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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2002
Donald G. Newberg, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Matthew Keller, Algonquin, IL (US);
Michael F. Korus, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Ross J. Lillie, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Donald G. Newberg, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Matthew Keller, Algonquin, IL (US);
Michael F. Korus, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Ross J. Lillie, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
In a communications system having a plurality of endpoints each including a logical entity and its physical counterpart, a method for group affiliation. The method including the steps of: receiving a first message from a requestor via application layer routing that includes an affiliation request; generating a response to the affiliation request as a function of the type of affiliation request received; and communicating the response to the affiliation request to the requestor via application layer routing.