Recipient controlled contact directories
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1. A presence system comprising:
- (a) a database storing a plurality of entries each relating to a recipient party, each entry being stored according to a unique identifier assigned to the corresponding recipient party,(b) at least one rule included in each entry, specifying a manner of communications between the corresponding recipient party and an initiating party, and(c) an initiating party interface arranged to cooperate with an initiating party'"'"'s communications device to cause communications application software appropriate to the manner of communications specified in said rule to automatically execute at the initiating party'"'"'s device,wherein the system manages communications between an initiating party and a recipient party according to each appropriate rule and, in response to a connection request from an initiating party, the server generates data which, when processed at an initiating party device, results in the automatic execution of communications application software, the communications application software determining the manner of communication between the initiating party and the recipient party.
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A presence system 4 manages communications in a network 2 between initiating parties 8 and recipient parties 6. The system 4 has a database 10 storing entries each relating to recipient parties 6. Each entry is stored according to a unique identifier assigned to the corresponding recipient party 6 and includes at least one rule specifying the manner of communications between the corresponding recipient party 6 and an initiating party 8.
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1. A presence system comprising:
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(a) a database storing a plurality of entries each relating to a recipient party, each entry being stored according to a unique identifier assigned to the corresponding recipient party, (b) at least one rule included in each entry, specifying a manner of communications between the corresponding recipient party and an initiating party, and (c) an initiating party interface arranged to cooperate with an initiating party'"'"'s communications device to cause communications application software appropriate to the manner of communications specified in said rule to automatically execute at the initiating party'"'"'s device, wherein the system manages communications between an initiating party and a recipient party according to each appropriate rule and, in response to a connection request from an initiating party, the server generates data which, when processed at an initiating party device, results in the automatic execution of communications application software, the communications application software determining the manner of communication between the initiating party and the recipient party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of communicating between an initiating party and a recipient party comprising:
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(a) assigning a unique identifier to the recipient party, (b) making at least one rule specifying the manner of communications between an initiating party and the recipient party, and (c) causing communications application software appropriate to the manner of communications specified in said rule to automatically open at an initiating party'"'"'s device, wherein the unique identifier is used to direct a request for communications from an initiating party to a system which manages communications between the initiating party and the recipient by generating data in accordance with each rule processing the data at an initiating party device results in the automatic execution of communications application software;
the communications application software determining the manner of communication between the initiating party and the recipient party.- View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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