EP0736989A2
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Mail notification system and method
Assignee: Rooster Ltd
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Filing: 1996-04-04
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2016-04-04
Abstract
Abstract An electronic mailing system having at least a main host computer, for transferring mail between a sending subscriber and a recipient subscriber is provided. The subscribers are not connected to each other or to the host computer. Messages are sent from one sender subscriber to another recipient subscriber via the host computer which stores mail addressed to subscribers in individual mailboxes. The host computer has a dialing unit connected to it for calling a phone associated with the recipient subscriber whenever a new message arrives at the host computer. The recipient has a receiving unit including a call intercepting unit associated with the recipient's phone for intercepting and identifying calls from the dialing unit and a display unit for displaying an indication that the dialing unit has called the call intercepting unit.
Inventors
- 👤 Shmuel Vazana
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 23:39
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/5307; H04L; H04L51/00; H04L51/21; H04L51/224; H04M3/537
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
An electronic mailing system having at least a main host computer, for transferring mail between a sending subscriber and a recipient subscriber, said sending subscriber and said recipient subscriber not being continually connected to each other or to said host computer, comprising: a. a dialing unit connected to said host computer for calling a telephone number associated with said recipient subscriber whenever a mail message for said recipient subscriber arrives at the host computer; b. a receiving unit comprising a call intercept unit associated with the recipient subscriber's telephone, for intercepting said telephone call from said dialing unit; and c. a display unit for displaying an indication that said dialing unit has called said call intercept unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
53 words
An electronic mailing system according to claim 1 wherein said host computer comprises: a. a communications processor for processing information communicated to said host computer; b. a user database for storing details of subscribers to said host computer; and c. a mail control unit for processing mail messages communicated to said host computer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
66 words
An electronic mailing system according to claim 2 wherein said mail control unit comprises: a. a plurality of mailboxes for storing of said received mail messages, each of said plurality of mailboxes allocated to one of said subscribers; and b. a mail update unit for registering and updating the status of one of said mailboxes whenever a mail message is received or collected from said mailbox.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
120 words
An electronic mailing system having at least a main host computer, for transferring mail between a sending subscriber and a recipient subscriber, said sending subscriber and said recipient subscriber not being continually connected to each other or to said host computer, comprising: a. a dialing unit connected to said host computer for calling a telephone number associated with said recipient subscriber whenever a mail message for said recipient subscriber arrives at the host computer; b. a receiving unit comprising a modem communicator associated with the recipient subscriber's telephone for receiving said telephone call from said dialing unit; and c. a computer system comprising a display unit for displaying an indication that said dialing unit has called said call intercept unit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
An electronic mailing system according to claim 4 wherein said modem communicator comprises a call intercept unit, for intercepting said telephone call from said dialing unit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
An electronic mailing system according to any of the previous claims wherein said receiving unit further comprises a phone database for storing details associated with each of said calling telephone numbers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
An electronic mailing system according to any of the previous claims wherein said call intercept unit comprises processing means for processing data sent by the telephone network.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
An electronic mailing system according to claim 1 wherein said call intercept unit is a remote receiver.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
99 words
A mail notification system for notifying an addressee that mail has been deposited in the addressee mailbox, the system comprising: a. a processing unit for processing mail operations; b. a dialing unit connected to said processing unit for calling a telephone number associated with said addressee subscriber whenever mail is deposited in said addressee subscriber's mailbox; c. a receiving unit comprising a call intercept unit associated with the addressee subscriber's telephone, for intercepting said telephone call from said dialing unit; and d. a display unit for displaying an indication that said dialing unit has called said call intercept unit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A mail notification system according to claim 9 further comprising a mail sorter, connected to said processing unit, for identifying and classifying mail addressed to said addressee subscriber.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
124 words
A mail notification system for notifying an addressee subscriber that mail has been deposited in said addressee subscriber's mailbox, comprising: a. a processing unit for processing mail operations; b. a sensing device, connected to said addressee subscriber's mailbox and said processing unit, for sensing whenever mail is deposited in or removed from said addressee subscriber's mailbox; c. a dialing unit connected to said processing unit for calling a telephone number associated with said addressee subscriber whenever mail is deposited in said addressee subscriber's mailbox; d. a receiving unit comprising a call intercept unit associated with the addressee subscriber's telephone, for intercepting said dialed telephone call; and e. a display unit for displaying an indication that said dialing unit has called said call intercept unit.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
50 words
A mail notification system according to any of claims 9 - 11, further comprising: a. a user database for storing details of mailbox subscribers; and b. a mail control unit for registering and updating the status of one of said mailboxes whenever mail is received or collected from said mailbox.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
105 words
A mail notification system for notifying an addressee subscriber that mail has been deposited in said addressee subscriber's mail box, comprising: a. a processing unit for processing said incoming mail; b. a dialing unit connected to said processing unit for calling a telephone number associated with said addressee subscriber whenever mail is deposited in said addressee subscriber's mail box; c. a receiving unit comprising a modem communicator associated with the addressee subscriber's telephone for receiving said telephone call from said dialing unit; and d. a computer system comprising a display unit for displaying an indication that said dialing unit has called said call intercept unit.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
A mail notification system according to claim 13 wherein said modem communicator comprises a call intercept unit, for intercepting said telephone call from said dialing unit.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
79 words
A method for notifying a subscriber that mail has been deposited in said subscriber's mailbox, comprising the steps of: a. processing incoming mail; b. depositing mail addressed to said subscriber in said subscriber's mailbox; c. dialling a telephone number associated with said subscriber whenever said mail is deposited in said subscriber's mailbox; d. intercepting said dialled call by means of an unit associated with said subscriber's telephone; and e. displaying an indication that said dialled call has been intercepted.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
93 words
A method for transferring mail between a sending subscriber and a recipient subscriber via a host computer, said sending subscriber and said recipient subscriber not being continually connected to each other or to said host computer, said method comprising the steps of: a. dialling a telephone number associated with said recipient subscriber whenever a mail message for said recipient subscriber arrives at said host computer; b. intercepting said dialled telephone call by means of an unit associated with said subscriber's telephone; and c. displaying an indication that said dialled call has been intercepted.
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