Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device selection for broadcast messages
- Patent Title (中): 广播消息的设备选择
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Application No.: US11555587Application Date: 2006-11-01
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Publication No.: US08630191B2Publication Date: 2014-01-14
- Inventor: Scott C. Forbes , Linda Criddle , David Milstein , Lon-Chan Chu , Kuansan Wang , Michael D. Malueg
- Applicant: Scott C. Forbes , Linda Criddle , David Milstein , Lon-Chan Chu , Kuansan Wang , Michael D. Malueg
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Merchant & Gould
- Main IPC: H04J1/16
- IPC: H04J1/16 ; H04L12/16 ; H04L12/28 ; H04H20/71

Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a method and system for broadcasting a message to selected devices. More specifically, the method and system identifies appropriate VoIP devices of a recipient client suitable for a broadcast message and transmits the broadcast message to the identified appropriate VoIP devices over a digital communication channel. The appropriate VoIP devices are selected in accordance with various constraints of broadcasting such as recipient client's preference, functionality and capability of the recipient VoIP device, broadcaster's bandwidth, a set of broadcasting rules, or the like. In order to identify appropriate VoIP devices or a recipient client, the information relating to the recipient client and VoIP devices may be exchanged using the digital communication channel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080101339A1 DEVICE SELECTION FOR BROADCAST MESSAGES Public/Granted day:2008-05-01
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