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Dispatching A Message Request To A Service Provider In A Messaging Environment

  • US 20080137830A1
  • Filed: 12/12/2006
  • Published: 06/12/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of dispatching a message request to a service provider in a messaging environment, the method comprising:

  • establishing, on a message administration device, a plurality of lookup tables for mapping request types to service providers, the service providers capable of processing message requests of each of the request types, the message requests of the request types specifying a plurality of request parameters, each request type specified by a parameter value for each request parameter, each lookup table corresponding to one of the request parameters, each lookup table including entries for parameter values of the request parameter corresponding to the lookup table, the entries included in the plurality of lookup tables corresponding to one of the request parameters specify the service providers, and the entries included in the plurality of lookup tables corresponding to the other request parameters specify logical connections among the plurality of lookup tables;

    receiving, in the message administration device from a message requesting device, a message request of one of the request types;

    identifying, by the message administration device, the service provider for processing the message request in dependence upon the message request and the plurality of lookup tables; and

    providing, by the message administration device, the message request to the identified service provider.

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