Methods and systems for filtering, sorting, and dispatching messages to wired and wireless devices

US7546351B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• MXGO · US

Inventors

• Jens Horstmann · Goldkronach, DE
• Ajay H. Giovindarajan · Santa Clara, US
• Alan Rothkopf · Palo Alto, US
• Tal Dayan · Los Gatos, US
• Arie Avnur · Cupertino, US
• Justin M. Kitagawa · Moraga, US
• Carolyn B. Boyce · Sunnyvale, US
• Aleksandr M. Schvartsman · Sunnyvale, US
• Aswath N. Satrasala · Sunnyvale, US
• Vincent L. Tang · Pleasanton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 15, 2007
• Grant date: Jun 9, 2009
• Expiry date: Jul 13, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W4/12
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A communication server collects messages from a number of user accounts and presents them to the user from a single location. The user can set the mail server to block unwanted messages and to forward others to various receiving devices, including mobile telephones and pagers. Forwarded messages are automatically reformatted for the receiving device, while a copy of the original message is retained. The retained copy can be viewed later if the user is interested in message content that was not available to the wireless device. The user can also use the wireless device to forward the original message to another receiving device. In the case of forwarding, the saved original message and not the reformatted message is sent to the forwarding address. Replies to messages directed to the user from different message sources identify the user by message source to allow the user to maintain separate email identities.