Method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting membership of a communication flow expression
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 that contains at least one primitive keyword for dynamically adjusting said at least one recipient; and
processing said message based on said communication flow expression.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for dynamically adjusting membership of a communication flow expression in a notification and response system. A message is provided from a sender to at least one recipient in accordance with a communication flow having a plurality of potential paths. The communication flow is controlled by a communication flow expression that contains at least one primitive keyword for dynamically adjusting the at least one recipient. A plurality of the recipients included in the communication flow form an instant focus group. The recipients in the instant focus group can be notified of other recipients in the instant focus group and/or receive the responses of other recipients in the instant focus group. The communication flow expression contains primitive keywords for adding and removing recipients in the communication flow.
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24 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 that contains at least one primitive keyword for dynamically adjusting said at least one recipient; and
processing said message based on said communication flow expression. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus 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 apparatus comprising:
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a memory; and
at least one processor, coupled to the memory, operative to;
receive said message from said sender;
evaluate said communication flow, wherein said communication flow is controlled by a communication flow expression that contains at least one primitive keyword for dynamically adjusting said at least one recipient; and
process said message based on said communication flow expression. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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