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Method and system for selective notification of E-mail messages
Assignee: SBC Holdings Properties LP
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Filing: 1999-07-20
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Granted: 2002-06-04
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Expires: 2019-07-20
Abstract
Abstract A messaging system ( 10 ) for notifying subscribers of incoming e-mail messages includes an e-mail system ( 12 ) communicating with a notification system ( 14 ). The e-mail system ( 12 ) includes a user interface ( 22 ) that permits subscribers to populate filter lists ( 16 ) with e-mail message attributes, such as sender e-mail addresses. The filter list ( 16 ) is provided to the notification system ( 14 ), which selectively notifies subscribers of incoming e-mail messages based on the contents of their respective filter lists. The notification system ( 14 ) can alert subscribers to incoming e-mail messages by pager, facsimile, voice mail, synthetic speech via cellular or conventional telephones, or the like.
Inventors
- 👤 Julia Skladman
- 👤 Robert Joseph Thornberry, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 12:56
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L51/00; H04L51/21; H04L51/212; H04L51/224; H04L67/00; H04L67/50; H04L67/55; H04L51/58
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
A communication system, comprising: an e-mail system capable of presenting a user interface window displaying summary information regarding a received e-mail message or content of the received e-mail message; a notification include button, included in the user interface window, for allowing a user to set a priority flag while viewing the summary information or the content of the received e-mail message, wherein activation of the notification include button sets the priority flag to permit notification of one or more future incoming e-mail messages associated with the received e-mail message; a notification exclude button, included in the user interface window, for allowing the user to set the priority flag while viewing the summary information or the content of the received c-mail message, wherein activation of the notification exclude button sets the priority flag to block notification of the future incoming e-mail messages associated with the received e-mail message; a filter list for storing the priority flag as set by the user; and a notification system, in communication with the e-mail system, for selectively notifying the user of the future incoming e-mail messages as a function of the priority flag stored in the filter list.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
193 words
A communication system, comprising: an e-mail system capable of presenting a user interface window displaying summary information regarding a received e-mail message or content of the received e-mail message; a notification include button, included in the user interface window, for allowing a user to set a priority flag while viewing the summary information or the content of the received e-mail message, wherein activation of the notification include button sets the priority flag to permit notification of one or more future incoming e-mail messages associated with the received e-mail message; a notification exclude button, included in the user interface window, for allowing the user to set the priority flag while viewing the summary information or the content of the received c-mail message, wherein activation of the notification exclude button sets the priority flag to block notification of the future incoming e-mail messages associated with the received e-mail message; a filter list for storing the priority flag as set by the user; and a notification system, in communication with the e-mail system, for selectively notifying the user of the future incoming e-mail messages as a function of the priority flag stored in the filter list.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The communication system of claim 1 , further comprising: a notify mode button, included in the user interface window, for permitting the user to select an include mode of operation or an exclude mode of operation.
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