System for setting up a connection between two users of a telecommunication network
First Claim
1. A System for setting up communications between users of a telecommunication network (1, 10), each user being provided with a terminal providing access to the telecommunication network, wherein the system comprises a central server (2) designed to provide a service for setting up a communication, this server comprising:
- means (4) for memorizing for each user a user identifier for the communication set up service, associated with information necessary to set up a communication with the user'"'"'s terminal and profile information based on which the user would like to use his terminal to get into anonymous communication with other service users;
means for receiving profile information sent by users, and storing it in the memory means (4);
means for distributing the received profile information on user terminals (5, 8), and means for receiving requests from user terminals for setting up a communication based on user profile information, and means for setting up a communication between two user terminals following reception of a communication set up request, each user terminal comprising means for receiving and displaying user profile information sent by the central server, means for selecting the profile information of a user, and means for transmitting to the central server a request to set up a communication with the user corresponding to the selected profile information.
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Abstract
A System for setting up communications between users of a telecommunication network (1, 10), comprising a central server (2), this server comprising: means (4) for receiving and memorizing user identifiers, associated with information necessary to set up a communication with the user'"'"'s terminal and profile information based on which the user would like to get into anonymous communication with other service users; means for distributing the received profile information on user terminals (5, 8), and means for receiving requests from user terminals for setting up a communication based on user profile information, and means for setting up on request a communication between two user terminals; each user terminal comprising means for receiving and displaying user profile information sent by the central server, means for selecting the profile information of a user, and means for transmitting to the central server a request to set up a communication with the user corresponding to the selected profile information.
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14 Claims
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1. A System for setting up communications between users of a telecommunication network (1, 10), each user being provided with a terminal providing access to the telecommunication network,
wherein the system comprises a central server (2) designed to provide a service for setting up a communication, this server comprising: -
means (4) for memorizing for each user a user identifier for the communication set up service, associated with information necessary to set up a communication with the user'"'"'s terminal and profile information based on which the user would like to use his terminal to get into anonymous communication with other service users;
means for receiving profile information sent by users, and storing it in the memory means (4);
means for distributing the received profile information on user terminals (5, 8), and means for receiving requests from user terminals for setting up a communication based on user profile information, and means for setting up a communication between two user terminals following reception of a communication set up request, each user terminal comprising means for receiving and displaying user profile information sent by the central server, means for selecting the profile information of a user, and means for transmitting to the central server a request to set up a communication with the user corresponding to the selected profile information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A terminal (5, 8) used to equip users of a communication set up service, comprising:
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connection means for connecting the terminal to a central server (2) through a telecommunication network (1, 10), means for inputting and sending to the central server profile information including a user identifier, means for receiving from the central server lists of profile information sent by other users of the communication set up service, and displaying these lists on the terminal, and means for selecting a displayed user profile, and means for sending a request to set up a communication with the user corresponding to the user profile displayed by the terminal and selected using selection means. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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