METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES
First Claim
1. In an electronics communications network comprising a server, a first communications device having a first network address and a second communications device having a second network address, a method for enabling an anonymous communications session, the method comprising:
- a. receiving a first input pattern by the server from the first communications device (“
first device”
) whereby the first input pattern is created by a human operator;
b. receiving a second input pattern by the server from the second communications device (“
second device”
) whereby the second input pattern is created by the same human operator;
c. determining whether the first input pattern substantively matches the second input pattern;
d. issuing a reference number when the first input pattern substantively matches the second input pattern;
e. associating the first network address and the second network address with the reference number;
f. receiving the reference number from the first device; and
e. communicatively connecting the first device to the second device.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for enabling at least two parties to create a potential for associating communications devices are provided. In a first case, a first communications device has a first network address and a second communications device has a second network address. A server receives a first input pattern from the first communications device, a second input pattern by the server from the second communications device whereby the second input pattern may be created by the same human operator. Alternatively, the input patterns may be digitized representations of ambient or environmental sound or optical signals. When the server determines that the first input pattern substantively matches the second input pattern, the server issues a reference number and associates the first network address and the second network address with the reference number. The server may then communicatively connect the first device and the second device upon receipt of the reference number.
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20 Claims
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1. In an electronics communications network comprising a server, a first communications device having a first network address and a second communications device having a second network address, a method for enabling an anonymous communications session, the method comprising:
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a. receiving a first input pattern by the server from the first communications device (“
first device”
) whereby the first input pattern is created by a human operator;b. receiving a second input pattern by the server from the second communications device (“
second device”
) whereby the second input pattern is created by the same human operator;c. determining whether the first input pattern substantively matches the second input pattern; d. issuing a reference number when the first input pattern substantively matches the second input pattern; e. associating the first network address and the second network address with the reference number; f. receiving the reference number from the first device; and e. communicatively connecting the first device to the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In an electronics communications network comprising a server, a first communications device having a first network address and a second communications device having a second network address, a method for enabling an anonymous communications session, the method comprising:
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a. receiving a first input pattern by the server from the first communications device (“
first device”
) as input by a user;b. receiving a second input pattern by the server from the second communications device (“
second device”
) as input by the user;c. determining whether the first input pattern matches the second input pattern; d. issuing a reference number when the first input pattern matches the second input pattern; e. associating the first network address and the second network address with the reference number; e. transmitting the reference number to the first device; f. receiving by the server the reference number transmitted from the first device; g. initiating a communications session request to the second device; h. receiving by the server an acceptance of the communications session request transmitted from the second device; and i. initiating a communications sentence between the first device and the second device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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