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Communications services controller

  • US 20020178270A1
  • Filed: 10/15/2001
  • Published: 11/28/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A communications services controller for a communications network comprising a plurality of communications systems connected to a network resource;

  • a plurality of user devices connected to the services controller, the user services having a capability to use at least one of the communications systems;

    a plurality of contact devices connected to the network resource and having a capability to use at least one of the communications systems, some of the contact devices being additionally user devices, the services controller comprising;

    (a) a user directory comprising;

    a user identifier;

    data on all communications systems available to the user including a unique identifier for each communications system, and access data to allow the user device access the available communications systems;

    (b) a roles and privileges logic controller comprising means for controlling access to a desired communications system on a user requesting to use the communications system, the roles and privileges logic controller having means for storing access rules based on the roles and privileges allocated to the user, and means to provide access based on the said access rules;

    (c) a contacts directory comprising a contacts identifier, data on each communications system available to the contact device, including a unique identifier for each communications system available to the contact device for use in the managed network resource;

    (d) an intercommunications server having means for contacting and opening communications using a communications system connected to the network resource between a user device and a contacts device on receiving an access permitted signal, said intercommunications server having means to obtain the necessary access data for the user device from the user directory and for the contact device from the contacts directory.

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