US Patent 7644123 Message announcements

Patent 7644123 was granted and assigned to British Telecommunications Public Limited Company on January, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

British Telecommunications Public Limited Company

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7644123

Date of Patent

January 5, 2010

Patent Application Number

10549911

Date Filed

March 23, 2004

Patent Primary Examiner

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Salad Abdullahi

Patent abstract

An announcement thread addressing format which comprises a first sub-part concatenated with a second sub-part is described. The first sub-part is preferably the address of the party which generates the addressing identifier, whereas the second sub-part may be random data. An announcer apparatus may then use these address formats by including only those parts of an announcement thread address which render the address unique within the particular index message in which it is to be included, but not necessarily globally unique.