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Method and system for providing visual notification in a unified messaging system
Assignee: Nortel Networks Ltd
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Filing: 2002-09-18
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Granted: 2006-06-27
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Expires: 2022-09-18
Abstract
Abstract A method and system for interfacing a legacy e-mail, voice mail and facsimile system into a unified messaging system. The system includes visual message notification for notifying a user of incoming messages. Visual notification may include a flashing light emitting diode and/or text messages. The text messages may include various characteristics of the waiting messages, such as identification of the sender, subject header, message type, time and date received and a like.
Inventors
- 👤 Julia Skladman
- 👤 Robert J. Thornberry, Jr.
- 👤 Bruce A. Chatterley
- 👤 Alexander Sio-Kay Ng
- 👤 Bruce L. Peterson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 17:39
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04L; H04L51/00; H04L51/21; H04L51/224; H04L51/56; H04M2203/00; H04M2203/45; H04M2203/4509
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A system for visually notifying a user of messages from a plurality of disparate message sources, the system comprising: a unified messaging system which includes a unified message server for storing messaging data; an enterprise communication system coupled to said unified message server, said enterprise communication system including one or more host telephones; and at least one adjunct display system coupled to one of said one or more host telephones, said adjunct display system including an interface to said unified message server for polling said unified message server and providing an indication of said messages.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
95 words
A system for visually notifying a user of messages from a plurality of disparate message sources, the system comprising: a unified messaging system which includes a unified message server for storing messaging data; an enterprise communication system coupled to said unified message server, said enterprise communication system including one or more host telephones; and at least one adjunct display system coupled to one of said one or more host telephones, said adjunct display system including an interface to said unified message server for polling said unified message server and providing an indication of said messages.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein said interface includes a modem.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein said adjunct display system includes a microprocessor, a memory and a display and a control system for retrieving message information from said unified message server by way of said interface and processing any retrieved message information and displaying retrieved messages on said display.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein said indication includes a light emitting diode.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system as recited in claim 4 , wherein said indication is a human readable display describing one or more characteristics of each message retrieved from said unified message server.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system as recited in claim 5 , wherein said one or more characteristics include the identification of the sender.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system as recited in claim 5 , wherein said one or more characteristics include subject header.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system as recited in claim 5 , wherein said one or more characteristics include message type.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system as recited in claim 5 , wherein said one or more characteristics include time and date of message.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system as recited in claim 3 , wherein said control system is configured to poll said notification server at predetermined intervals.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system as recited in claim 10 , wherein said control system is configured to check the status of said host telephone.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system as recited in claim 11 , wherein said control system is configured to check for a dial tone of the host telephone.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system as recited in claim 1 , further including a user interface for said adjunct display system.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system as recited in claim 1 , wherein said user interface includes a push button switch and wherein said adjunct display system is configured to enable a user to scroll through messages retrieved from said notification server.
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