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Method and system for extended addressing plans
Assignee: Avaya Inc
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Filing: 1996-05-31
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Granted: 1999-08-17
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Expires: 2016-05-31
Abstract
Abstract Communications system (10) that includes a network hub system (12), (14) and (16) connectable to external voice messaging systems (24), (26), (28), (30), (32), (34), (36), (40), (42) and (44). The network hub system (12), (14) and (16) includes a database storage (68) operable to store a telephone-based address and a globally unique address for the users of the communications system (10). The database storage (68) is also operable to store an address type for the external voice messaging systems (24), (26), (28), (30), (32), (34), (36), (40), (42) and (44).
Inventors
- 👤 Gregory M. Vaudreuil
- 👤 Carl F. Schoeneberger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-01 09:46
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/50; H04M3/487; H04M3/493; H04M3/4931; H04L; H04L51/00; H04M3/53; H04M3/5307; H04M3/533; H04M3/53325; H04M2201/00; H04M2201/60; H04M2203/00; H04M2203/20; H04M2203/2061; H04M2203/30; H04M2203/308; H04M2207/00; H04M2207/20; H04M7/00; H04M7/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A communications system, comprising: a network hub system comprising at least one extended addressing access port; the network hub system operable to be connected to at least one external voice messaging system and to receive from an external voice messaging system at the at least one extended addressing access port a message having part of a telephone-based address; and the network hub system operable to add a predefined prefix to the part of the telephone-based address to form a reformed telephone-based address and adapted to route said message to a destination messaging system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
A communications system, comprising: a network hub system comprising at least one extended addressing access port; the network hub system operable to be connected to at least one external voice messaging system and to receive from an external voice messaging system at the at least one extended addressing access port a message having part of a telephone-based address; and the network hub system operable to add a predefined prefix to the part of the telephone-based address to form a reformed telephone-based address and adapted to route said message to a destination messaging system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The communications system as recited in claim 1 wherein the network hub system is operable to be connected to a plurality of external voice messaging systems.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The communications system as recited in claim 1 wherein the telephone-based address is ten digits.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The communications system as recited in claim 1 wherein the reformed telephone-based address is more than ten digits.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The communications system as recited in claim 1 wherein the network hub system further comprises at least one processor and memory storage device.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The communications system as recited in claim 1 wherein the network hub system further comprises at least one standard addressing access port.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The communications system as recited in claim 1 wherein the predefined prefix comprises an international dialing code.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of communicating in a communications system, comprising: coupling a network hub system comprising at least one extended addressing access port to at least one external voice messaging system; receiving from an external voice messaging system at the at least one extended addressing access port a message having part of a telephone-based address; and adding a predefined prefix to the part of the telephone-based address to form a reformed telephone-based address at the network hub system; and routing said message to a destination messaging system.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
86 words
A method of communicating in a communications system, comprising: coupling a network hub system comprising at least one extended addressing access port to at least one external voice messaging system; receiving from an external voice messaging system at the at least one extended addressing access port a message having part of a telephone-based address; and adding a predefined prefix to the part of the telephone-based address to form a reformed telephone-based address at the network hub system; and routing said message to a destination messaging system.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method as recited in claim 8 wherein the act of coupling further comprises coupling the network hub system to a plurality of external voice messaging systems.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method as recited in claim 8 wherein the network hub system further comprises at least one processor and memory storage device.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method as recited in claim 8 wherein the network hub system further comprises at least one standard addressing access port.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method as recited in claim 8 wherein the predefined prefix comprises an international dialing code.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
102 words
A communications system, comprising: a network hub system comprising a plurality of extended addressing access ports; a plurality of external voice messaging systems selectively couplable to the network hub system via the plurality of extended addressing access ports; one of the plurality of extended addressing access ports receiving from one of the plurality of messaging systems a message having part of a telephone-based address; and the network hub system operable to add a predefined prefix to the part of the telephone-based address to form a reformed telephone-based address and adapted to route said message to another of the plurality of messaging systems.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
102 words
A communications system, comprising: a network hub system comprising a plurality of extended addressing access ports; a plurality of external voice messaging systems selectively couplable to the network hub system via the plurality of extended addressing access ports; one of the plurality of extended addressing access ports receiving from one of the plurality of messaging systems a message having part of a telephone-based address; and the network hub system operable to add a predefined prefix to the part of the telephone-based address to form a reformed telephone-based address and adapted to route said message to another of the plurality of messaging systems.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The communications system as recited in claim 13 wherein the network hub system further comprises at least one processor and memory storage device.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
The communications system as recited in claim 13 wherein the network hub system further comprises a plurality of standard addressing access ports.
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