EP 0995292 A1 20000426 - ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGE NOTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
Title (en)
ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGE NOTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ELEKTRONISCHEN NACHRICHTENVERMITTLUNGSANZEIGE
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE NOTIFICATION DE MESSAGES DE COURRIER ELECTRONIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9813731 W 19980701
- US 88853597 A 19970707
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9903239A1] The present invention is a method and apparatus for notifying a recipient that an electronic mail (email) message addressed to the recipient has been received at an electronic mail messaging system. Responsive to an email messaging system receiving an email mesage addressed to a recipient, the email messaging system places an alert telephone call to the recipient. The alert telephone call indicates that the email message has been received. A notification device at the recipient's location detects the alert telephone call and indicates that the alert telephone call has been detected. The notification device comprises a detection circuit detecting an alert call placed in response to receipt of the email message and an indicator circuit indicating that the alert call has been detected. In one embodiment, the indicator circuit comprises a counter circuit counting a number of alert calls that have been detected and a display displaying the number of alert calls that have been detected.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04M 3/53 (2006.01); H04M 3/537 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H04L 51/224 (2022.05); H04M 3/5307 (2013.01); H04M 3/537 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9903239A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9903239 A1 19990121; CA 2296578 A1 19990121; EP 0995292 A1 20000426
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9813731 W 19980701; CA 2296578 A 19980701; EP 98931767 A 19980701