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Communication Channel Selection and Use

  • US 20090022095A1
  • Filed: 07/16/2007
  • Published: 01/22/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication device, comprising:

  • a first processing platform;

    a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is capable of supporting communications over one or more communication channels;

    a communication application running on the first processing platform, wherein the communication application operates to request selected content that includes a plurality of items of information from a service associated with a target address;

    a request mapper application running on the first processing platform or a second processing platform,wherein the request mapper operates to observe the plurality of selected items of information and to characterize each of the items of information included in the plurality of items of information, anda link selection application running on the first processing platform, the second processing platform, or a third processing platform,wherein the link selection application is informed of the characterization of each of the items of information by the request mapper and selects a first one of the communication channels for obtaining at least a first one of the plurality of selected items of information and notifies a network interface application to use the selected first one of the communication channels, and wherein the link selection application informs the request mapper to open a socket for that item of information.

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