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World wide web access for voice mail and page

Assignee: IP Unity Peach Inc
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Filing: 1998-07-31
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Granted: 2002-07-16
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Expires: 2018-07-31
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Abstract

Abstract An integrated message processing system is provided. The message processing system allows for the management of a plurality of messages all within an integrated graphical environment. Allowable messages types include voice messages, pages, facsimile messages and electronic mail messages. The message processing system stores these messages irrespective of the message format. Upon request from a subscriber, the message processing system converts a message stored in a first format to a second format, if necessary, and transmits the requested message to the subscriber. The message processing system displays information to a subscriber using a self-hosting program such as a JAVA™ application, which is downloaded to the remote client if the remote client does not have such a self-hosting program executing thereon or the remote client has an older version of the program. By having the self-hosting program, which provides a user interface for displaying the requested information, stored locally on the remote client, the amount of data thereafter transferred from the web server is minimized and, thus, the subscriber's display is updated more quickly.

Inventors

  • 👤 Sonny R. Bettis

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 22:08
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q50/00; G06Q50/60; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; G06Q10/107

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 130 words
An integrated message processing system, comprising: (a) a management component including at least one server, wherein said management component manages a plurality of types of messages; (b) a self-hosting user interface component for displaying and manipulating the plurality of types of messages; (c) a remote client on which the self-hosting user interface component is to be stored and executed such that the remote client, via the self-hosting user interface component, controls the processes of displaying and manipulating the plurality of types of messages; (d) a communications media, wherein said communications media facilitates communications between said remote client and said self-hosting user interface and management components; and (e) a transmissions media, wherein said self-hosting user interface component is transmitted to said remote client over said communications media via said transmissions media.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 130 words
An integrated message processing system, comprising: (a) a management component including at least one server, wherein said management component manages a plurality of types of messages; (b) a self-hosting user interface component for displaying and manipulating the plurality of types of messages; (c) a remote client on which the self-hosting user interface component is to be stored and executed such that the remote client, via the self-hosting user interface component, controls the processes of displaying and manipulating the plurality of types of messages; (d) a communications media, wherein said communications media facilitates communications between said remote client and said self-hosting user interface and management components; and (e) a transmissions media, wherein said self-hosting user interface component is transmitted to said remote client over said communications media via said transmissions media.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
The message processing system of claim 1 , wherein said communications media is a selected one from a group comprising a wireless network, a public switched telephone network, an Internet, and a private network.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 19 words
The integrated message processing system of claim 1 , wherein said self-hosting user interface component is a JAVA™ application.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 53 words
The integrated message processing system of claim 1 , wherein said self-hosting user interface component for execution on said remote client is downloaded to said remote client if said remote client does not have said self-hosting user interface component or said remote client has an older version of said self-hosting user interface component.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 38 words
(Twice Amended) The integrated message processing system of claim 4 , wherein said self-hosting user interface component is automatically downloaded to said remote client if said remote client has an older version of said self-hosting user interface component.

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