Method and apparatus for using a known address to gain access to a service provider having an unknown address
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1. A method for providing service to a communications device that has contacted a service provider that is unable to provide service directly:
- examining a service request from a communications device at a first service provider having a first address to determine whether the communications device is to be redirected to a second service provider having a second address in the event the communications device and the second provider are not compatible; and
sending to the communications device from the first service provider the second address when the communications device is to be redirected to the second service provider.
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Abstract
A method for providing service to a communications device that has contacted a service provider that is unable to provide service directly. The method includes examining a service request from a communications device at a first service provider having a first address to determine whether the communications device is to be redirected to a second service provider having a second address, and sending to the communications device from the first service provider the second address when the communications device is to be redirected to the second service provider.
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1. A method for providing service to a communications device that has contacted a service provider that is unable to provide service directly:
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examining a service request from a communications device at a first service provider having a first address to determine whether the communications device is to be redirected to a second service provider having a second address in the event the communications device and the second provider are not compatible; and
sending to the communications device from the first service provider the second address when the communications device is to be redirected to the second service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for providing service to a communications device that has contacted a service provider that is unable to provide service directly, the method comprising:
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examining a service request from a communications device at a first service provider having a first address to determine whether the first service provider is unable to provide service in a manner understood by the communications device;
retrieving from a second service provider having a second address information that is understood by the communications device when the first service provider is unable to provide service in a manner understood by the communications device; and
sending to the communications device from the first service provider the information. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A server having a first address, the server comprising:
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storage that stores a second address for a second service provider;
a device interface that is to receive a service request from a communications device; and
control logic that is to examine the service request; and
wherein the control logic is to send the second address to the communications device when the communications device is to be redirected to the second service provider.
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10. A server having a first address, the server comprising:
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storage that stores a second address for a second service provider;
a device interface that is to receive a service request from a communications device; and
control logic that is to examine the service request to determine whether the server has information composed in a manner understood by the device; and
wherein, when the server does not have the information composed in a manner understood by the device, the control logic is to retrieve from a second service provider based on the second address the information and to send the information to the communications device.
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