Method of network addressing and translation
First Claim
1. A method for establishing a path between points in a network, the method comprising:
- storing a first functional property code associated with a first point;
storing a first address and a second functional property code associated with a second point;
receiving the first address from the first point, the first address indicating a desire to establish a path between the first point and the second point;
determining if the first point is compatible with the second point based on the first functional property code and the second functional property code; and
determining a second address associated with the second point if the first point is compatible with the second point, the second address comprising a pseudo-address.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method of addressing and translating addresses in a network, such as a telecommunications, cellular or transportation network. The system and method in a telephone network assign a directory number to each user, and functional property code(s) to each device a user employs. The same directory number is then used to reach the user, whereby the system will automatically use the functional property code of each device to reach the user'"'"'s voice line, cellular line, fax line, data line or other telephone network device. The system and method apply to transportation networks such as airlines, busses, rail, and shipping, to pipeline networks such as the oil industry, delivery networks such as postal services, and to other networks in which symbolic addresses are used to designate a source and a destination of traffic.
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128 Claims
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1. A method for establishing a path between points in a network, the method comprising:
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storing a first functional property code associated with a first point; storing a first address and a second functional property code associated with a second point; receiving the first address from the first point, the first address indicating a desire to establish a path between the first point and the second point; determining if the first point is compatible with the second point based on the first functional property code and the second functional property code; and determining a second address associated with the second point if the first point is compatible with the second point, the second address comprising a pseudo-address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A network for establishing a path between points, the network comprising:
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a first point having an associated first functional property code; a second point operable to be coupled to the first point, the second point having an associated first address and second functional property code; and a computer coupled to the first point, the computer comprising; a memory operable to store the first functional property code, the second functional property code, and the first address; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor operable to receive the first address entered at the first point as an indication to establish a path between the first point and the second point, to determine if the first point is compatible with the second point based on the first functional property code and the second functional property code, and to determine a second address associated with the second point if the first point is compatible with the second point, the second address comprising a pseudo-address. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A method for establishing a path between points in a network, the method comprising:
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storing a first functional property code associated with a first point; storing a first address and at least two second functional property codes associated with a second point; receiving the first address from the first point, the first address indicating a desire to establish a path between the first point and the second point; and determining if the first point is compatible with the second point based on the first functional property code and the second functional property codes. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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86. A network for establishing a path between points, the network comprising:
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a first point having an associated first functional property code; a second point operable to be coupled to the first point, the second point having an associated first address and at least two second functional property codes; and a computer coupled to the first point, the computer comprising; a memory operable to store the first functional property code, the second functional property codes, and the first address; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor operable to receive the first address from the first point as an indication to establish a path between the first point and the second point and to determine if the first point is compatible with the second point based on the first functional property code and the second functional property codes. - View Dependent Claims (87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116)
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117. A method for programming and using a functional property code for a communication device, the method comprising:
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receiving in a programming session at a communication device a functional property code; communicating the functional property code to a storage location for storage; terminating the programming session; and initiating a communication session in accordance with the functional property code. - View Dependent Claims (118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128)
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Specification