System and method for changing the priority of voice mail messages within the recipient's mailbox
US5966351A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/533
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for enabling the sender of electronic mail messages to access a recipient's mailbox to reprioritize the messages previously sent by the sender. The system searches the recipient's mailbox for messages sent by the sender and unread by the recipient. An unopened message counter is used to determine the number of unopened messages in the recipient's mailbox. A message review unit enables the sender to review the unread messages. A message prioritization unit is used to reprioritize the unread messages.
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