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Method and apparatus for message transmission verification
Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
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Filing: 1996-10-25
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Granted: 1999-08-17
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Expires: 2016-10-25
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus improve the user friendliness of messaging systems. A message sender is requested to create a message ID which is used to identify a message being sent by the message sender. At some later time the message sender can query the message center using the sender generated message ID to ask the center to verify whether the message has either been sent to or received by the intended recipient.
Inventors
- 👤 David Aas
- 👤 Ileana A. Leuca
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 16:17
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W84/00; H04W84/02; H04W84/022; H04W84/025; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/533; H04W4/00; H04W4/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
A method by which an originator of a message can verify receipt of the message by an intended recipient comprising the steps of: storing a message for the intended recipient; associating an indicator of receipt status with said message; receiving a request to verify receipt of said message, said request including said message; and analyzing said indicator of receipt status associated with said message in response to said request.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
69 words
A method by which an originator of a message can verify receipt of the message by an intended recipient comprising the steps of: storing a message for the intended recipient; associating an indicator of receipt status with said message; receiving a request to verify receipt of said message, said request including said message; and analyzing said indicator of receipt status associated with said message in response to said request.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said step of storing stores said message in a message database and said step of analyzing includes the sub-step of searching said database to match a message in a request to verify with a message in said database.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
77 words
A system that provides verification of receipt of a message by an intended recipient, the system comprising: a database storing a receipt status indicator associated with a message; and a processor receiving a request for receipt status of a message, said request including a message identifier created by the originator of the message, wherein said processor searches said database using said message identifier to determine receipt status of a message, wherein said message identifier includes said message.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
77 words
A system that provides verification of receipt of a message by an intended recipient, the system comprising: a database storing a receipt status indicator associated with a message; and a processor receiving a request for receipt status of a message, said request including a message identifier created by the originator of the message, wherein said processor searches said database using said message identifier to determine receipt status of a message, wherein said message identifier includes said message.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
69 words
A method by which an originator of a message can verify transmission of the message to an intended recipient comprising the steps of: storing a message for the intended recipient; associating an indicator of transmission status with said message; receiving a request to verify transmission of said message, said request including said message; and analyzing said indicator of transmission status associated with said message in response to said request.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
69 words
A method by which an originator of a message can verify transmission of the message to an intended recipient comprising the steps of: storing a message for the intended recipient; associating an indicator of transmission status with said message; receiving a request to verify transmission of said message, said request including said message; and analyzing said indicator of transmission status associated with said message in response to said request.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 4 wherein said step of storing stores said message in a message database and said step of analyzing includes the sub-step of searching said database to match a message in a request to verify with a message in said database.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
77 words
A system that provides verification of transmission of a message to an intended recipient, the system comprising: a database storing a transmit status indicator associated with a message; and a processor receiving a request for transmission status of a message, said request including a message identifier created by the originator of the message, wherein said processor searches said database using said message identifier to determine transmission status of a message, wherein said message identifier includes said message.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
77 words
A system that provides verification of transmission of a message to an intended recipient, the system comprising: a database storing a transmit status indicator associated with a message; and a processor receiving a request for transmission status of a message, said request including a message identifier created by the originator of the message, wherein said processor searches said database using said message identifier to determine transmission status of a message, wherein said message identifier includes said message.
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