Patent · US Expired

E-mail paging system

US5905777A · kind A · utility

215Cited by
9References
33Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 27, 1996
Grant dateMay 18, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 27, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L51/58
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

E-Mail messages transmitted over an E-Mail network are routed to an E-Mail server servicing the recipient, where useful E-Mail messages can be identified, separated from the junk mail, and forwarded as directed by the recipient. The E-Mail server sends a summary of the E-Mail message to the recipient over a different network so that the recipient can select a forwarding destination for the message. The recipient sends a selection signal to the E-mail server which then forwards the E-Mail message to the selected destination. The E-Mail message can be forwarded by the server over another network, such as the public telephone network, to a computer or a FAX machine at the recipient's office, home or other destination.

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