UNIFIED MESSAGE SYSTEM
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1. A method of unified messaging, comprising:
- receiving a message having a first identifier associated with at least one user;
translating the first identifier associated with the user to at least one second identifier, each of the at least one second identifier comprising a zip code and a street address, each of the at least one second identifier being associated with a network address; and
sending the message to the at least one user at the network address associated with each of the at least one second identifier.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and devices for unified messaging. One method provides for receiving a message having a first identifier associated with a user, translating the first identifier associated with the user to a second identifier comprising a zip code and a street address, the second identifier being associated with a network address, and sending the message to the user at the network address. A line interface device of the present invention is associated with an address that comprises a zip code.
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1. A method of unified messaging, comprising:
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receiving a message having a first identifier associated with at least one user; translating the first identifier associated with the user to at least one second identifier, each of the at least one second identifier comprising a zip code and a street address, each of the at least one second identifier being associated with a network address; and sending the message to the at least one user at the network address associated with each of the at least one second identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A directory service for obtaining routing information for messages, comprising:
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a medium for storing data; means for receiving a zip identifier comprising a zip code and a street address; means for translating the zip identifier to a network address using the data stored on the medium; means for returning the network address. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A line interface device for use on a communications network that provides for unified messaging, comprising:
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a first port for connecting to a transmission media associated with the network; a second port for connecting to a device; a transceiver operatively connected to the first port and the second port; an intelligent control for receiving messages addressed to a physical address associated with the interface device; a memory operatively connected to the transceiver and the processor for storing messages sent to the physical address; the physical address comprising a zip code. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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