Network Based Address Book with Optional Storage of Data
First Claim
1. A method for receiving personal information about a first user and providing the personal information to a second user, wherein the first and second users are connected to corresponding first and second servers in a communication network, the method comprising:
- receiving at the second server, from the second user, a request for the personal information of the first user;
accessing an address of the first user based on an address book of the second user, wherein the address book of the second user is accessible to the second server;
contacting the first server based on the address of the first user and requesting from the first server the personal information of the first user;
receiving the personal information of the first user from the first server; and
providing the received personal information of the first user to the second user, without storing the received personal information in the second server or in an associated storage device.
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Abstract
A system, server, computer readable medium and method for receiving personal information about a first user and providing the personal information to a second user, where the first and second users are connected to corresponding first and second servers in a communication network. The method includes receiving at the second server, from the second user, a request for the personal information of the first user, accessing an address of the first user based on an address book of the second user, wherein the address book of the second user is accessible to the second server, contacting the first server based on the address of the first user and requesting from the first server the personal information of the first user, receiving the personal information of the first user from the first server, and providing the received personal information of the first user to the second user, without storing the received personal information in the second server or in an associated storage device.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for receiving personal information about a first user and providing the personal information to a second user, wherein the first and second users are connected to corresponding first and second servers in a communication network, the method comprising:
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receiving at the second server, from the second user, a request for the personal information of the first user; accessing an address of the first user based on an address book of the second user, wherein the address book of the second user is accessible to the second server; contacting the first server based on the address of the first user and requesting from the first server the personal information of the first user; receiving the personal information of the first user from the first server; and providing the received personal information of the first user to the second user, without storing the received personal information in the second server or in an associated storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A receiving server for receiving personal information about a presentity and providing the personal information to a watcher, wherein the presentity and the watcher are connected to the receiving server and a sending server in a communication network, the receiving server comprising:
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a receiving port configured to receive from the watcher a request for the personal information of the presentity; a processor connected to the receiving port and configured to access an address of the presentity based on an address book of the watcher, wherein the address book of the watcher is accessible to the receiving server, configured to contact the sending server based on the address of the presentity and to request from the sending server the personal information of the presentity; the receiving port being further configured to receive the personal information of the presentity from the sending server; and the processor being further configured to provide the received personal information of the presentity to the watcher, without storing the received personal information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer readable medium including computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor of a receiving server, cause the receiving server to receive personal information about a presentity and provides the personal information to a watcher, wherein the presentity and the watcher are connected to corresponding serving and receiving servers in a communication network, the instructions comprising:
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receiving at the receiving server, from the watcher, a request for the personal information of the presentity; accessing an address of the presentity based on an address book of the watcher, wherein the address book of the watcher is accessible to the receiving server; contacting the sending server based on the address of the presentity and requesting from the sending server the personal information of the presentity; receiving the personal information of the presentity from the sending server; and providing the received personal information of the presentity to the watcher, without storing the received personal information in the receiving server or in an associated storage device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for fetching personal information about a first user and providing the personal information to a second user, wherein the first and second users are connected to a server in a communication network, the method comprising:
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storing in a first part of the server the personal information of the first user; storing in a second part of the server an address book of the second user; receiving at the second part of the server, from the second user, a request for the personal information of the first user; accessing in the second part of the server an address of the first user based on the address book of the second user, wherein the address book of the second user is accessible to the second part of the server; contacting the first part of the server based on the address of the first user and requesting from the first part of the server the personal information of the first user; receiving at the second part of the server the personal information of the first user from the first part of the server; and providing the received personal information of the first user to the second user, without storing the received personal information in the second part of the server. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A server for fetching personal information about a first user and providing the personal information to a second user, wherein the first and second users are connected to the server in a communication network, the server comprising:
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a first storage device in a first part of the server configured to store the personal information of the first user; a second storage device in a second part of the server configured to store an address book of the second user; a receiving port connected to the first and second parts of the server and configured to receive from the second user, a request for the personal information of the first user; a processor in the second part of the server connected to the receiving port and configured to access an address of the first user based on the address book of the second user, wherein the address book of the second user is accessible to the processor and to request from a processor of the first part of the server the personal information of the first user; the processor of the first part of the server providing to the processor of the second part of the server the personal information of the first user; and the processor of the second part of the server providing the received personal information of the first user to the second user, without storing the received personal information in the second storage device. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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