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MESSAGING DEVICE FOR DELIVERING MESSAGES TO RECIPIENTS BASED ON AVAILABILITY AND PREFERENCES OF RECIPIENTS

  • US 20090271486A1
  • Filed: 06/04/2008
  • Published: 10/29/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of automatically selecting a delivery method for delivery of an electronic message to a recipient based on availability information associated with the recipient, the method comprising:

  • receiving a composition of an electronic message for delivery to a recipient;

    retrieving availability information associated with the recipient, wherein the availability information is retrieved from at least one electronic device or service of the recipient;

    analyzing the retrieved availability information to determine an availability of the recipient;

    selecting a delivery method from a plurality of delivery methods for delivering the electronic message to the recipient, wherein the selection is made based at least in part on the determined availability of the recipient; and

    transmitting the electronic message to the recipient via the selected delivery method.

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