Adaptive Communication Application Programming Interface
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- a channel driver receiving a fax from a first device via a first channel that operates according to a first media type;
the channel driver receiving an email from a second device via a second channel that operates according to a second media type, wherein the first and second media types are different from each other;
the channel driver generating a first command in response to receiving the first request;
the channel driver generating a second command in response to receiving the second request, wherein the first and second commands are identical to each other.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for inter-module communication is disclosed. The method includes defining a command definition, wherein the command definition comprises commands for interfacing with a multi-channel, multi-media, communication queuing system. The command definition can include, for example, driver object commands to request media type lists and command event lists, create drivers, request service, and release drivers. The command definition can also include, for example, service object commands to release service objects, notify when handling of an event is complete, invoke commands, release work items, suspend work items, resume work items, handle queued events, and cancel queued events. The command definition can also include, for example, client object commands to start a work item, release work items, save work item contexts, restore work item contexts, serialize work items, free work item storage, begin batch processing, and end batch processing.
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1. A method comprising:
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a channel driver receiving a fax from a first device via a first channel that operates according to a first media type; the channel driver receiving an email from a second device via a second channel that operates according to a second media type, wherein the first and second media types are different from each other; the channel driver generating a first command in response to receiving the first request; the channel driver generating a second command in response to receiving the second request, wherein the first and second commands are identical to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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