IP-based notification architecture for unified messaging

A method comprising the steps of:

• obtaining by a notification process a notification message having been sent from a notification source according to a first open network protocol, the notification message specifying at least one notification recipient and notification information;
• accessing by the notification process a subscriber directory, according to a second open network protocol, for subscriber attribute information specifying subscriber notification preference for the specified at least one notification recipient;
• generating, based on the subscriber notification preference, at least one notification delivery message that specifies a destination address of a corresponding notification device for the notification recipient and at least a corresponding selected portion of the notification information;
• outputting, according to a third open network protocol, the at least one notification delivery message by the notification process to a selected corresponding at least one of a plurality of notification delivery processes;
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• delivering by the selected at least one notification delivery process the corresponding selected portion of the notification information to the corresponding notification device according to a corresponding device protocol.

A notification system comprising:

• means for obtaining a notification message having been sent from a notification source according to a first open network protocol, the notification message specifying at least one notification recipient and notification information;
• means for accessing a subscriber directory, according to a second open network protocol, for subscriber attribute information specifying subscriber notification preference for the specified at least one notification recipient;
• means for generating, based on the subscriber notification preference, at least one notification delivery message that specifies a destination address of a corresponding notification device for the notification recipient and at least a corresponding selected portion of the notification information;
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• means for outputting, according to a third open network protocol, the at least one notification delivery message to a selected corresponding at least one of a plurality of notification delivery processes for delivery oft he selected portion oft he notification information to the notification device according to a corresponding device protocol.

A notification system comprising:

• a notification process configured for:
• (1) obtaining a notification message having been sent from a notification source according to a first open network protocol, each notification message specifying at least one notification recipient and notification information,
• (2) accessing a subscriber directory according to a second open network protocol for subscriber notification preference information for the at least one notification recipient,
• (3) generating at least one notification delivery message that specifies a destination address of a corresponding notification device for the notification recipient and at least a corresponding selected portion of the notification information based on the subscriber notification preference information, and
• (4) outputting the at least one notification delivery message according to a third open network protocol;
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• a plurality of notification delivery processes, each configured for delivering a notification to a subscriber device according to a corresponding device protocol based on a corresponding received notification delivery message.

A computer readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions for notifying a subscriber, the sequences of instructions including instructions for performing the steps of:

• obtaining a notification message having been sent from a notification source according to a first open network protocol, the notification message specifying at least one notification recipient and notification information;
• accessing a subscriber directory, according to a second open network protocol, for subscriber attribute information specifying subscriber notification preference for the specified at least one notification recipient;
• generating, based on the subscriber notification preference, at least one notification delivery message that specifies a destination address of a corresponding notification device for the notification recipient and at least a corresponding selected portion of the notification information;
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• outputting, according to a third open network protocol, the at least one notification delivery message to a selected corresponding at least one of a plurality of notification delivery processes for delivery of the selected portion of the notification information to the notification device according to a corresponding device protocol.

A computer readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions for notifying a subscriber, the sequences of instructions including instructions for performing the steps of:

• obtaining by a notification process a notification message having been sent from a notification source according to a first open network protocol, the notification message specifying at least one notification recipient and notification information;
• accessing by the notification process a subscriber directory, according to a second open network protocol, for subscriber attribute information specifying subscriber notification preference for the specified at least one notification recipient;
• generating, based on the subscriber notification preference, at least one notification delivery message that specifies a destination address of a corresponding notification device for the notification recipient and at least a corresponding selected portion of the notification information;
• outputting, according to a third open network protocol, the at least one notification delivery message by the notification process to a selected corresponding at least one of a plurality of notification delivery processes;
• and
• delivering by the selected at least one notification delivery process the corresponding selected portion of the notification information to the corresponding notification device according to a corresponding device protocol.