Communication system and method
US8798036B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/2072
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of establishing communication between a first and second user over a communications network, the second user being associated with contact information for at least one destination node. The method comprises allocating the contact information for the at least one destination node an identity from a set of available identities and displaying a hyperlink containing the identity on a display, wherein the hyperlink does not contain the contact information of the second user. The method also comprises the first user viewing the display using a terminal connected to the communications network and activating the hyperlink, and responsive to activating the hyperlink, transmitting from a client executed on the terminal a message to initiate communication, the message comprising the identity. The method further comprises, responsive to receiving the message at a network node, the network node translating the identity to the contact information for the at least one destination node, and the network node selecting one or more destination nodes from the at least one destination node and establishing a connection over the communications network between the client and the selected one or …
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