Communication exchanges and methods of use thereof

A specifically programmed communications exchange computer system, comprising:

• at least one specialized computer machine, comprising:
• a non-transient memory, electronically storing particular computer executable program code;
• and
• at least one computer processor which, when executing the particular program code, becomes a specifically programmed computer processor of the specifically programmed communications exchange computer system that is configured to perform at least the following operations:
• administering electronic delivery of a plurality of electronic distributions from a plurality of senders to a plurality of recipients, by allowing:
• i) each sender to define to a particular source of a plurality of sources how particular electronic distributions of such sender to be delivered from the particular source of the plurality of sources, based on:
• 1) a plurality of sender attributes of such sender, and
• 2) a plurality of sender rules of such sender, and
• ii) each recipient to define, for a particular sender, the specifically programmed communications exchange computer system, or both, how such recipient receives particular electronic distributions directed to such recipient, based on:
• 1) a plurality of recipient attributes of such recipient and
• 2) a plurality of recipient rules of such recipient,
• wherein the plurality of recipient attributes of such recipient and the plurality of recipient rules of such recipient identify at least the following:
• 1) a particular type of electronic distributions that such recipient desires to receive, and
• 2) a particular channel from a plurality of channels that such recipient desires to be utilized to deliver the particular type of electronic distributions addressed to such recipient,
• receiving, from at least one first source of a plurality of sources, at least one first electronic distribution of at least one first sender, wherein the at least one first electronic distribution is addressed to at least one first recipient;
• wherein the at least one first source is a first computer-programmed electronic system that the at least one first sender utilizes;
• wherein the receiving of the at least one first electronic distribution is in accordance with at least one first electronic exchange protocol defined between the specifically programed communications exchange computer system and the first computer-programmed electronic system of the at least one first source;
• wherein the at least one first electronic exchange protocol is based at least in part on:
• i) a plurality of source attributes of the at least one first source,
• ii) a plurality of source rules of the at least one first source,
• iii) a plurality of exchange attributes of the specifically programmed communications exchange computer system, and
• iv) a plurality of exchange rules of the specifically programmed communications exchange computer system;
• receiving, from the at least one first source, a first plurality of sender attributes of the at least one first sender and a first plurality of sender rules of the at least one first sender that define how particular electronic distributions of the at least one first sender to be delivered;
• receiving, from the plurality of channels, the plurality of recipient attributes of a plurality of recipients and the plurality of recipient rules of the plurality of recipients;
• wherein each channel of the plurality of channels is a computer-programmed electronic system that communicates with the specifically programmed communications exchange computer system in accordance with at least one second electronic exchange protocol, being based at least in part on:
• i) a plurality of channel attributes of such channel,
• ii) a plurality of channel rules of such channel,
• iii) the plurality of exchange attributes of the specifically programmed communications exchange computer system, and
• iv) the plurality of exchange rules of the specifically programmed communications exchange computer system;
• matching the at least one first electronic distribution of the at least one first sender to:
• 1) at least one first recipient of the plurality of recipients and
• 2) at least one first channel from the plurality of channels to deliver the at least one first electronic distribution of the at least one first sender;
• wherein the matching is based on:
• i) the first plurality of sender attributes of the at least one first sender,
• ii) the first plurality of sender rules of the at least one first sender,
• iii) a first plurality of recipient attributes of the at least one first recipient,
• iv) a first plurality of recipient rules of the at least one first recipient,
• v) the plurality of channel attributes of the plurality of channels, and
• vi) the plurality of channel rules of the plurality of channels;
• transmitting the at least one first electronic distribution of the at least one first sender to the at least one first channel associated with the at least one first recipient;
• wherein the transmitting is based at least in part on the at least one second electronic exchange protocol of the at least one first channel;
• wherein the at least one first channel is a second computer-programmed electronic system;
• wherein the first computer-programmed electronic system of the at least one first source and the second computer-programmed electronic system of the at least one first channel are independent from:
• 1) each other and 2) the specifically programmed communications exchange computer system.