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Recipient-controlled remote E-mail alerting and delivery

US8799369B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 23, 2007
Grant dateAug 5, 2014
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Expiry dateNov 7, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/72436
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide message notification systems and methods. Briefly described, one embodiment of a message notification method can be broadly summarized by the following: receiving a new message at a first inbox of a recipient; determining existence of at least one trigger for determining if a notification is to be sent for a newly received message at the first inbox; and sending a notification alerting the recipient of the arrival of the new message at the first inbox, the notification being sent to a second inbox of the recipient that is different than the first inbox. Other methods and systems are also provided.

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