Patent ID: 7774823
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating electronic communications management by a system user, the method comprising: generating a unique reference for the system user, wherein the unique reference is required for identities to access a unique identity belonging to the system user; permitting access to the unique identity belonging to the system user through the unique reference, wherein the unique identity comprises a plurality of components and the plurality of components are defined to include a plurality of electronic devices; allowing the system user to alter any one of the plurality of components without altering the unique reference; and providing the system user with tools for regulating access to the plurality of components such that only selected known identities have access to selected components of the plurality of components, wherein the selected components of the plurality components are authorized, by the system user, to accept electronic communications from the selected known identities, wherein the unique reference is required to be used by the selected known identities to communicate with the selected components; and allowing the system user to select, utilizing preference control, a particular communications delivery method for receiving communications from each of the selected known identities using at least one selected device associated with the unique identity.