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Method and apparatus for automatic notification and response based on communication flow expressions

  • US 7,436,947 B2
  • Filed: 06/26/2002
  • Issued: 10/14/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing a message from a sender to at least one recipient in accordance with a communication flow having a plurality of potential paths, said method comprising:

  • receiving said message from said sender;

    evaluating said communication flow, wherein said communication flow is controlled by a communication flow expression containing at least one primitive keyword that can substantially simultaneously evaluate a communication failure of said message and a content of one or more responses to said message and wherein said communication flow expression indicates how said message should be processed;

    processing said message based on said communication flow expression; and

    wherein said communication flow expression is evaluated using a three-valued logic.

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