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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2003
Doree Duncan Seligmann, New York, NY (US);
Michael J. Sammon, Watchung, NJ (US);
Lynne Shapiro Brotman, Westfield, NJ (US);
Reinhard Peter Klemm, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Ajita John, Middletown, NJ (US);
Doree Duncan Seligmann, New York, NY (US);
Michael J. Sammon, Watchung, NJ (US);
Lynne Shapiro Brotman, Westfield, NJ (US);
Reinhard Peter Klemm, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Ajita John, Middletown, NJ (US);
Avaya Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for selecting one of a plurality of delivery mechanisms for sending a message are disclosed. The illustrative embodiment enables the advantageous selection of the delivery mechanism for sending a message from a first telecommunications terminal to a second telecommunications terminal based on at least one of: (i) the location of the first terminal, (ii) the location of the second terminal, (iii) the time and date (i.e., the calendrical time) at the first terminal, (iv) the calendrical time at the second terminal, and (v) one or more properties of the message (e.g., the sending user, the receiving user, a message priority, the contents of the message, etc.). A delivery mechanism for sending a message comprises at least one of: a physical medium, a physical layer protocol, a medium access control, and a network for transport.