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Distributed system to intelligently establish sessions between anonymous users over various networks

  • US 6,564,261 B1
  • Filed: 05/09/2000
  • Issued: 05/13/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/10/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A server network for enabling respective users to establish communications with other users, the network comprising:

  • first and second server clusters, each cluster including at least a user server for performing user services and an intra-cluster server for connecting to remote intra-cluster servers in other clusters;

    said user server in said first cluster including a routing service for a first user assigned to said first cluster, and said user server in said second cluster including a routing service for a second user assigned to said second cluster;

    wherein the first user sends a communication invitation message or request to the routing service of the second user in the user server in the second cluster without knowledge of the type of client then being utilized by the second user, wherein the message or request is forwarded to the routing service of the second user via said user server in said first cluster, said intra-cluster server in said first cluster, and said intra-cluster server in said second cluster; and

    wherein said routing service for the second user in the user server of said second cluster routes the invitation message or request to a client of the second user based on local routing logic for the second user.

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