Granted Patent B1

US 9,372,730 · App. 14/600,974 · Granted Jun 21, 2016

Abstract

Claims (34)

1. A method, comprising:

assigning, by a processor, each message of at least one delivery job to one of a plurality of job queues, each of said plurality of job queues being associated with a delivery timeframe;

determining, by the processor, a number of ports required to ensure that each message of said message delivery job is delivered to its respective recipient within said delivery timeframe; and

assigning, by the processor, said determined number of ports to said message delivery job;

wherein the determining of the number of ports required is based on a number of jobs in the job queue, an estimated time to complete each job, an expiration time for each job, a service level for each job, and an acceptable delivery window for each job.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein each message delivery job comprises at least one message and at least one message recipient.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising determining, by the processor, the delivery timeframe for the message delivery job.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising determining, by the processor, whether a message delivery job in said job queue will be completed within its respective delivery timeframe.

5. The method of claim 4 , comprising reassigning, by the processor, said message delivery job to a higher priority job queue upon determining that said message delivery job will not be completed within its respective delivery timeframe.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising receiving, by the processor, a further message delivery job.

7. The method of claim 6 , comprising assigning, by the processor, said further message delivery job to a priority queue having a higher priority than said selected message delivery job.

8. The method of claim 7 , comprising re-assigning, by the processor, one or more ports assigned to said selected message delivery job to said further message delivery job.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform:

assigning each message of at least one delivery job to one of a plurality of job queues, each of said plurality of job queues being associated with a delivery timeframe; determining a number of ports required to ensure that each message of said message delivery job is delivered to its respective recipient within said delivery timeframe; and

assigning said determined number of ports to said message delivery job;

wherein the determining of the number of ports required is based on a number of jobs in the job queue, an estimated time to complete each job, an expiration time for each job, a service level for each job, and an acceptable delivery window for each job.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein each message delivery job comprises at least one message and at least one message recipient.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , comprising instructions that, when read by the processor, cause the processor to perform determining the delivery timeframe for the message delivery job.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , comprising instructions that, when read by the processor, cause the processor to perform determining whether a message delivery job in said job queue will be completed within its respective delivery timeframe.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , comprising instructions that, when read by the processor, cause the processor to perform reassigning said message delivery job to a higher priority job queue upon determining that said message delivery job will not be completed within its respective delivery timeframe.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , comprising instructions that, when read by the processor, cause the processor to perform receiving a further message delivery job.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , comprising instructions that, when read by the processor, cause the processor to perform assigning said further message delivery job to a priority queue having a higher priority than said selected message delivery job.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , comprising instructions that, when read by the processor, cause the processor to perform re-assigning one or more ports assigned to said selected message delivery job to said further message delivery job.

17. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

memory;

wherein the processor and the memory are communicably coupled;

wherein the processor:

assigns each message of at least one delivery job to one of a plurality of job queues, each of said plurality of job queues being associated with a delivery timeframe; determines a number of ports required to ensure that each message of said message delivery job is delivered to its respective recipient within said delivery timeframe; and

assigns said determined number of ports to said message delivery job;

wherein the number of ports required being determined is based on a number of jobs in the job queue, an estimated time to complete each job, an expiration time for each job, a service level for each job, and an acceptable delivery window for each job.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein each message delivery job comprises at least one message and at least one message recipient.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the processor determines the delivery timeframe for the message delivery job.

20. The system of claim 17 wherein the processor determines whether a message delivery job in said job queue will be completed within its respective delivery timeframe.

Assignments (11)