Abstract A pager-enhanced keyboard connected to a subscriber's computer has a pager portion and a keyboard portion. An enhanced server connected to the Internet and adapted to collect e-mail and attachments for clients is also adapted to match incoming e-mail with a subscriber list, and to dial up a paging service and cause a page to sent to the pager portion of the keyboard at the subscriber's computer. Upon receipt of a pager message the subscriber's computer as a result of the message received initiates action ranging from lighting and blinking an LED at the keyboard to directing the computer to download and process e-mail messages and attachments, and to send downloaded information by facsimile and/or e-mail attachment to another location.
A method for delivering e-mail and attachments to a subscriber's computer comprising steps of: a) storing a subscriber list on a server adapted to receive and store e-mail for subscribers; b) matching addressees on incoming e-mail with the subscriber list; c) dialing up a pager service in the event a match is found between a received e-mail and the subscriber list; d) causing a prestored page to be sent to a prestored destination associated with the subscriber's list; e) receiving the page at paging circuitry coupled to a keyboard at the subscriber's computer; and f) initiating an action at the keyboard, the action associated with the prestored page.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
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A method for delivering e-mail and attachments to a subscriber's computer comprising steps of: a) storing a subscriber list on a server adapted to receive and store e-mail for subscribers; b) matching addressees on incoming e-mail with the subscriber list; c) dialing up a pager service in the event a match is found between a received e-mail and the subscriber list; d) causing a prestored page to be sent to a prestored destination associated with the subscriber's list; e) receiving the page at paging circuitry coupled to a keyboard at the subscriber's computer; and f) initiating an action at the keyboard, the action associated with the prestored page.