Communication system
First Claim
1. A method of updating a data record stored in a data store with information supplied by at least one of a plurality of users of a communication network, said data record comprising a first type of information and a second type of information;
- each of said users having an associated communication identifier identifying an endpoint in the communication network for receiving a communication event, said method comprising;
storing a communication identifier in association with the data record;
providing information to update the data record from a user together with a communication identifier associated with the user providing the information;
comparing the identifier stored in association with the data record to the communication identifier associated with the user providing the information;
wherein if the information is the first type of information, the data record is updated with the information only if the identifier associated with the user providing the information is the same as the identifier stored in association with the data record and wherein if the information is the second type of information the data record is updated with the information.
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Abstract
A method of updating a data record stored in a data store with information supplied by at least one of a plurality of users of a communication network includes storing a communication identifier in association with the data record; providing information to update the data record from a user together with a communication identifier associated with the user providing the information; and comparing the identifier stored in association with the data record to the communication identifier associated with the user providing the information. If the information is the first type of information, the data record is updated with the information only if the identifier associated with the user providing the information is the same as the identifier stored in association with the data record and if the information is the second type of information the data record is updated with the information.
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Citations
35 Claims
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1. A method of updating a data record stored in a data store with information supplied by at least one of a plurality of users of a communication network, said data record comprising a first type of information and a second type of information;
- each of said users having an associated communication identifier identifying an endpoint in the communication network for receiving a communication event, said method comprising;
storing a communication identifier in association with the data record; providing information to update the data record from a user together with a communication identifier associated with the user providing the information; comparing the identifier stored in association with the data record to the communication identifier associated with the user providing the information; wherein if the information is the first type of information, the data record is updated with the information only if the identifier associated with the user providing the information is the same as the identifier stored in association with the data record and wherein if the information is the second type of information the data record is updated with the information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- each of said users having an associated communication identifier identifying an endpoint in the communication network for receiving a communication event, said method comprising;
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9. A method of updating a data store with information identifying users capable of communicating in a communication network, said method comprising:
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receiving from a first user a first set of information to search the data store; searching the data store with the first set of information; providing the first user with means to post the first set of information on a request page if the first set of information does not match any data stored in the data store, wherein the first information is posted in the form of a request; storing the request in association with a request identifier associated with the first user; receiving from a second user a second set of information in response to the request; transmitting the second set of information together with the request identifier to the data store; storing the second set of information in the data store; identifying the first user from the request identifier; and notifying the first user of the second set of information stored in the data store. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of searching a data store for information relating to a recipient device capable of receiving a communication event in a communications network, the method comprising:
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processing information at a user terminal in the communications network to carry out a first action that is unrelated to searching the data store, wherein said information comprises an identifier for the recipient device; detecting the identifier for the recipient device in response to processing the information; searching the data store with the identifier of the recipient device for information relating to the recipient device; transmitting information relating to the recipient device to the user terminal; and displaying the information relating to the recipient device to the user of the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of searching a data store for information relating to a plurality of recipient devices, the method comprising:
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establishing a communication event with a recipient device identified on a document by an initiator device; searching the document for character strings that satisfy a predetermined criteria in response to establishing the communication event; searching the data store with at least one of said character strings that satisfy the criteria; identifying information associated with at least one of said plurality of recipient devices, using the at least one character string; transmitting the information associated with the at least one of said recipient devices to the initiator device; and displaying the information relating to the recipient device to a user of the initiator device. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A communication network arranged to update a data record stored in a data store with information supplied by at least one of a plurality of users of the communication network, said data record comprising a first type of information and a second type of information;
- each of said users having an associated communication identifier identifying an endpoint in the communication network for receiving a communication event, said communication network comprising;
the data store, wherein the data store is arranged to store a communication identifier in association with the data record; and
wherein said communication network further comprises a first user device arranged to provide information to update the data record from a user together with a communication identifier associated with the user providing the information;wherein the data store is arranged to compare the identifier stored in association with the data record to the communication identifier associated with the user providing the information; and
wherein if the information is the first type of information, the data store is arranged to update the data record with the information only if the identifier associated with the user providing the information is the same as the identifier stored in association with the data record and wherein if the information is the second type of information the data store is arranged to update the data record with the information.
- each of said users having an associated communication identifier identifying an endpoint in the communication network for receiving a communication event, said communication network comprising;
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32. A communication network arranged to update a data store with information identifying users capable of communicating in a communication network, said communication network comprising;
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the data store, wherein the data store is arranged to store data records associated with users capable of communicating in the communication network;
to receive from a first device a first set of information to search the data store; and
to transmit a response to the first user device indicating that the first set of information did not identify any users capable of communicating in the communication network if the first set of information does not match any of the stored data records; and
wherein the communication network further comprises;the first device, wherein the first device is arranged to provide a user of the first device with means to post the first set of information on a request page in response to receiving the response indicating that the first set of information did not identify any users, wherein the first information is posted in the form of a request; a request storage arranged to store the request in association with a request identifier associated with the first user;
to receive from a second user a second set of information in response to the request and to transmit the second set of information together with the request identifier to the data store;
to identify the first user from the request identifier; and
to notify the first user of the second set of information stored in the data store.
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33. A communication network arranged to search a data store for information relating to a recipient device capable of receiving a communication event in a communications network, the communication network comprising:
a user terminal arranged to process information to carry out a first action that is unrelated to searching the data store, wherein said information comprises an identifier for the recipient device;
to detect the identifier for the recipient device in response to processing the information; and
to transmit to the data store a message to search the data store with the identifier of the recipient device for information relating to the recipient device;
to receive information transmitted from the data store relating to the recipient device; and
to display the information relating to the recipient device.
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34. A communication network arranged to search a data store for information relating to a plurality of recipient devices, the network comprising:
an initiator device arranged to establish a communication event with a recipient device identified on a document, to search the document for character strings that satisfy a predetermined criteria in response to establishing the communication event; and
to transmit a message to the data store to search the data store with at least one of said character strings that satisfy the criteria;
to receive information transmitted from the data store associated with at least one of said plurality of recipient devices, identified using the at least one character string and to display the information relating to the recipient device to a user of the initiator device.
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35. A device arranged to communicate with a data store in a communication network comprising:
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call establishing means arranged to establish a communication event with a recipient device identified on a document, searching means arranged to search the document for character strings that satisfy a predetermined criteria in response to establishing the communication event; transmitting means arranged to transmit a message to the data store to search the data store with at least one of said character strings that satisfy the criteria; receiving means arranged to receive information transmitted from the data store associated with at least one of said plurality of recipient devices, identified using the at least one character string; and display means to display the information relating to the recipient device to a user of the initiator device.
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Specification