DEVICE SELECTION FOR BROADCAST MESSAGES
First Claim
1. A method for selecting a device suitable for receiving a broadcast message over a digital communication channel, comprising:
- identifying a recipient client for the broadcast message to be sent to;
obtaining device information relating to the recipient client;
identifying VoIP devices of the recipient client based on the obtained device information, the identified VoIP device being capable of receiving the broadcast message;
selecting an appropriate VoIP device from the identified VoIP devices; and
transmitting the broadcast message to the selected appropriate VoIP device over the digital communication channel.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method and system for broadcasting a message to selected devices. More specifically, the method and system identifies appropriate VoIP devices of a recipient client suitable for a broadcast message and transmits the broadcast message to the identified appropriate VoIP devices over a digital communication channel. The appropriate VoIP devices are selected in accordance with various constraints of broadcasting such as recipient client'"'"'s preference, functionality and capability of the recipient VoIP device, broadcaster'"'"'s bandwidth, a set of broadcasting rules, or the like. In order to identify appropriate VoIP devices or a recipient client, the information relating to the recipient client and VoIP devices may be exchanged using the digital communication channel.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for selecting a device suitable for receiving a broadcast message over a digital communication channel, comprising:
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identifying a recipient client for the broadcast message to be sent to; obtaining device information relating to the recipient client; identifying VoIP devices of the recipient client based on the obtained device information, the identified VoIP device being capable of receiving the broadcast message; selecting an appropriate VoIP device from the identified VoIP devices; and transmitting the broadcast message to the selected appropriate VoIP device over the digital communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for transmitting a broadcast message to an appropriate VoIP device over a communication channel connection, wherein the appropriate VoIP device is capable of providing the broadcast message to a user, comprising:
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receiving a broadcast message from an authorized party for forwarding the broadcast message to a group of designated recipient parties; identifying appropriate VoIP devices which have functionality necessary to receive and process the broadcast message; and for each designated recipient party; obtaining contextual information which includes device information of the designated recipient party; transmitting the broadcast message to a device of the designated recipient, the device being matched with one of the identified appropriate VoIP devices. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable components for selecting a device desirable for communicating a message, comprising:
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a message component for formulating a broadcast message in a desired format; a device selection component for identifying capable devices within which includes functionality and applications necessary to present the formulated broadcast message to a recipient party and for selecting an appropriate device from the identified capable devices; a communication component for obtaining contextual information and transmitting the formulated broadcast message to the appropriate device; and wherein the obtained contextual information includes constraint information relevant to selecting the appropriate device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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