Method and apparatus for correlating a unique identifier, such as a PSTN telephone number, to an internet address to enable communications over the internet
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A directory service, containing unique identifiers (e.g., telephone numbers) and related Internet address(es), accessible through the Internet. An Internet-enabled communication system, such as IP-PBX or voice mail system, accepts a telephone number as a destination address. It then contacts the dir
A directory service, containing unique identifiers (e.g., telephone numbers) and related Internet address(es), accessible through the Internet. An Internet-enabled communication system, such as IP-PBX or voice mail system, accepts a telephone number as a destination address. It then contacts the directory service and requests the Internet address related to that telephone number. The communication system uses the Internet address to set up a delivery path via the Internet to the destination. Thus, all time-dependent charges normally associated with message delivery by the telephone network can be avoided.
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1. A system comprising: a directory service (DS), residing on a data network, containing non-Internet related unique identifiers and associated Internet addresses, wherein the unique identifiers are one or more selected from the group consisting of telephone numbers, random numbers, personal ident
1. A system comprising: a directory service (DS), residing on a data network, containing non-Internet related unique identifiers and associated Internet addresses, wherein the unique identifiers are one or more selected from the group consisting of telephone numbers, random numbers, personal identity codes, social security numbers, recorded spoken names, voice prints, finger prints, and retina scans; at least one unique identifier being associated with multiple Internet addresses for different Internet-enabled communications systems; the DS including a method to determine, in response to a request for resolution containing one unique identifier, a resolution of the one unique identifier to one of the multiple Internet addresses based on information contained within the request to determine which one Internet address is associated with a given communications system. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the unique identifiers are telephone numbers.3. A system comprising: a directory service (DS), residing on a data network, containing non-Internet related unique identifiers and associated Internet addresses, wherein the unique identifiers are an identification of one or more selected from the group consisting of a station set, person, place and organization; at least one unique identifier being associated with multiple Internet addresses for different Internet-enabled communications systems; the DS including a method to determine, in response to a request for resolution containing one unique identifier, a resolution of the one unique identifier to one of the multiple Internet addresses based on information contained within the request to determine which one Internet address is associated with a given communications system. 4. A system comprising: a directory service (DS), residing on a data network, containing non-Internet related unique identifiers and associated Internet addresses; at least one unique identifier being associated with multiple Internet addresses for different Internet-enabled communications systems, wherein the communications systems are one or more selected from the group consisting of IP-PBX, IP-CO, IP-Centrex, IP-telephone, IP-wireless phone, IP-voicemail, IP-fax, unified messaging, and remote printing systems; the DS including a method to determine, in response to a request for resolution containing one unique identifier, a resolution of the one unique identifier to one of the multiple Internet addresses based on information contained with a given communications system. 5. The system of claim 4, wherein the multiple Internet addresses are Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.6. A system comprising: a directory service (DS), residing on a data network, containing non-Internet related unique identifiers and associated Internet addresses; at least one unique identifier being associated with multiple Internet addresses for different Internet-enabled communications systems, wherein the multiple Internet addresses are one or more selected from the group consisting of an SMTP address, and a VPIM address; the DS including a method to determine, in response to a request for resolution containing one unique identifier, a resolution of the one unique identifier to one of the multiple Internet addresses based on information contained within the request to determine which one Internet address is associated with a given communications system. 7. A system comprising: a directory service (DS), residing on a data network, containing non-Internet related unique identifiers and associated Internet addresses; at least one unique identifier being associated with multiple Internet addresses for different Internet-enabled communications systems, wherein the multiple Internet addresses are associated with multiple destinations selected from the group consisting of a telephone, voice mailbox, fax machine, printer, and unified messaging mailbox; the DS including a method to determine, in response to a request for resolution containing one unique identifier, a resolution of the one unique identifier to one of the multiple Internet addresses based on information contained within the request to determine which one Internet address is associated with a given communications system. 8. The system of claim 7, further including a method to register the unique identifiers and associated Internet addresses with the DS.9. The system of claim 7, further including a method to register users with the DS.10. The system of claim 7, further including a method to charge users for accessing the DS.11. The system of claim 7, further including a method to send a response containing the resolved one internet address.12. The system of claim 7, including an interface to the DS for the different Internet-enabled communications systems.13. The system of claim 7, wherein the DS resides on a computer system.14. The system of claim 13, wherein the computer system includes a computer service.15. The system of claim 13, wherein the computer system includes a CPU and memory operatively connected to the CPU, the memory containing a program, to be executed by the CPU, for performing the method to determine the resolution.16. The system of claim 7, further including a system for establishing a customer account to enable a customer to access the DS with a request for resolution.17. The system of claim 16, including a system for charging customers for accessing the DS.18. A system comprising: a directory service (DS), residing on a data network, containing non-Internet related unique identifiers and associated Internet addresses, wherein the DS includes additional information about a destination identified by the associated Internet addresses, the additional information being one or more selected from the group consisting of: voice encoding;formatting;communication protocol;authentication of a source; andauthentication of a destination; at least one unique identifier being associated with multiple Internet addresses for different Internet-enabled communications systems; the DS including a method to determine, in response to a request for resolution containing one unique identifier, a resolution of the one unique identifier to one of the multiple Internet addresses based on information contained within the request to determine which one Internet address is associated with a given communications system. 19. A method enabling communications between end users, the end users having access to Internet-enabled communications systems, at least one destination end user having a non-Internet related unique identifier associated with multiple Internet addresses for different Internet-enabled communications systems and the method including the steps of: providing a directory service (DS), residing on a data network, containing the unique identifiers and associated Internet addresses; and one of the end users causing a communications application to send to the DS a request for resolution containing the one unique identifier for the destination end user; the DS resolving the one unique identifier to one of the multiple Internet addresses based on information contained within the request to determine which one Internet address is associated with a given communications system; wherein a communications application receiving the response sends a communication via the Internet based on the resolved one Internet address; and wherein the communication is one or more selected from the group consisting of real-time voice, voicemail, unified messaging, fax and remote printing. 20. A method enabling communications between end users, the end users having access to Internet-enabled communications systems, at least one destination end user having a non-Internet related unique identifier associated with multiple Internet addresses for different Internet-enabled communications systems and the method including the steps of: providing a directory service (DS), residing on a data network, containing the unique identifiers and associated Internet addresses; and one of the end users causing a communications application to send to the DS a request for resolution containing the one unique identifier for the destination end user; the DS resolving the one unique identifier to one of the multiple Internet addresses based on information contained within the request to determine which one Internet address is associated with a given communications system; wherein the multiple Internet addresses are one or more selected from the group consisting of an IP address of an IP telephone, and IP address of an IP mobile phone, and IP address of an IP-PBX, a VPIM address of a voicemail system, an SMTP address of a unified messaging system, an SMTP address if an email system, an IP address of a fax machine, and an IP address of a printer. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein end users are charged for accessing the DS.22. The method of claim 20, wherein the end users register their unique identifiers and associated Internet addresses with the DS.23. The method of claim 20, wherein the DS provides a response containing the resolved one Internet address.24. The method of claim 20, wherein a communications application receiving the response sends a communication via the Internet based on the resolved one Internet address.25. The method of claim 20, wherein the Internet-enabled communications system contact the DS using different communications protocol.26. The method of claim 25, wherein the different communications protocols are one or more selected from the group consisting of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Domain Name System (DNS) and Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP).27. The method of claim 20, wherein the end users contact the DS via a web browser.28. The method of claim 20, wherein the different Internet-enabled communications systems reside on customer premises.29. A method enabling communications between end users, the end users having access to Internet-enabled communications systems, at least one destination end user having a non-Internet related unique identifier associated with multiple Internet addresses for different Internet-enabled communications systems and the method including the steps of: providing a directory service (DS), residing on a data network, containing the unique identifiers and associated Internet addresses; and one of the end users causing a communications application to send to the DS a request for resolution containing the one unique identifier for the destination end user; the DS resolving the one unique identifier to one of the multiple Internet addresses based on information contained within the request to determine which one Internet address is associated with a given communications system; and providing an interface enabling the different Internet-enabled communications systems to access the DS by one or more protocols selected from the group consisting of Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP), Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), and Domain Name System (DNS).
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