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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark Stanczak, Chicago, IL (US);
Martin T. Wegner, Barrington, IL (US);
Omprasad S. Nandyal, Bloomingdale, IL (US);
Assignee:
Open Port Technology, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/300 ;
Abstract
An automated message distribution system routes digitally-encoded messages via public-switched telephone networks and wide area networks and local area networks to the most desired route. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, digitally encoded messages enter into a local area network, either directly or via a public-switched telephone network, and are sent to their destinations in a distributed manner. The paths or routes are calculating by using a set of customized rules. The customized rules are set to distribute messages evenly among the available paths.