Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for providing communications from a plurality of network devices to a user
- Patent Title (中): 用于从多个网络设备向用户提供通信的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11335762Application Date: 2006-01-19
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Publication No.: US07870264B2Publication Date: 2011-01-11
- Inventor: Timothy P. Clark , Zachary A. Garbow , Richard Theis , Brian P. Wallenfelt
- Applicant: Timothy P. Clark , Zachary A. Garbow , Richard Theis , Brian P. Wallenfelt
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Roy W. Truelson
- Main IPC: G06F15/177
- IPC: G06F15/177 ; G06F15/173

Abstract:
In a first aspect, a first method of providing communication to a user via one of a plurality of network devices is provided. The first method includes the steps of (1) receiving a plurality of communications for the user from one or more of the network devices in a message queue; (2) selecting a network device based on at least one of respective time thresholds and respective priorities associated with the plurality of network devices; and (3) determining whether the selected network device can receive a communication from the message queue based on at least one of a profile associated with the user adapted to define how the user receives the communication on one or more of the network devices and a ruleset adapted to define how the communication is handled based on criteria associated with the communication. Numerous other aspects are provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070165623A1 Methods and apparatus for providing communications from a plurality of network devices to a user Public/Granted day:2007-07-19
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