Method and system for directing communications in a communications network

A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps of directing communications in a communications network, comprising:

• identifying a non-unique receiver identifier-enabled communication initiated by a user on a communications network;
• retrieving a non-unique receiver identifier from the non-unique receiver identifier-enabled communication;
• associating the non-unique receiver identifier with a unique receiver identifier in record associated with the user;
• and
• connecting the communication to the unique receiver identifier via the communications network.

A method of directing communications in a communications network, comprising:

• receiving a non-unique receiver identifier-enabled communication initiated by a user on a communications network;
• retrieving a non-unique receiver identifier from the non-unique receiver identifier-enabled communication;
• determining from the non-unique receiver identifier-enabled communication whether the non-unique receiver identifier needs to be created;
• and
• if it is determined that the non-unique receiver identifier needs to be created, retrieving a unique receiver identifier from the non-unique receiver identifier-enabled communication and creating a mapping record associating the unique receiver identifier with the non-unique receiver identifier.

A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps of directing communications in a communications network, comprising:

• receiving a non-unique receiver identifier-enabled communication initiated by a user on a communications network;
• retrieving a non-unique receiver identifier from the non-unique receiver identifier-enabled communication;
• determining from the non-unique receiver identifier-enabled communication whether the non-unique receiver identifier needs to be created;
• and
• if it is determined that the non-unique receiver identifier needs to be created, retrieving a unique receiver identifier from the non-unique receiver identifier-enabled communication and creating a mapping record associating the unique receiver identifier with the non-unique receiver identifier.

A method of directing communications in a communications network, comprising:

• receiving communication recipient's receiver identifier in a communication between a sender and a receiver, the receiver identifier being not necessarily unique;
• determining communication recipient's unique identifier associated with the communication recipient's receiver identifier from one or more data records associated with at least one of the sender or the receiver;
• and
• directing the communication to the communication recipient's unique identifier.