WO1998037680B1 - E-mail server for message filtering and routing - Google Patents
E-mail server for message filtering and routingInfo
- Publication number
- WO1998037680B1 WO1998037680B1 PCT/US1998/003637 US9803637W WO9837680B1 WO 1998037680 B1 WO1998037680 B1 WO 1998037680B1 US 9803637 W US9803637 W US 9803637W WO 9837680 B1 WO9837680 B1 WO 9837680B1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- recipient
- server
- mail message
- trigger criteria
- Prior art date
Links
- 238000001914 filtration Methods 0.000 title 1
- 230000011664 signaling Effects 0.000 claims 4
- 230000003213 activating Effects 0.000 claims 2
- 230000001413 cellular Effects 0.000 claims 1
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.
Claims
1. An electronic mail server for receiving incoming mail from a sender and for routing the incoming mail to a recipient, the server comprising: a database having profile information about the recipient and trigger criteria based on information contained with a particular incoming electronic mail message; means for signaling the recipient in accordance with the profile information; and means for correlating incoming electronic mail with the trigger criteria for determining if the particular incoming mail message is to be treated special; and means for activating the signaling means upon determination of a mail message that is to be treated special.
2. The server of claim 1, further comprising: a database controller for altering both the profile information and the trigger criteria.
3. The server of claim 1, further comprising: a text-to-speech converter that allows the recipient to receive the special mail message via telephone under control of the signaling means.
4. The server of claim 1 , wherein the signaling means relays the special mail message to the recipient by activating at least one of the following: a telephone line, a facsimile line, a pager, a cellular phone, an on-line computer, or a LAN line.
5. The server of claim 1 , wherein the trigger criteria consists of at least one of the following contained with the mail message: sender data, recipient data, chronometric data, subject data, text data, or coded phrases.
Priority Applications (3)
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| CA002282502A CA2282502A1 (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 |
| EP98908706A EP0963646A4 (en) | 1997-02-25 | 1998-02-24 | E-mail server for message filtering and routing |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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| US80528997A | 1997-02-25 | 1997-02-25 | |
| US08/805,289 | 1997-02-25 |
Publications (3)
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| WO1998037680A2 WO1998037680A2 (en) | 1998-08-27 |
| WO1998037680A3 WO1998037680A3 (en) | 1998-11-05 |
| WO1998037680B1 true WO1998037680B1 (en) | 1998-12-10 |
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Country Status (4)
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| EP (1) | EP0963646A4 (en) |
| AU (1) | AU6666998A (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2282502A1 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO1998037680A2 (en) |
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