System and Method for Addressing a Unique Device from a Common Address Book
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1. A method for storing unique device data in an address book comprising:
- receiving a message including a public user identity and an instance identifier for the unique device;
determining that the public user identity exists within the address book and the instance identifier does not exist within the address book; and
storing device capabilities of the unique device,wherein the instance identifier is selected from the group consisting of;
a medium access control address, an international mobile equipment identity, an electronic serial number, and a personal identification number.
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Abstract
A method and system for addressing a unique device from an address book, the method having the steps of: receiving a message having a root token and a secondary token; checking whether the root token exists within the address book, if no, creating a record in the address book with the root and secondary token; and if yes, checking whether the secondary token exists within the address book, if yes, providing a representation of the unique device; and if no, storing the secondary token against the root token in the address book.
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1. A method for storing unique device data in an address book comprising:
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receiving a message including a public user identity and an instance identifier for the unique device; determining that the public user identity exists within the address book and the instance identifier does not exist within the address book; and storing device capabilities of the unique device, wherein the instance identifier is selected from the group consisting of;
a medium access control address, an international mobile equipment identity, an electronic serial number, and a personal identification number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computing device adapted for storing unique device data in an address book stored in a memory comprising:
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a communications subsystem configured to receive a message including a public user identity and an instance identifier for the unique device; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to; determine that the public user identity exists within the address book and the instance identifier does not exist within the address book; and store device capabilities of the unique device, wherein the instance identifier is selected from the group consisting of;
a medium access control address, an international mobile equipment identity, an electronic serial number, and a personal identification number. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program product, which when executed by a processor of a computing device is configured to:
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receive a message including a public user identity and an instance identifier for the unique device; determine that the public user identity exists within the address book and the instance identifier does not exist within the address book; and store device capabilities of the unique device, wherein the instance identifier is selected from the group consisting of;
a medium access control address, an international mobile equipment identity, an electronic serial number, and a personal identification number.
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