US 12,015,589 B2
Unifying web and phone presence
Vincent F. Paquet, San Jose, CA (US); and Tiruvilwamalai Venkatram Raman, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/650,785.
Application 17/650,785 is a continuation of application No. 16/940,811, filed on Jul. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,283,760.
Application 16/940,811 is a continuation of application No. 15/685,082, filed on Aug. 24, 2017, granted, now 10,764,236, issued on Sep. 1, 2020.
Application 15/685,082 is a continuation of application No. 14/791,839, filed on Jul. 6, 2015, granted, now 9,781,072, issued on Oct. 3, 2017.
Application 14/791,839 is a continuation of application No. 12/415,488, filed on Mar. 31, 2009, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2022/0166744 A1, May 26, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 16/335 (2019.01); G06F 16/2455 (2019.01); G06Q 10/10 (2023.01); H04L 51/04 (2022.01); H04L 51/56 (2022.01); H04L 61/45 (2022.01); H04L 65/1069 (2022.01); H04L 65/1096 (2022.01); H04L 67/14 (2022.01); H04L 67/141 (2022.01); H04L 67/303 (2022.01); H04L 67/306 (2022.01); H04L 69/24 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 61/4547 (2022.05) [G06F 16/2455 (2019.01); G06F 16/335 (2019.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01); H04L 51/04 (2013.01); H04L 51/56 (2022.05); H04L 65/1069 (2013.01); H04L 65/1096 (2013.01); H04L 67/14 (2013.01); H04L 67/141 (2013.01); H04L 67/303 (2013.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01); H04L 69/24 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
providing, to a computer system, a universal handle for a first user including an alphanumeric string;
providing a password to the computer system after providing the universal handle to the computer system;
receiving, from the computer system and responsive to providing the password to the computer system, contact information for the first user comprising a plurality of contact identifiers associated with the universal handle, the plurality of contact identifiers including:
(i) a first contact identifier at which the first user is able to be contacted using a first mode of communication, the first contact identifier different from the universal handle for the first user, and
(ii) a second contact identifier at which the first user is able to be contacted using a second mode of communication that is different from the first mode of communication, the second contact identifier different from the universal handle for the first user;
selecting, after receiving the contact information for the first user, the first or the second contact identifier from the plurality of contact identifiers; and
providing, to the computer system and in response to selecting the first or second contact identifier, a communication request from the second user to connect with the first user using the selected first or second contact identifier.