Separation of instant messaging user and client identities
First Claim
1. Method for communicating identification information from a terminal device to a network with a primitive having information elements with a structure recognized by said terminal device and at least one other entity able to communicate over said network, characterized by providing said primitive with an information element identifying a client of said terminal device, and by providing said primitive identifying said client also with an information element identifying a user of said client.
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Abstract
A data structure defining two-level identification allows the integration of mobile instant messaging to Internet based instant messaging, for instance, by providing an identification of both a user of the IM system (IM user) and an IM client used to access an IM system (IM client). The client may be a hardware device, software, or a combination thereof. A method, a terminal device with the client installed, a server and a system are shown for communicating such identification information between the terminal device and the server with a primitive having such two-level identification contained in information elements.
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1. Method for communicating identification information from a terminal device to a network with a primitive having information elements with a structure recognized by said terminal device and at least one other entity able to communicate over said network, characterized by
providing said primitive with an information element identifying a client of said terminal device, and by providing said primitive identifying said client also with an information element identifying a user of said client.
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15. System for communicating identification information over a network, characterized by
at least one terminal device for providing a primitive with an information element identifying a client of said terminal device and also with an information element identifying a user of said client, by at least one other entity receiving said primitive provided over said network, and by using said information element identifying a client of said terminal device and said information element identifying a user of said client to distinguish said user and said client.
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28. Device for communicating identification information over a network with a primitive having information elements with a structure recognized by at least one other entity able to communicate over said network, characterized by
means for providing said primitive with an information element identifying a client of said device, and by means for providing said primitive identifying said client also with an information element identifying a user of said client.
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42. Server for communicating identification information over a network with a primitive having information elements with a structure recognized by clients able to communicate with said server over said network, characterized by
means for communicating said primitive with an information element identifying a client, and by means for communicating said primitive identifying said client also with an information element identifying a user of said client.
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