Electronic device, method for routing an electronic message from an electronic device to an output unit, and computer program element

• US 20040111482A1
• Filed: 08/07/2003
• Published: 06/10/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Moser, Michael, Duponchel, Yann, Bourges-Waldegg, Daniela, Graf, Marcel
• Application Number:
  US10/636,004
• Publication Number:
  US 20040111482A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/207
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

Described is a method for routing an electronic message from an electronic device to an output unit. Automatically controlled steps are comprised of determining at least one of several output units based on a result of a message classification process, and of initiating the message to be routed to the determined output unit for presenting the message to a user of the electronic device. Further there is described an electronic device, having interfaces for connecting output units to the device, and a control unit for controlling the routing of messages. The messages are determined to be presented to a user of the device via at least one of these output units. The control unit is configured for determining at least one of these output units for routing a message to based on a result of a message classification process, and for routing the message to that interface serving the determined output unit.

Claims

1. Electronic device, comprising

interfaces for connecting output units to said device,

a control unit for controlling the routing of messages, said messages being determined to be presented to a user of said device via at least one of said output units, said control unit being configured for:

determining at least one of said output units for routing a message to based on a result of a message classification process, and

routing said message to that interface serving said determined output unit.

2. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, further comprising a stored look-up table with classification levels being allocated to output units.

3. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, further comprising a classification unit for running said classification process for classifying to be output messages.

4. The electronic device as recited inclaim 1, wherein said classification process is configured for classifying a message on the basis of its content.

5. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein said classification process is configured for classifying a message on the basis of its presentability.

6. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein said classification process is configured for classifying a message on the basis of its sender.

7. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein said classification process is configured for classifying a message on the basis of its confidentiality level.

8. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, comprising an identification unit for identifying connected output units and for making said control unit determine only one or more of said identified output units for routing a message to.

9. The electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein said electronic device is a portable device.

10. A method for routing an electronic message from an electronic device to an output unit, comprising automatically controlled steps of:

determining at least one of several output units based on a result of a message classification process; and

initiating said message to be routed to said determined output unit for presenting said message to a user of said electronic device.

11. A method as recited in claim 10, wherein said message is classified and said classification result is provided.

12. A method as recited in claim 11, wherein said message is classified based on its content.

13. A method as recited in claim 11, wherein said message is classified based on its presentability.

14. A method as recited in claim 11, wherein said message is classified based on its sender.

15. A method as recited in claim 11, wherein said message is classified based on its confidentiality level.

16. A method as recited in claim 10, wherein the availability of output units is checked, and

wherein only one or more of the available output units can be determined for routing said message to.

17. A program storage device readable by a digital processing apparatus and having a program of instructions which are tangibly embodied on the storage device and which are executable by the processing apparatus to perform a method of routing an electronic message from an electronic device to at least one of a plurality of output units, said method comprising:

determining at least one of said output units based upon a message classification process;

and initiating said message to be routed to said determined output for presenting said message to a user of said electronic device.