Systems and methods for communicating across various communication applications using single address strings

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for providing addressing strings formats and associated system implementations to minimize the number of different addressing strings used for communicating across different communication applications. The systems and methods receive a valid address string that can be inputted into a communication applications selected from a collection of communication applications wherein the same address string can be input for any selected communication application from that collection.

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       53 . A method for operating domain name servers, said method comprising: 
 substantially dedicating at least one domain name server to serve one or more sub-level domain names wherein each said sub-level domain name is represented by at least one string of numbers having the format of a telephone number.    
   
   
       54 . The method of  claim 53 , said method further comprising: 
 organizing said domain name servers to ensure said string of numbers are valid and connecting an originating domain name request to at least one intended destination domain name via at least one communication application; and    utilizing an address-processing utility program to process said string of numbers into at least one format utilized by at least one said communication application;    
   
   
       55 . The method of  claim 53 , wherein at least one said domain name server is a top level domain name server.  
   
   
       56 . The method of  claim 54 , wherein said address-processing utility program is a customized world wide web resource locator.  
   
   
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       58 . The method of  claim 54 , wherein said address-processing utility program is a customized telephone service feature.  
   
   
       59 . The method of  claim 54 , wherein said communication application is a world wide web resource locator.  
   
   
       60 . The method of  claim 54 , wherein said communication application is a telephone service.  
   
   
       61 . The method of  claim 54 , wherein said communication application is an electronic mail application.  
   
   
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       65 . The method of  claim 53 , wherein said domain name server is operated by a telephone service provider.  
   
   
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       79 . The method of  claim 53 , further comprising the steps of: 
 providing a processor subsystem to differentiate a plurality of communication applications types;    receiving an inputted address string from a user communication application selected from said plurality of communication application types;    determining a valid internet address corresponding to said sub-level domain and corresponding to said user communication application type;    returning said valid internet address to said user communication application.    
   
   
       80 . The method of  claim 53 , wherein said telephone number is an eleven digit international phone number.  
   
   
       81 . The method of  claim 53 , further comprising the step of establishing communication between said user communication application and a recipient communication application at said Internet Protocol address.  
   
   
       82 . The method of  claim 53 , further comprising: 
 receiving an inputted address string from a user communication application;    providing a processor subsystem to differentiate between valid components and invalid components in said inputted address string;    selectively stripping predetermined non-alphanumeric, invalid components of the inputted address string to form a stripped input string;    determining an Internet Protocol address corresponding to said sub-level domain;    wherein said valid internet address is used to connect said communication application with a predetermined recipient communication application at said Internet Protocol address.    
   
   
       83 . The method of  claim 82 , further comprising the step of selectively mapping predetermined non-numeric invalid components of said inputted address string according to a predetermined mapping table before determining an Internet Protocol address corresponding to said sub-level domain;  
   
   
       84 . The method of  claim 79 , wherein said valid internet address IS an Internet Protocol (IP) address.  
   
   
       85 . The method of  claim 79 , wherein said inputted address string is a valid internet domain name.  
   
   
       86 . The method of  claim 79 , wherein said valid internet address in an Internet Protocol (IP) address of a valid e-mail server.  
   
   
       87 . The method of  claim 79 , wherein said processor subsystem differentiates between said communication application based on the format of said inputted address string.  
   
   
       88 . The method of  claim 79 , further comprising the steps of: 
 said processor subsystem recognizing said inputted address string having a different format from a format utilized by said user communication application;    mapping said different format into at least one format utilized by said selected communication application.    
   
   
       89 . The method of  claim 79 , further comprising the steps of: 
 translating each component of said address string to a corresponding predetermined number;    segmenting said translated components into at least one subset according to a predetermined segmenting format;    re-sequencing said segmented components into an output string of a different sequence format from said inputted address string wherein said output string is in a predetermined re-sequencing format; and    resolving said re-sequenced string into a corresponding valid address format.