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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1996
Peter H Stuntebeck, Little Silver, NJ (US);
Andrew Frederick Bulfer, Mountain Lakes, NJ (US);
AT&T Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A universal directory service (UDS) provides the communication addresses of individuals associated with numerous different institutions, and can be accessed via more than one communication channel. A UDS server communicates with one or more data sources to provide directory information to a user. The UDS also provides supplemental information such as company name, logo, and specialty. The UDS can be accessed via numerous communication channels including the internet, on-line service providers, wireless devices, modem, dedicated access channels, voice access via an attendant, and voice access via a speech recognition and synthesis system.