System for the remote notification and retrieval of electronically stored messages
US7006609B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/652
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system to generate a unique code for a message and then allows easy and direct access to the content of that specific message. The unique code is transmitted in a message alert, which may be implemented for a variety of media. In particular, according to one embodiment, the present invention provides a method and system for enhanced messaging services incorporating the capability of alerting a message service subscriber to the receipt of high priority messages according to a defined set of filter criteria. The present invention is highly flexible and can be designed to work with any type of electronic message including e-mail, voice mail, facsimile etc. Furthermore, the enhanced messaging services are transparent to the typical messaging services in use today so that subscribers are not required to change messaging services or learn a new system.
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