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Multiple language electronic mail notification of received voice and/or fax messages
Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1997-12-11
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Granted: 2001-05-15
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Expires: 2017-12-11
Abstract
Abstract In a messaging system of the type that receives a voice and/or fax message intended for a subscriber, an electronic mail message notifying the subscriber of the received message is composed in a language selected by the subscriber and then sent to one or more subscriber supplied electronic mail addresses. The subscriber can select to receive such notification messages in any one of a plurality of different languages that are available on the system. Different subscribers can select different ones of the available languages.
Inventors
- 👤 John L. Homan
- 👤 Merline T. Cherian
- 👤 Sandra A. Howat Haftl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-10-30 03:40
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/533; H04M3/537; H04L; H04L51/00; H04M2203/00; H04M2203/45; H04M2203/4536
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
65 words
In a messaging system, a method comprising the steps of: receiving one of a voice message and a fax message intended for a subscriber; composing an electronic mail message, using words of a subscriber selected one of a plurality of different human languages, that notifies the subscriber that the subscriber has received said one message; and sending the composed electronic mail message to the subscriber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
65 words
In a messaging system, a method comprising the steps of: receiving one of a voice message and a fax message intended for a subscriber; composing an electronic mail message, using words of a subscriber selected one of a plurality of different human languages, that notifies the subscriber that the subscriber has received said one message; and sending the composed electronic mail message to the subscriber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method recited in claim 1 further comprising: accessing a database to obtain an electronic mail address of the subscriber and an indication of the subscriber selected one of said plurality of different human languages.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
125 words
The method recited in claim 2 wherein said step of composing said electronic mail message further comprises: providing a file containing all of the words needed to construct said electronic mail message in each of said plurality of different human languages; building, from the words in the file, an array comprising a plurality of columns, wherein each column of the array contains the words of a different one of said plurality of human languages from which electronic mail messages can be constructed in that human language; using said indication of the subscriber selected human language to select the column of said array corresponding to the subscriber selected human language; and composing said electronic mail message from the words in the selected column of said array.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method recited in claim 3 wherein said file comprises a flat file.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
70 words
A messaging system comprising: means for receiving a message intended for a subscriber, said message comprising one of a voice message and a fax message; means for composing an electronic mail message, using words of a subscriber selected one of a plurality of different human languages, that notifies the subscriber that the subscriber has received said one message; and means for sending the composed electronic mail message to the subscriber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
70 words
A messaging system comprising: means for receiving a message intended for a subscriber, said message comprising one of a voice message and a fax message; means for composing an electronic mail message, using words of a subscriber selected one of a plurality of different human languages, that notifies the subscriber that the subscriber has received said one message; and means for sending the composed electronic mail message to the subscriber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The messaging system recited in claim 5 further comprising: means for accessing a database to obtain an electronic mail address of the subscriber and an indication of the subscriber selected one of said plurality of different human languages.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
94 words
The messaging system recited in claim 6 wherein said means for composing said electronic mail message further comprises: an array comprising a plurality of columns, wherein each column of the array contains the words of a different one of said plurality of human languages from which electronic mail messages can be constructed in that human language; means for selecting the column of said array corresponding to the subscriber selected human language as indicated in said database; and means for composing said electronic mail message from the words in the selected column of said array.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
The messaging system recited in claim 7 further comprising: a file containing all of the words needed to construct said electronic mail message in each of said plurality of different human languages; and means for building, from the words in the file, said array.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
136 words
In a messaging system of a type capable of receiving one of a voice message and a fax message intended for a subscriber, apparatus for notifying the subscriber that said message has been received comprising: a database containing information that specifies an electronic mail address of the subscriber and an indication of one of a plurality of different human languages selected by the subscriber; program code embodied on a computer readable medium that contains instructions that when executed by a computer causes the computer to compose an electronic mail message using words of the subscriber selected human language, the electronic mail message notifying the subscriber that the subscriber has received said message; and a server that sends the electronic mail message via a network to the electronic mail address specified in the database for the subscriber.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
136 words
In a messaging system of a type capable of receiving one of a voice message and a fax message intended for a subscriber, apparatus for notifying the subscriber that said message has been received comprising: a database containing information that specifies an electronic mail address of the subscriber and an indication of one of a plurality of different human languages selected by the subscriber; program code embodied on a computer readable medium that contains instructions that when executed by a computer causes the computer to compose an electronic mail message using words of the subscriber selected human language, the electronic mail message notifying the subscriber that the subscriber has received said message; and a server that sends the electronic mail message via a network to the electronic mail address specified in the database for the subscriber.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
The messaging system recited in claim 9 , further comprising an array comprising a plurality of columns, wherein each column of the array contains the words of a different one of said plurality of human languages from which electronic mail messages can be constructed in that human language.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
51 words
The messaging system recited in claim 10 , wherein said instructions of said program code further cause said computer to select the column of said array corresponding to the subscriber selected human language indicated in said database and to compose said electronic mail message from the words in the selected column.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
54 words
The messaging system recited in claim 10 further comprising a file containing all of the words needed to construct said electronic mail message in each of said plurality of different human languages, and wherein said instructions of said program code further cause said computer to build said array from the words in said file.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
141 words
In a messaging system of a type capable of receiving one of a voice message and a fax message intended for a subscriber, apparatus for composing an electronic mail message in one of a plurality of different human languages selected by the subscriber that notifies the subscriber that the message was received, comprising: an array comprising a plurality of columns, wherein each column of the array contains the words of one of said plurality of different human languages from which electronic mail messages can be constructed in that human language; and program code embodied on a computer readable medium comprising instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to select the column of said array corresponding to the subscriber selected human language and to compose said electronic mail message from the words in the selected column of said array.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
141 words
In a messaging system of a type capable of receiving one of a voice message and a fax message intended for a subscriber, apparatus for composing an electronic mail message in one of a plurality of different human languages selected by the subscriber that notifies the subscriber that the message was received, comprising: an array comprising a plurality of columns, wherein each column of the array contains the words of one of said plurality of different human languages from which electronic mail messages can be constructed in that human language; and program code embodied on a computer readable medium comprising instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to select the column of said array corresponding to the subscriber selected human language and to compose said electronic mail message from the words in the selected column of said array.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
53 words
The apparatus recited in claim 13 further comprising a file containing all of the words needed to construct said electronic mail message in each of said plurality of different human languages, and wherein said program code further comprises instructions that cause the computer to build said array from the words in the file.
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