Scalable architecture for transmission of messages over a network
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1. A system for message delivery comprising:
- a server coupled to communicate with a plurality of first outbound resources and a database server, over an internal packet-switched data network, the database server containing account information on customers, the server implements a router-filter and a message queue,the message queue to store a message received from a customer over an external packet-switched data network,the router-filter to obtain a message from the queue, validate said message by accessing the account information in the database server, and determine to which of the plurality of first outbound resources to assign said message,each of the first resources to dial a destination fax number and send a fax.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for delivering messages that utilizes a message queue and a router/filter within a private data network. The private network is connected to an external data network such as the Internet, and has separate outbound resource servers to provide a high degree of scalability for handling a variety of message types.
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1. A system for message delivery comprising:
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a server coupled to communicate with a plurality of first outbound resources and a database server, over an internal packet-switched data network, the database server containing account information on customers, the server implements a router-filter and a message queue, the message queue to store a message received from a customer over an external packet-switched data network, the router-filter to obtain a message from the queue, validate said message by accessing the account information in the database server, and determine to which of the plurality of first outbound resources to assign said message, each of the first resources to dial a destination fax number and send a fax. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An article of manufacture for supporting a message delivery system, comprising:
a machine accessible medium containing data that, when accessed by a machine, cause a server to communicate with a plurality of separate outbound resource servers and a database all in a private packet-switched data network, the server to store requests received from customers over an external packet switched data network, verify that the requests are from the customers using information in the database, store the requests in a message queue, and assign said requests from the message queue to one or more of the resource servers which convert data associated with said requests into a format capable of being received by a fax machine over a telephone network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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