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E-mail alert system

US8832198B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Roger White · Livermore, US
Amy White · Warrenton, US
Phillip White · Willis, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 23, 2011
Grant date	Sep 9, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 7, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06Q10/107
WIPO fieldIT methods for management
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An e-mail sender is provided with an option to send a notification to the prospective recipient(s) of an e-mail indicating to the recipient that an e-mail has been sent to his or her attention or to a business or other entities attention. The notification can be advantageously sent by a different communications route, such as by mail, courier, telephone call, facsimile, social network, or other method. Back up notifications can also be sent on an automated basis. The notification can be sent automatically and/or sent a period of time after the e-mail is sent if an acknowledgment or reply is not received.

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