Unique account identification
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1. A synchronization system, comprising:
- a library of account operations;
a first native account having a first mailbox assigned a first globally unique identifier, the first native account an in-service account having direct access to the library of account operations, one or more such account operations configured to identify the first mailbox with the first globally unique identifier; and
a second normative account having a second mailbox assigned a second globally unique identifier, the second normative account derived from an out-of-service account without native access to the library of account operations, the second normative account endowed with the library of account operations, one or more such account operations configured to identify the second mailbox with the second globally unique identifier,access to both the first native account and the second normative account being contingent on validation of a shared username and a shared password that allow both accounts to be accessed responsive to a single validation of the shared username and the shared password, the single validation of the shared username and shared password automatically validating an out-of-service access credential for the out-of-service account to open access to the out-of-service account via the second normative account, the out-of-service access credential being different than the shared password.
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Abstract
A synchronization system includes a first account assigned a first unique identifier. Access to the first account is contingent on validation of a shared access credential. The synchronization system also includes a second account assigned a second unique identifier. Access to the second account is contingent on validation of the shared access credential. The synchronization system further includes a library of account operations. One or more account operations are configured to utilize the first unique identifier when addressing the first account, and one or more account operations are configured to utilize the second unique identifier when addressing the second account.
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1. A synchronization system, comprising:
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a library of account operations; a first native account having a first mailbox assigned a first globally unique identifier, the first native account an in-service account having direct access to the library of account operations, one or more such account operations configured to identify the first mailbox with the first globally unique identifier; and a second normative account having a second mailbox assigned a second globally unique identifier, the second normative account derived from an out-of-service account without native access to the library of account operations, the second normative account endowed with the library of account operations, one or more such account operations configured to identify the second mailbox with the second globally unique identifier, access to both the first native account and the second normative account being contingent on validation of a shared username and a shared password that allow both accounts to be accessed responsive to a single validation of the shared username and the shared password, the single validation of the shared username and shared password automatically validating an out-of-service access credential for the out-of-service account to open access to the out-of-service account via the second normative account, the out-of-service access credential being different than the shared password. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 18)
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7. A synchronization system, comprising:
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a first account assigned a first unique identifier, access to the first account being contingent on validation of a shared access credential; a second account assigned a second unique identifier, access to the second account also being contingent on validation of the shared access credential, where account items for the first account and account items for the second account are combined in a shared table that includes, for each account item, a field for a unique identifier of an account to which that account item belongs; and a library of account operations, one or more account operations configured to utilize the first unique identifier when addressing the first account, and one or more account operations configured to utilize the second unique identifier when addressing the second account. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A data-holding subsystem holding instructions executable by a logic subsystem to implement a method of synchronizing a native in-service account and a normative in-service account derived from an out-of-service account to a same device, the method comprising:
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validating a shared access credential to open access to the native in-service account; responsive to validating the shared access credential, automatically validating an out-of-service access credential for the out-of-service account to open access to the out-of-service account via the normative in-service account, the out-of-service access credential being different than the shared access credential; retrieving account items from the native in-service account with an in-service account operation configured to identify the native in-service account with a first unique identifier; and retrieving account items from the normative in-service account with an in-service account operation configured to identify the normative in-service account with a second unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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