Universal communications identifier
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing, via a services overlay network, universal identification in a communication system supporting a plurality of communication modes, the method comprising:
- generating a core identifier for uniquely identifying a user among a plurality of users within the communication system;
deriving one or more specific identifiers based upon the core identifier, wherein the specific identifiers serve as addressing information to the respective communication modes within the services overlay network;
storing the specific identifiers and the core identifier in a memory; and
designating the specific identifiers and the core identifier as a suite of identifiers allocated to the user,wherein the services overlay network provides presence information concerning availability of the user, and provides protocol translation among the communication modes within the services overlay network.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for supporting a plurality of communication modes through universal identification. A core identifier is generated for uniquely identifying a user among a plurality of users within the communication system. One or more specific identifiers are derived based upon the core identifier, wherein the specific identifiers serve as addressing information to the respective communication modes. The specific identifiers and the core identifier are designated as a suite of identifiers allocated to the user.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing, via a services overlay network, universal identification in a communication system supporting a plurality of communication modes, the method comprising:
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generating a core identifier for uniquely identifying a user among a plurality of users within the communication system; deriving one or more specific identifiers based upon the core identifier, wherein the specific identifiers serve as addressing information to the respective communication modes within the services overlay network; storing the specific identifiers and the core identifier in a memory; and designating the specific identifiers and the core identifier as a suite of identifiers allocated to the user, wherein the services overlay network provides presence information concerning availability of the user, and provides protocol translation among the communication modes within the services overlay network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions for providing, via a services overlay network, universal identification in a communication system supporting a plurality of communication modes, the one or more sequences of one or more instructions including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
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generating a core identifier for uniquely identifying a user among a plurality of users within the communication system; deriving one or more specific identifiers based upon the core identifier, wherein the specific identifiers serve as addressing information to the respective communication modes within the services overlay network; storing the specific identifiers and the core identifier in a memory; and designating the specific identifiers and the core identifier as a suite of identifiers allocated to the user, wherein the services overlay network provides presence information concerning availability of the user, and provides protocol translation among the communication modes within the services overlay network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computing system for supporting universal identification, via a services overlay network, the system comprising:
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a processor configured to generate a core identifier for uniquely identifying a user among a plurality of users, wherein the processor is further configured to derive one or more specific identifiers based upon the core identifier, the specific identifiers serving as addressing information to respective communication modes within the services overlay network; and a memory configured to store the specific identifiers and the core identifier, wherein the specific identifiers and the core identifier are designated as a suite of identifiers allocated to the user, wherein the services overlay network provides presence information concerning availability of the user, and provides protocol translation among the communication modes within the services overlay network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of enabling inter-party communications via a services overlay network, comprising the steps of:
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assigning a suite of communication identifiers to a communication subscriber drawn from a pool of candidate communication subscribers, wherein the suite of communication identifiers includes a primary communication identifier and at least one secondary communication identifier, wherein the primary communication identifier singularly identifies the communication subscriber among the pool of candidate subscribers and serves as an address for the communication subscriber in a first communication medium within the services overlay network, wherein each secondary communication identifier serves as an address for the communication subscriber in an alternate communication medium within the services overlay network, each secondary communication identifier including the primary communication identifier and a medium identifier indicative of a corresponding alternate communication medium, and wherein the services overlay network provides presence information concerning availability of the communication subscriber, and provides protocol translation among the communication mediums within the services overlay network. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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