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Network gatekeeper prioritizing method and system

  • US 6,907,462 B1
  • Filed: 06/04/2003
  • Issued: 06/14/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A user profile prioritizer for identifying messages from priority users received by a network gatekeeper, the user profile prioritizer comprising computer executable instructions embodied in a computer readable medium for performing steps comprising:

  • (a) receiving a message from a user in a network;

    (b) extracting an IP address of the user from the message;

    (c) determining whether the user is a priority user; and

    (d) in response to determining that the user is a priority user, processing the message using resoruces reserved for the user by bypassing overload control routines for controlling message processing during overload conditions.

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