Patent ID: 7996467
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for applying a policy to a communication, comprising: receiving a communication for an intended recipient client by a communication system from a sending client via a first channel of a plurality of communication channels; analyzing information for the communication with a policy enforcer executed by the communication system; determining by the communication system a status of the intended recipient client; determining by the communication system whether to apply a policy to the communication based on the status of the intended recipient client and said analyzing the information for the communication including at least one of an identity of a sender of the communication, a time of day of the communication, and content of the communication, wherein the action includes sending a subsequent communication to the sending client with information determined based on the at least one satisfied condition and wherein information for the subsequent communication includes at least one of a time, sender identity, recipient identity, target, and content of the communication, preference information for the intended recipient, and privacy information for the intended recipient; and in response to determining that a policy is to be applied, performing with the policy enforcer the steps of: in response to determining that a policy is not to be applied, forwarding the communication from the communication system to the intended recipient client via the first channel without applying any policy by the communication system.