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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2006
Timothy P. Clark, Rochester, MN (US);
Zachary A. Garbow, Rochester, MN (US);
Richard Theis, Rochester, MN (US);
Brian P. Wallenfelt, Rochester, MN (US);
Timothy P. Clark, Rochester, MN (US);
Zachary A. Garbow, Rochester, MN (US);
Richard Theis, Rochester, MN (US);
Brian P. Wallenfelt, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
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.