across a telephone network and a computer network, the method comprising:
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associating said second entity with a given numeric sequence as telephone number in said telephone network;
associating said second entity with said given numeric sequence as an address in said computer network; and
establishing communication between said first entity and said second entity selectively across said telephone network and said computer network in response to said first entity designating said given numeric sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A communication device comprising:
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a telephone voice communication capability;
a network communication capability;
user designation of a numeric sequence; and
user selection of a network communication using said network communication capability and said numeric sequence and of a voice communication using said voice communication capability and said numeric sequence. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a user-operated keypad;
a display;
a telephone voice communication capability;
a network communication capability;
user designation of a numeric sequence in association with an alpha-numeric name designator; and
user selected activation of a network communication using said network communication capability and said numeric sequence and of a voice communication using said voice communication capability and said numeric sequence, said network communication being initiated in response to user activation of a first key of said keypad, said voice communication being initiated in response to user activation of a second key of said keypad.
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