Patent ID: 7620408
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
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.