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System and method for forwarding messages to a subscriber device
Assignee: Optis Wireless Technology LLC
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Filing: 2000-08-24
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Granted: 2002-06-11
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Expires: 2020-08-24
Abstract
Abstract A method and system of forwarding messages to a subscriber. The invention includes a host server for receiving messages from a communications network. The message is forwarded to at least one of a plurality of devices associated with the subscriber. The host server will receive a signal from one of the devices indicating that the subscriber has received the message. After receiving this signal, the message is deleted from the other devices to which it was sent to ensure redundant messages are not received by the subscriber. The invention may use a multi-cast, probabilistic, or hybrid approach to deliver the messages to subscriber on a convenient device.
Inventors
- 👤 Mona Singh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 23:05
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/487; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/533; H04M3/53316; H04M2203/00; H04M2203/20; H04M2203/2083; H04M2242/00; H04M2242/30; H04M3/46; H04M3/465
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of forwarding messages to a subscriber, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a message at a host server, the message being addressed to a subscriber; forwarding the message from said host server to a plurality of devices indicated by the subscriber; and receiving a signal from one of the plurality of devices indicating that the subscriber has received the message, and, in response thereto automatically deleting the message from each of the plurality of devices to which the message was forwarded and not accessed by the subscriber.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
90 words
A method of forwarding messages to a subscriber, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a message at a host server, the message being addressed to a subscriber; forwarding the message from said host server to a plurality of devices indicated by the subscriber; and receiving a signal from one of the plurality of devices indicating that the subscriber has received the message, and, in response thereto automatically deleting the message from each of the plurality of devices to which the message was forwarded and not accessed by the subscriber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the message is forwarded to each of the plurality of devices at the same time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein forwarding messages from the host server to the plurality of devices is performed according to a predetermined sequence.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 3 , wherein prior to the subscriber receiving the message, the message is pending at one of the devices at a given moment of time.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the host server records each message delivered to the subscriber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 , further including sending the message to each of the devices that are active.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
63 words
A method of forwarding a message comprising the steps of: receiving a message addressed to a subscriber; delivering the message to each of a plurality of devices attributed to the subscriber; and receiving a signal from one of the plurality of devices indicating the subscriber has received the message, and, in response thereto automatically deleting the message from the other plurality of devices.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
63 words
A method of forwarding a message comprising the steps of: receiving a message addressed to a subscriber; delivering the message to each of a plurality of devices attributed to the subscriber; and receiving a signal from one of the plurality of devices indicating the subscriber has received the message, and, in response thereto automatically deleting the message from the other plurality of devices.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 7 , wherein the message is delivered to active devices.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 7 , further including assigning a priority level to each message sent to the plurality of devices.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 7 , wherein the message is in the form of at least one of a group consisting essentially of email, short message service, and instant messaging.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
112 words
A message delivery system comprising: a host server; a plurality of devices each capable of receiving messages targeted to a subscriber, each of said plurality of devices being in communication with said host server; a subscriber agent within each of said plurality of devices for maintaining the status of a message sent to the device; a master agent within said host server for communicating with said subscriber agents and causing redundant messages to be automatically deleted by said devices at least by the time the message is accessed by the subscriber in response to receiving a signal from one of the plurality of devices indicating that the subscriber has received the message.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
112 words
A message delivery system comprising: a host server; a plurality of devices each capable of receiving messages targeted to a subscriber, each of said plurality of devices being in communication with said host server; a subscriber agent within each of said plurality of devices for maintaining the status of a message sent to the device; a master agent within said host server for communicating with said subscriber agents and causing redundant messages to be automatically deleted by said devices at least by the time the message is accessed by the subscriber in response to receiving a signal from one of the plurality of devices indicating that the subscriber has received the message.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 11 , wherein said subscriber agents prioritize messages that have not been accessed by a subscriber.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 11 , wherein each of the devices receives messages in at least one of the forms consisting essentially of email, short message service, and instant messaging.
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