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Service access using limited set of characters

  • US 6,167,429 A
  • Filed: 04/23/1998
  • Issued: 12/26/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/03/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of using a server to provide access to a plurality of unrelated types of services, to a user communicating from a remote terminal to the server, comprising the steps of:

  • at the server, detecting a service access command sent from the user, the service access command comprising an indication of a service type, the service access command having a syntax which uses only characters selected from alphanumeric characters, and the "#" character, and the "*" character;

    interpreting the service access command to identify the service type, to detect if the service access command further comprises one or more parameters relating to the service, and to identify any such parameters; and

    initiating the provision of a service to the user according to the service type indication detected in the service access command.

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