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Intelligent selection of message delivery mechanism

  • US 9,572,095 B2
  • Filed: 12/04/2003
  • Issued: 02/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hybrid telecommunications terminal comprising:

  • a receiver configured to receive signals from a plurality of networks, the plurality of networks comprising a cellular network and an IEEE 802.11 local-area network;

    a transmitter configured to transmit signals to each of the plurality of networks;

    a memory comprising instructions; and

    a processor, coupled to the receiver, transmitter, and memory, wherein the instructions program the processor to;

    determine a security level of a message to be transmitted from the hybrid telecommunications terminal to a second terminal, by analyzing a semantic content of the message;

    determine a location of the second terminal based on a signal received at the receiver in response to a query transmitted by the transmitter;

    select one of a plurality of different physical media for sending the message from the hybrid telecommunications terminal to the second terminal based on the location of the second terminal and at least one of a second location associated with the hybrid telecommunications terminal, a calendrical time at the hybrid telecommunications terminal, or an identity of a user of the hybrid telecommunications terminal, to yield a selected physical medium; and

    send the message from the hybrid telecommunications terminal via the transmitter to the second terminal via the selected physical medium and a corresponding one of the plurality of networks.

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