Intelligent selection of message delivery mechanism

摘要

A method and apparatus for selecting one of a plurality of delivery mechanisms for sending a message are disclosed. The illustrative embodiment enables the advantageous selection of the delivery mechanism for sending a message from a first telecommunications terminal to a second telecommunications terminal based on at least one of: (i) the location of the first terminal, (ii) the location of the second terminal, (iii) the time and date (i.e., the calendrical time) at the first terminal, (iv) the calendrical time at the second terminal, and (v) one or more properties of the message (e.g., the sending user, the receiving user, a message priority, the contents of the message, etc.). A delivery mechanism for sending a message comprises at least one of: a physical medium, a physical layer protocol, a medium access control, and a network for transport.

主权项

1. A hybrid telecommunications terminal comprising:
a receiver configured to receive signals from a plurality of networks, the plurality of networks comprising a cellular network and an IEEE 802.11 local-area network; a transmitter configured to transmit signals to each of the plurality of networks; a memory comprising instructions; and a processor, coupled to the receiver, transmitter, and memory, wherein the instructions program the processor to:
determine a security level of a message to be transmitted from the hybrid telecommunications terminal to a second terminal, by analyzing a semantic content of the message;determine a location of the second terminal based on a signal received at the receiver in response to a query transmitted by the transmitter;select one of a plurality of different physical media for sending the message from the hybrid telecommunications terminal to the second terminal based on the location of the second terminal and at least one of a second location associated with the hybrid telecommunications terminal, a calendrical time at the hybrid telecommunications terminal, or an identity of a user of the hybrid telecommunications terminal, to yield a selected physical medium; andsend the message from the hybrid telecommunications terminal via the transmitter to the second terminal via the selected physical medium and a corresponding one of the plurality of networks.