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WO1999003239A1
WO1999003239A1 PCT/US1998/013731 US9813731W WO9903239A1 WO 1999003239 A1 WO1999003239 A1 WO 1999003239A1 US 9813731 W US9813731 W US 9813731W WO 9903239 A1 WO9903239 A1 WO 9903239A1
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Robert J. Hall
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At & T Corp.
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/50—Centralised arrangements for answering calls; Centralised arrangements for recording messages for absent or busy subscribers ; Centralised arrangements for recording messages
    • H04M3/53—Centralised arrangements for recording incoming messages, i.e. mailbox systems
    • H04M3/5307—Centralised arrangements for recording incoming messages, i.e. mailbox systems for recording messages comprising any combination of audio and non-audio components
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L51/00—User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
    • H04L51/21—Monitoring or handling of messages
    • H04L51/224—Monitoring or handling of messages providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42—Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/50—Centralised arrangements for answering calls; Centralised arrangements for recording messages for absent or busy subscribers ; Centralised arrangements for recording messages
    • H04M3/53—Centralised arrangements for recording incoming messages, i.e. mailbox systems
    • H04M3/537—Arrangements for indicating the presence of a recorded message, whereby the presence information might include a preview or summary of the message

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  • the present invention relates to a system and method for notifying a
  • delivered to the recipient may be a day or more. This delay tends to
  • delay time may be reduced. Such a reduction would result if a user was notified of new email message soon after the message was received by the
  • the present invention is a method and apparatus for notifying a
  • the invention has been received at an electronic mail messaging system.
  • the invention has been received at an electronic mail messaging system.
  • the email messaging system places an
  • the alert telephone call indicates that
  • the notification device comprises a detection circuit detecting an
  • the indicator circuit comprises a counter circuit counting a number of alert calls that have been detected and a display displaying the
  • Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a system including an email notification
  • Fig. 2 is a block diagram of one embodiment of a notification
  • Fig. 3a is a block diagram of a typical email recipient system
  • Fig. 3b is a block diagram of another typical email recipient system
  • Fig. 4a is a block diagram of an exemplary system, in which an
  • FIG. 4b is a flow diagram of an email notification process 450
  • email sender 102 transmits an email message 104, which is addressed to
  • the email messaging system places
  • PSTN public switched telephone network
  • the email messaging system 108 may place an alert telephone call
  • PSTN 112 completes the alert call to the telephone line
  • the device 116 is connected to telephone line 114 and detects the ring signal of
  • Email sender 102 or email messaging system 108 allows the call to ring a predetermined number of times, then terminates the call.
  • Notification device 116 detects the call and determines that it is an alert
  • Notification device 116 then generates
  • Notification device 116 includes a well-known telephone
  • ring detector circuit 204 which is connected to telephone line 114. Ring
  • detector 204 outputs a signal 206 that indicates that line 114 is ringing.
  • Signal 206 is input to counter/comparator 208, which counts each ring on
  • counter/comparator 208 compares
  • counter comparator 208 outputs signal 210, which indicates
  • notification device 116 This allows notification device 116 to
  • the target number of rings may be set to one.
  • ring detector 204 will detect each ring. After the first ring, counter comparator 208 will detect that the target number of
  • Counter/comparator 208 will detect that the preset
  • Signal 210 is input to counter circuit 212, which counts the number
  • Counter circuit 212 Counter circuit 212
  • Indicator 216 displays the number of alert calls.
  • the notification device indicates that the email
  • counter 212 counts alert calls that have
  • counter 212 is
  • embodiment indicates only that one or more alert calls have been received
  • Indicator 216 may be a visual display device or an audible
  • the visual display device may be, for example, an alpha ⁇
  • numeric display device that directly displays the number of alert calls or a
  • an audible indicator may be a simple beeper
  • the indicator may be a speech synthesis device generating a spoken message
  • Notification device 116 may be advantageously installed on any one of the two components.
  • the typical email recipient has a computer system 302, which is often a
  • the typical email recipient also has a
  • Notification device 116 is connected to telephone line 114.
  • Notification device 116 may include a conventional telephone line pass-
  • FIG. 3b Another typical configuration is shown in Fig. 3b. In this
  • the email recipient uses a single telephone line that is shared
  • notification device in addition to notification device
  • telephone devices 308, such as a telephone answering machine, a fax
  • Notification device 116 may be advantageously used in this configuration
  • notification device 116 is set to respond to the number of rings of an alert
  • device 308 may be set to respond to four
  • Device 308 will not respond to the call. If the call is not an alert
  • the call will ring on line 114 more than once. Notification device 116 will detect this situation and will not register the call as an alert call. As
  • the system of Fig. 4a includes an email messaging system 402, public
  • PSTN switched telephone network
  • Email messaging system 402 includes an email server 408 and a
  • Email recipient system 406 typically includes
  • server 408 is a conventional online server system with multiple user
  • Email server 408 may include only one server
  • Email server 408 includes email messages 409 and telephone numbers
  • Dialer device 411 is connected to email server 408 and to PSTN
  • Device 411 receives commands and data from server 408 and
  • Device 411 is capable of initiating telephone calls over PSTN 404 to telephone numbers received from server 408.
  • Email server 408 selects
  • dialer device 411 A conventional
  • dialer device 411 modem with outdialing capability may be used as dialer device 411.
  • dialer device 411 may be used as dialer device 411.
  • An email notification process 450 implemented in the system of
  • Fig. 4a is shown in Fig. 4b.
  • the process begins with step 451, in which
  • email messaging system 402 receives an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email message addressed to an email
  • email recipient registered with email messaging system 402, such as the
  • step 452 email messaging
  • system 402 places the received email message in the inbox corresponding
  • this inbox resides on email server 408.
  • step 453 email messaging system 402 places an alert call to a telephone
  • the alert call is
  • notification device 116 detects the alert call and indicates to the email recipient that the email message is waiting. Steps 455 and 456 may
  • step 455 the email

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un procédé et un appareil permettant de notifier à un destinataire qu'un message de courrier électronique ('email') lui ayant été adressé est arrivé à un système de messagerie de courrier électronique. En réponse à un système de messagerie de courrier électronique recevant un message de courrier électronique adressé à un destinataire, ce système de messagerie de courrier électronique transmet un message d'alerte par téléphone à ce destinataire, ce message d'alerte par téléphone indiquant si le message de courrier électronique a été reçu. Un dispositif de notification, situé à l'emplacement du destinataire, détecte ce message d'alerte par téléphone et indique si ce message d'alerte par téléphone a été détecté. Ce dispositif de notification comprend un circuit de détection permettant de détecter un message d'alerte transmis en réponse à la réception dudit message de courrier électronique. Ce dispositif comprend également un circuit indicateur destiné à indiquer si ce message d'alerte a été détecté. Dans un mode de réalisation, ce circuit indicateur comprend un circuit compteur permettant de compter le nombre de messages d'alerte détectés, et un dispositif d'affichage conçu pour afficher le nombre de messages d'alerte par téléphone détectés.
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GB2350269B (en) * 1999-05-20 2003-10-22 Virtual Access Ireland Ltd An interface apparatus and method
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WO2001043045A1 (fr) * 1999-12-07 2001-06-14 Automatic Pty Ltd Procedes de reacheminement sur internet
DE10022182B4 (de) * 2000-05-06 2010-02-11 Oebel, Beate Verfahren zur Versendung elektronischer Textnachrichten über eine Datenverbindung
GB2367707A (en) * 2000-06-28 2002-04-10 Neil Lennox Munro Internet activated telephone alert
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