Method and apparatus for automatic notification and response based on communication flow expressions
First Claim
1. A method for providing a message from a sender to at least one recipient in accordance with a communication flow having a plurality of potential paths, said method comprising:
- receiving said message from said sender;
evaluating said communication flow, wherein said communication flow is controlled by a communication flow expression containing at least one primitive keyword indicating how said message should be processed; and
processing said message based on said communication flow expression.
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Abstract
A disclosed notification and response system enables applications to communicate with recipients using a number of different media. The notification and response system (i) sends requests to one or more recipients, using the medium specified by each individual recipient; (ii) collects and processes responses; and (iii) forwards the responses to their final destination by means of the medium specified by the final destination. Applications frame requests in at least one supported human language and media format, and the request is delivered to the appropriate recipient(s), according to their preferences. Communication flow expressions specify the recipients for a given request, and how, when and where each recipient shall receive the request. Requests are dynamically updated, and the parameters of a communication flow expression are not evaluated, until the request is delivered. Communication flow rules specify recipient'"'"'s communication preferences and tailor communication flows to characteristics of the sender, the topic or scheduling constraints. Communication flow expressions are evaluated using a three-valued logic: notification failure (maybe), response failure (false) and response success (true). Primitives specify simultaneous or sequential contact, and when execution of the sub-expression should terminate by defining a logical combination of success test results.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for providing a message from a sender to at least one recipient in accordance with a communication flow having a plurality of potential paths, said method comprising:
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receiving said message from said sender;
evaluating said communication flow, wherein said communication flow is controlled by a communication flow expression containing at least one primitive keyword indicating how said message should be processed; and
processing said message based on said communication flow expression. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for providing a message from a sender to at least one recipient in accordance with a communication flow having a plurality of potential paths, said method comprising:
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receiving said message from said sender;
evaluating said communication flow, wherein said communication flow is controlled by a communication flow expression indicating how said message should be processed, wherein said communication flow expression is evaluated using a three-valued logic; and
processing said message based on said communication flow expression.
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32. A system for providing a message from a sender to at least one recipient in accordance with a communication flow having a plurality of potential paths, said system comprising:
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a memory that stores computer-readable code; and
a processor operatively coupled to said memory, said processor configured to implement said computer-readable code, said computer-readable code configured to;
receive said message from said sender;
evaluate said communication flow, wherein said communication flow is controlled by a communication flow expression containing at least one primitive keyword indicating how said message should be processed; and
process said message based on said communication flow expression.
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33. A system for providing a message from a sender to at least one recipient in accordance with a communication flow having a plurality of potential paths, said system comprising:
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a memory that stores computer-readable code; and
a processor operatively coupled to said memory, said processor configured to implement said computer-readable code, said computer-readable code configured to;
receive said message from said sender;
evaluate said communication flow, wherein said communication flow is controlled by a communication flow expression indicating how said message should be processed, wherein said communication flow expression is evaluated using a three-valued logic; and
process said message based on said communication flow expression.
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34. A system for providing a message from a sender to at least one recipient in accordance with a communication flow having a plurality of potential paths, said system comprising:
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means for receiving said message from said sender;
means for evaluating said communication flow, wherein said communication flow is controlled by a communication flow expression containing at least one primitive keyword indicating how said message should be processed; and
means for processing said message based on said communication flow expression. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. An article of manufacture for providing a message from a sender to at least one recipient in accordance with a communication flow having a plurality of potential paths, said article of manufacture comprising:
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a computer readable medium having computer readable code means embodied thereon, said computer readable program code means comprising;
a step to receive said message from said sender;
a step to evaluate said communication flow, wherein said communication flow is controlled by a communication flow expression containing at least one primitive keyword indicating how said message should be processed; and
a step to process said message based on said communication flow expression. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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