Method and system for extended addressing plans
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1. A communications system, comprising:
- a network hub system comprising at least one extended addressing access port;
the network hub system operable to be connected to at least one external voice messaging system and to receive from an external voice messaging system at the at least one extended addressing access port a message having part of a telephone-based address; and
the network hub system operable to add a predefined prefix to the part of the telephone-based address to form a reformed telephone-based address and adapted to route said message to a destination messaging system.
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Abstract
Communications system (10) that includes a network hub system (12), (14) and (16) connectable to external voice messaging systems (24), (26), (28), (30), (32), (34), (36), (40), (42) and (44). The network hub system (12), (14) and (16) includes a database storage (68) operable to store a telephone-based address and a globally unique address for the users of the communications system (10). The database storage (68) is also operable to store an address type for the external voice messaging systems (24), (26), (28), (30), (32), (34), (36), (40), (42) and (44).
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1. A communications system, comprising:
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a network hub system comprising at least one extended addressing access port; the network hub system operable to be connected to at least one external voice messaging system and to receive from an external voice messaging system at the at least one extended addressing access port a message having part of a telephone-based address; and the network hub system operable to add a predefined prefix to the part of the telephone-based address to form a reformed telephone-based address and adapted to route said message to a destination messaging system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of communicating in a communications system, comprising:
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coupling a network hub system comprising at least one extended addressing access port to at least one external voice messaging system; receiving from an external voice messaging system at the at least one extended addressing access port a message having part of a telephone-based address; and adding a predefined prefix to the part of the telephone-based address to form a reformed telephone-based address at the network hub system; and routing said message to a destination messaging system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A communications system, comprising:
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a network hub system comprising a plurality of extended addressing access ports; a plurality of external voice messaging systems selectively couplable to the network hub system via the plurality of extended addressing access ports; one of the plurality of extended addressing access ports receiving from one of the plurality of messaging systems a message having part of a telephone-based address; and the network hub system operable to add a predefined prefix to the part of the telephone-based address to form a reformed telephone-based address and adapted to route said message to another of the plurality of messaging systems. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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