Dialable screening profile
US6363140B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/301
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Dialable user profiles are established via a software user agent in a telecommunications system for filtering mixed-media messages, including electronic mail and voice mail. According to the software agent of the present invention, the user creates, stores and retrieves a plurality of user profiles which indicate how inbound messages are to be sorted and prioritized. The user selects and invokes a particular profile which is appropriate to a given situation, such as remote computer dial up, pay phone dial up, cellular dial up, etc. The user agent resides in a message server of the data communication network and interprets commands from the user via remote terminal or touch-tone pad to retrieve and apply the requested profile.
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