User aliases in a communication system
AssigneeWorldCom, Inc.
InventorJohn Kenneth Gallant
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Abstract
A technique is disclosed in the context of a communications system whereby parties accessible through the system may be referenced by multiple alternative symbolic names. User profile information for a given party may be maintained in the system to control features and routing behavior in response to session request involing the party. By virtue of a mapping capability, one or more symbolic names may be associated with the same user profile information. A session request involving any of the alternative names for a party will evoke the same user profile.
Claims4
In a communications system, a method for controlling the establishment of a communication session with a party comprising the steps of:
- receiving a first user identification symbol specifying the party;
- mapping the first user identification symbol to an index identifying user profile information corresponding to the party;
- using the index, accessing the user profile information;
- controlling the establishment of the communication session as a function of the user profile information corresponding to the party.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.