Single sign-on service for communication network messaging
First Claim
1. A unified messaging system that serves to interconnect a subscriber with a plurality of independently operable messaging services to which they subscribe, each of said messaging services having a separate login and password for said subscriber, said unified messaging system comprising:
- sign-on service means, accessible to a subscriber via a communication medium, for providing said subscriber with a single point of access for a plurality of independently operable messaging services that are accessible to said sign-on service means via said communication medium, comprising;
service-wide directory means for storing said separate login and password data for said subscriber for each of said messaging services,user interface means for providing said subscriber with a single user interface to access all of said messaging services, anduser login means for providing said subscriber with a single login to access said single user interface; and
unified service access means, responsive to said subscriber selecting at least one of said messaging services, for using said subscriber login and password data to automatically log in to each of said messaging services selected by said subscriber via said user interface to access messages stored therein and share personal address book and calendaring applications among said selected messaging services via said communication medium.
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Abstract
The present Single Sign-On Service for Communication Network Messaging provides a wireless subscriber with the ability to login with a single service provider and then move seamlessly among the allowed messaging services to share personal address book and calendaring applications. The subscriber logs into the network from either the wireless station set interface or from the WEB user interface using a laptop or personal computer to access an AnyPath Web server. Once the subscriber has signed on to the AnyPath Web server, the subscriber'"'"'s account information is accessed in a centralized profile for messaging services (Short Message Service (SMS), unified messaging, voice-mail messaging) using a single directory server and integrated address book and calendar services.
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1. A unified messaging system that serves to interconnect a subscriber with a plurality of independently operable messaging services to which they subscribe, each of said messaging services having a separate login and password for said subscriber, said unified messaging system comprising:
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sign-on service means, accessible to a subscriber via a communication medium, for providing said subscriber with a single point of access for a plurality of independently operable messaging services that are accessible to said sign-on service means via said communication medium, comprising; service-wide directory means for storing said separate login and password data for said subscriber for each of said messaging services, user interface means for providing said subscriber with a single user interface to access all of said messaging services, and user login means for providing said subscriber with a single login to access said single user interface; and unified service access means, responsive to said subscriber selecting at least one of said messaging services, for using said subscriber login and password data to automatically log in to each of said messaging services selected by said subscriber via said user interface to access messages stored therein and share personal address book and calendaring applications among said selected messaging services via said communication medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of providing a unified messaging service that serves to interconnect a subscriber with a plurality of independently operable messaging services to which they subscribe, each of said messaging services having a separate login and password for said subscriber, said unified messaging system comprising:
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providing said subscriber with a single point of access, via a sign-on service interface, accessible to a subscriber via a communication medium for a plurality of independently operable messaging services that are accessible to said sign-on service means via said communication medium, comprising; storing said separate login and password data for said subscriber for each of said messaging services, providing said subscriber with a single user interface to access all of said messaging services, and providing said subscriber with a single login to access said single user interface; and using, in response to said subscriber selecting at least one of said messaging services, said subscriber login and password data to automatically log in to each of said messaging services selected by said subscriber via said user interface to access messages stored therein and share personal address book and calendaring applications among said selected messaging services via said communication medium. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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