Method for distributing contact information between applications
AssigneeNeustar, Inc.
InventorsJon Peterson, Webb Dryfoos, Peter Charlier Davis
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Abstract
A method and system for distributing contacting information between applications is provided. The system preferably uses an ENUM-type protocol and a middleware tool kit to associate telephone numbers to other identifying information, such as e-mail addresses or URLs for web sites. The system enables the associated contacting information to be shared across multiple applications that may be implemented on a computer or a mobile telephony device. Information is shared only after verification that a requester is authorized to receive the requested contacting information.
Claims1
A method for sharing contact information of a first user between a first application and a second application, the method comprising using a server on a computer network to perform the steps of:
- identifying first information relating to the first user;
- provisioning identification data associated with the first information;
- storing the provisioned data and the first information together in a first database;
- receiving a request for the provisioned data from a second user;
- determining whether the second user is authorized to obtain the provisioned data;
- when a determination is made that the second user is authorized to obtain the provisioned data, retrieving the provisioned data from the first database;
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- transmitting the provisioned data to a device associated with the second user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.