COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A communication system, comprising:
- a first user communication device associated with a first user;
a second user communication device associated with a second user;
a communication network; and
means for translating communication between the first and second users so as to be carried over the network.
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Abstract
A communications method and system and more particularly, to systems, methods and apparatuses for universal user-to-user communications. A communication system is described which uses a Universal Identification Number (UIN) that identifies each user on the system, encapsulating data that represent the user him or herself. Such data may include, the user'"'"'s current physical geolocation on the globe; current status (busy, reachable, not reachable); current active endpoint to reach at and preferred method of reach; and an aggregation of all endpoints at which the user can be reached, and their geolocation. The described method and network system thereby can dynamically introduce, adapt, and communicate services (in essence personalize) to each user based on their current location and status. Thus, a user may communicate with another user efficiently without the need to know all of their endpoints or without the need to have multiple communication attempts on multiple devices.
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13 Claims
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1. A communication system, comprising:
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a first user communication device associated with a first user; a second user communication device associated with a second user; a communication network; and means for translating communication between the first and second users so as to be carried over the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of placing a communication comprising:
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on a mobile device; intercepting a request to place a long distance call, and encapsulating the request to place a long distance call, in a local call to a point of service; and on the point of service; extracting the long distance call from the local call, and placing the long distance call over a VOID network.
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12. A method of geolocation-based advertising comprising:
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an advertiser sending a request to issue an advertisement, to a point of service; said point of service identifying users within a predetermined proximity of said advertiser; said point of service identifying issuing said advertisement to said users within a predetermined proximity of said advertiser. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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