Service access using limited set of characters

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6167429
SERIAL NO

09064516

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Using a server to provide access to a plurality of unrelated types of services, to a user communicating from a remote terminal to the server, by detecting a service access command sent from the user, the service access command comprising an indication of a service type, the service access command having a syntax which uses only alphanumeric characters, or '#' or '*' characters. Interpreting the command involves extracting the service type, to detect if the command further comprises one or more parameters relating to the service, extracting any such parameters and initiating the provision of the selected service. By having a server which understands commands in a form having a syntax using a limited set of characters, service access from telephones or terminals with smaller keyboards, becomes easier.

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NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITEDWORLD TRADE CENTER OF MONTREAL 380 ST ANTOINE STREET WEST 8TH FLOOR MONTREAL QUEBEC H2Y 3

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Craddock, A Julian Greely, CA 3 51
Macfarlane, Ian Alexander Stittsville, CA 8 170
Mercer, David Edward William Stittsville, CA 4 201

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