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Universal message storage system

US5832221A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 1995
Grant dateNov 3, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L51/224
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A message storage system, for use with a communication network and in which a network presence is provided for an entity, stores a message from a sender to a network presence. The message storage system accepts a query including a specified property, and generates a mailbox including the stored message when one of the message properties is the specified property. A software agent processes the stored message in accordance with a processing preference included in attributes associated with the entity. The message storage system generates a summary of the message and updates the summary of the message in response to modifications to the message.

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