Method and system for providing visual notification in a unified messaging system
US6498835B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 29, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2203/4509
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for interfacing a legacy e-mail, voice mail and facsimile system into a unified messaging system. The system includes visual message notification for notifying a user of incoming messages. Visual notification may include a flashing light emitting diode and/or text messages. The text messages may include various characteristics of the waiting messages, such as identification of the sender, subject header, message type, time and date received and a like.
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