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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2002
Kenneth C. Gardner, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Tim J. Beauchamp, Belmont, CA (US);
Tana Christine Netsch, Campbell, CA (US);
Geoffrey Deane Owen Nicholls, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Craig R. Powers, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kenneth C. Gardner, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Tim J. Beauchamp, Belmont, CA (US);
Tana Christine Netsch, Campbell, CA (US);
Geoffrey Deane Owen Nicholls, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Craig R. Powers, San Francisco, CA (US);
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of transferring a set of data elements to a recipient on a network, the network includes a set of devices registered to the recipient. The method also includes receiving the set of data elements. The method further includes ascertaining if the first device is present on the network and if the first user is available via the first device based on status information received via set network. If the first device is present on the network and if the first user is available via the first device, the method includes transferring the set of set of data elements to the first device. And, if the first device is not present on the network or if the first user is not available via the first device, the method further includes transferring the set of set of data elements to the second device if the second device is present on the network and if the first user is available via the second device.