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Intelligent messaging

  • US 7,620,408 B2
  • Filed: 12/22/2006
  • Issued: 11/17/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for sending a communication, the method comprising:

  • under control of one or more message delivery computer systems including executable instructions,receiving a communication from a sender to be delivered to a recipient;

    determining a recipient identifier associated with the communication;

    determining a plurality of devices associated with the recipient using the recipient identifier, the plurality of devices being of at least two device types;

    determining presence information for the recipient;

    determining a user preference for delivery of the communication to the recipient, the user preference indicating a priority scheme for determining at least one of a selected device and a selected device type to which to deliver the communication;

    delivering the communication to a second device of the plurality of devices that is a highest priority device indicated in the priority scheme of the user preference that is indicated to be active by the presence information, the communication being delivered in a second protocol used for communication by the second device;

    determining a format associated with the second device;

    determining whether the communication needs to be adapted to the determined format; and

    if the communication needs to be adapted, adapting the communication to the determined format before delivering the communication to the second device.

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