WO1998037680A3 - E-mail server for message filtering and routing - Google Patents

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WO1998037680A3
WO1998037680A3 PCT/US1998/003637 US9803637W WO9837680A3 WO 1998037680 A3 WO1998037680 A3 WO 1998037680A3 US 9803637 W US9803637 W US 9803637W WO 9837680 A3 WO9837680 A3 WO 9837680A3
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Robert H Franz
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04M3/08—Indicating faults in circuits or apparatus
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    • H04L51/00—User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
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    • H04M3/53—Centralised arrangements for recording incoming messages, i.e. mailbox systems
    • H04M3/5307—Centralised arrangements for recording incoming messages, i.e. mailbox systems for recording messages comprising any combination of audio and non-audio components
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    • H04L51/06—Message adaptation to terminal or network requirements
    • H04L51/066—Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L51/00—User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
    • H04L51/21—Monitoring or handling of messages
    • H04L51/224—Monitoring or handling of messages providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2203/00—Aspects of automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M2203/45—Aspects of automatic or semi-automatic exchanges related to voicemail messaging
    • H04M2203/4536—Voicemail combined with text-based messaging
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/42314—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers in private branch exchanges
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/50—Centralised arrangements for answering calls; Centralised arrangements for recording messages for absent or busy subscribers ; Centralised arrangements for recording messages
    • H04M3/53—Centralised arrangements for recording incoming messages, i.e. mailbox systems
    • H04M3/533—Voice mail systems
    • H04M3/53333—Message receiving aspects
    • H04M3/5335—Message type or catagory, e.g. priority, indication
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/50—Centralised arrangements for answering calls; Centralised arrangements for recording messages for absent or busy subscribers ; Centralised arrangements for recording messages
    • H04M3/53—Centralised arrangements for recording incoming messages, i.e. mailbox systems
    • H04M3/537—Arrangements for indicating the presence of a recorded message, whereby the presence information might include a preview or summary of the message
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M7/00—Arrangements for interconnection between switching centres
    • H04M7/12—Arrangements for interconnection between switching centres for working between exchanges having different types of switching equipment, e.g. power-driven and step by step or decimal and non-decimal

Abstract

Electronic mail server (20) receives incoming mail from a sender, routes the incoming mail to a recipient, and determines which of the incoming mail is critical mail. The server (20) has a filter database (203) with profile information about the recipient and trigger criteria, a call generator (204) that establishes communication with the recipient in accordance with the profile information, and a filter (202) that correlates the incoming mail with the trigger criteria for determining which of the mail is critical mail. The call generator (204) then notifies the recipient that critical mail has been received.
PCT/US1998/003637 1997-02-25 1998-02-24 E-mail server for message filtering and routing WO1998037680A2 (en)

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EP98908706A EP0963646A4 (en) 1997-02-25 1998-02-24 E-mail server for message filtering and routing
AU66669/98A AU6666998A (en) 1997-02-25 1998-02-24 E-mail server for message filtering and routing
CA002282502A CA2282502A1 (en) 1997-02-25 1998-02-24 E-mail server for message filtering and routing

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