Distributed communication through media services
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1. A Media Service (MS) for transceiving communications for a user, the MS comprising:
- a web-based application dedicated to the user and accessible via an associated endpoint registered to the user and the MS over a communication network; and
a database storing a plurality of information comprising one or more associated endpoints registered to the user, and current presence data of the user and the associated endpoints, wherein the user attempts communication with a second user by accessing the application via the network and requesting contact with the second user, the MS locates the second user and alerts the user of the second user'"'"'s availability, the MS opens a communication path over the network between the associated endpoint registered to the user and an endpoint of the second user.
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Abstract
A communication system using Media Services (MS) routes all types of communications to and from the user through the user'"'"'s MS and not directly to the user'"'"'s associated endpoints. The MS is a dedicated application for each user and may be a subscribed-to service and a license fee may be charged relative to the service and/or the user-selected preferences for communication control.
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20 Claims
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1. A Media Service (MS) for transceiving communications for a user, the MS comprising:
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a web-based application dedicated to the user and accessible via an associated endpoint registered to the user and the MS over a communication network; and
a database storing a plurality of information comprising one or more associated endpoints registered to the user, and current presence data of the user and the associated endpoints, wherein the user attempts communication with a second user by accessing the application via the network and requesting contact with the second user, the MS locates the second user and alerts the user of the second user'"'"'s availability, the MS opens a communication path over the network between the associated endpoint registered to the user and an endpoint of the second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communication system for transceiving communications between a plurality of network subscribers, the system comprising:
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a plurality of endpoints associated with the plurality of network subscribers;
one or more media services, each media service being dedicated to one of the network subscribers and comprising a database having a plurality of stored information including each of the endpoints associated to the subscriber and a plurality of subscriber-selected preferences for communication control; and
a communication network routing a plurality of communication data for the media services, whereby a communication request for the subscriber is made by the subscriber at the endpoint associated to the subscriber to their respective media service, the media service of the requesting subscriber initiates communication on behalf of the subscriber to a second subscriber and opens a communication path between the endpoint associated to the requesting subscriber and an endpoint of the second subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14, 15, 16)
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13. The communication system of 11 wherein at least one of the media services comprises a spawning agent for automatically contacting another media service over the network when the media service requires additional communicating resources.
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17. A communication method having a first and second media service, the media services comprising a dedicated application for each of a first and a second user, and at least one endpoint device for the user registered thereon, the method comprising:
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at the first media service for the first user, receiving a contact request to the second user from the endpoint device registered thereon;
locating an address for the second media service for the second user;
sending the contact request to the second media service for the second user;
receiving notification from the second media service indicating an availability of the contact request to the second user;
opening a communication path to the second media service;
notifying the first user endpoint device that contact is now ready to the second user;
receiving acceptance for contact from the first user endpoint device and opening the communication path to the first user endpoint device;
at the second media service for the second user, determining a presence for the second user including the second user endpoint device;
determining an availability for the second user for the contact request; and
receiving acceptance of the contact request from the second user endpoint device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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