System and method for automatically forwarding a communication message
First Claim
1. A method for a data network system for forwarding a communication message intended for a target device to another device, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a communication message from an originating device;
retrieving configuration information of the target device, the configuration information including a forwarding list identifying at least one next device;
determining whether the target device is available for interactive communication with the originating device based on the configuration data;
routing the communication message to the target device if the target device is available for interactive communication with the originating device; and
forwarding the communication message to a particular next device of the at least one next device if the target device is unavailable for interactive communication with the originating device.
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Abstract
The invention is a data network system (110) and method for forwarding a communication message intended for one device to another device. A target user of a target device (one of 102-108) configures configuration data of the target device for the system. The configuration information includes one or more forwarding lists in which each forwarding list identifies at least one next device (another one of 102-108). The system then receives (204) a communication message from an originating device (yet another one of 102-108) and retrieves (206) configuration data of the target device. Next, the system determines (208) whether the target device is available for interactive communication with the originating device based on the configuration data. If the target device is available for interactive communication with the originating device, then the system routes (210) the communication message to the target device. On the other hand, if the target device is unavailable for interactive communication with the originating device, then the system forwards (228) the communication message to a particular next device identified by the forwarding list.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for a data network system for forwarding a communication message intended for a target device to another device, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a communication message from an originating device;
retrieving configuration information of the target device, the configuration information including a forwarding list identifying at least one next device;
determining whether the target device is available for interactive communication with the originating device based on the configuration data;
routing the communication message to the target device if the target device is available for interactive communication with the originating device; and
forwarding the communication message to a particular next device of the at least one next device if the target device is unavailable for interactive communication with the originating device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A data network system for forwarding a select message communicated by a mobile station to at least one other mobile station, the data network system comprising:
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a messaging server for communicating with a plurality of devices, the messaging server being capable of routing a communication message from an originating device to a target device; and
a messaging proxy coupled to the messaging server, the messaging proxy having access to a database that includes a forwarding list of the target device that identifies at least one next device, the messaging proxy being effective to determine whether the target device is available for interactive communication with the originating device, route the communication message to the target device if the target device is available for interactive communication with the originating device, and forward the communication message to a particular next device of the at least one next device if the target device is unavailable for interactive communication with the originating device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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