Patent ID: 8310710
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of document delivery, comprising: reserving a minimum number of communication channels of a network server for receiving incoming documents, out of a plurality of communication channels set to a bi-directional mode, the reserving being performed independent of load balancing; when an outgoing document is ready for delivery, determining whether a number of idle communication channels is greater than the minimum number of communication channels reserved for receiving incoming documents; if the number of idle communication channels is greater than the minimum number of communication channels reserved for receiving incoming documents, assigning an idle communication channel for delivering the outgoing document to a device communicatively coupled to the network server over a network connection; and if the number of idle communication channels is not greater than the minimum number of communication channels reserved for receiving incoming documents, holding the delivery of the outgoing document until the number of idle communication channels is greater than the minimum number of communication channels reserved for receiving incoming documents.