Heuristic routing of electronic documents
First Claim
1. A heuristic routing method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request to transmit an electronic document to a target destination;
retrieving from a data store of previously compiled statistics, a set of statistics associated with in addition to least cost, one of a likelihood of successfully transmitting a document to said target destination and a time consumed in transmitting said document to said target destination;
heuristically selecting from said set of statistics an optimal route through which said electronic document can be transmitted to said target destination;
transmitting said electronic document to said target destination over said heuristically selected optimal route; and
,collecting statistics relating to said transmission, and storing said collected statistics in said data store.
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Abstract
An optimal call routing system and method based upon pre-configured heuristics. In one aspect of the invention, a heuristic routing method can be provided in which a request to transmit an electronic document to a target destination can be received. A set of statistics associated with the target destination can be retrieved from a data store. A heuristically optimal route can be selected from the set of statistics through which the electronic document can be transmitted to the target destination. Subsequently, the electronic document can be transmitted to the target destination over the selected heuristically optimal route. Finally, statistics relating to the transmission can be collected and stored in the data store.
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23 Claims
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1. A heuristic routing method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request to transmit an electronic document to a target destination; retrieving from a data store of previously compiled statistics, a set of statistics associated with in addition to least cost, one of a likelihood of successfully transmitting a document to said target destination and a time consumed in transmitting said document to said target destination; heuristically selecting from said set of statistics an optimal route through which said electronic document can be transmitted to said target destination; transmitting said electronic document to said target destination over said heuristically selected optimal route; and
,collecting statistics relating to said transmission, and storing said collected statistics in said data store. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A heuristic routing system comprising:
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a broadcast fax transmitter configured to broadcast a fax formatted electronic document to selected target fax receivers specified according to a list of target fax receivers; a data store of statistical data associated with said target fax receivers and describing metrics associated with, in addition to least cost, one of a likelihood of successfully transmitting a document to said target destination and a time consumed in transmitting said document to; and
,a heuristic routing processor coupled both to said data store and also to said broadcast fax transmitter, said heuristic router having a computer program for routing said formatted electronic document to each particular target fax receiver in said list over a corresponding optimal route determined from statistical data in said data store which is associated with said particular target fax receiver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program for heuristic routing of electronic documents, said computer program comprising a routine set of instructions which when executed by the machine cause the machine to perform the steps of:
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receiving a request to transmit an electronic document to a target destination; retrieving from a data store of previously compiled statistics, a set of statistics associated with in addition to least cost, one of a likelihood of successfully transmitting a document to said target destination and a time consumed in transmitting said document to said target destination; heuristically selecting from said set of statistics an optimal route through which said electronic document can be transmitted to said target destination; transmitting said electronic document to said target destination over said heuristically selected optimal route; and
,collecting statistics relating to said transmission, and storing said collected statistics in said data store. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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