Contact identifier for message types
First Claim
1. A method of routing a plurality of different types of incoming Internet packetized messages within a host to a plurality of agents, such method comprising the steps of:
- determining the message type of each of the plurality of different types of incoming Internet packetized messages arriving at the host from an Internet;
inserting a message type identifier which identifies media type of the incoming message into a pre-existing packet of each message type of the plurality of different message types;
routing the packets to an Internet message distributor; and
distributing the messages within the Internet message distributor to the plurality of agents based upon the inserted message type identifier.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for routing a plurality of different types of Internet messages within a host to a plurality of agents. The method includes the steps of determining the message type of each of the plurality of different types of Internet messages and inserting a message type identifier into a packet of each message type of the plurality of different message types. The method further includes the steps of routing the packets to an Internet message distributor and distributing the messages within the Internet message distributor to the plurality of agents based upon the inserted message type identifier.
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1. A method of routing a plurality of different types of incoming Internet packetized messages within a host to a plurality of agents, such method comprising the steps of:
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determining the message type of each of the plurality of different types of incoming Internet packetized messages arriving at the host from an Internet; inserting a message type identifier which identifies media type of the incoming message into a pre-existing packet of each message type of the plurality of different message types; routing the packets to an Internet message distributor; and distributing the messages within the Internet message distributor to the plurality of agents based upon the inserted message type identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for routing a plurality of different types of incoming Internet packetized messages within a host to a plurality of agents, such apparatus comprising:
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means for determining the message type of each of the plurality of different types of incoming Internet packetized messages arriving at the host from the Internet; means for inserting a message type identifier which identifies media type of the incoming message into a pre-existing packet of each message type of the plurality of different message types; means for routing the packets to an Internet message distributor; and means for distributing the messages within the Internet message distributor to the plurality of agents based upon the inserted message type identifier. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for routing a plurality of different types of incoming Internet packetized messages within a host to a plurality of agents, such apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of dedicated ports each having at least one IP address, and each dedicated to receiving a different message type based upon the IP address; a packet processor associated with each dedicated port adapted to insert a message type identifier which identifies a message type of the incoming message into a pre-existing packet of each message type of the plurality of different message types; and an Internet message distributor adapted to distribute the messages within the Internet message distributor to the plurality of agents based upon the inserted message type identifier. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of routing a plurality of different types of incoming Internet packetized messages arriving at an Internet message center, such method comprising the steps of:
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providing a respective server for each type message of the plurality of different types of incoming packetized messages received at the Internet message center; routing each type of incoming message arriving at the message center to the respective server of the message type; inserting using the respective server a message type identifier which identifies a media type of the incoming message into a pre-existing packet of the message; routing the packets to a message distributor of the plurality of different types of messages; and distributing the messages within the message distributor based upon the message identifier.
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