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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8045684 | Securely sending notification of a new incoming e-mail message by way of a public network A system notifies a computing device of an incoming message. In the system, a message server is coupled to a data communications network for receiving the incoming message, and a communications system is coupled to the message server so that the message server can c... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8031846 | Electronic mail distribution system for integrated electronic communications A system is disclosed for integrated electronic mail, voice mail, and fax mail messaging. A common message format is defined for use by an electronic mail service and a telecommunications service so electronic mail messages that may include voice and fax mail attach... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7848497 | Communication device and communication method A communication device and a communication method capable of transmitting data after confirming a destination device in one SMTP communication. A transmitter communication device carries out a communication request to a recipient communication device and SMTP commun... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7822182 | System and method for communicating with an out of service telephone number A method for communicating with a subscriber having a first telephone number that is out-of-service comprises providing a database that is accessible at least through a second telephone number, and allowing the subscriber to access the database to post a message. Th... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7593515 | Systems and methods for providing unified collaboration systems with combined communication log A communication system provides integrated email, telephone and instant messenger communication including a common address book, a common log of communication history and shared presence information. A user can respond to a communication according to any format, ema... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7580513 | Telephone call log email Call logs are generated based upon calls from a subscriber line and calls to a subscriber line. The call logs are formatted from Generic Data Interface (GDI) messages into an email format (e.g., SMTP) within a call log gateway. The formatted email is then emailed to... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7508924 | Electronic mail distribution system for integrated electronic communications A system is disclosed for integrated electronic mail, voice mail, and fax mail messaging. A common message format is defined for use by an electronic mail service and a telecommunications service so electronic mail messages that may include voice and fax mail attach... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7471778 | Private branch exchange A private branch exchange (PBX) capable of transmitting and receiving an E-mail over a network is provided. The PBX includes an interface for communicating with the network, an E-mail server for receiving and storing the E-mail; an extension interface for exchanging... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7426193 | Multipoint audiovisual conferencing system According to the present invention there are provided a system, method and program storage device for establishing a connection for an endpoint to a scheduled audiovisual conference between a plurality of participants, the plurality of participants connecting to the... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7379543 | Universal point of contact identifier system and method A subscriber to a universal point of contact service designates a preferred point of contact at which a communication initiator, such as a telephone caller, can contact the subscriber. Such an initiator desiring to contact the subscriber uses the subscriber's email ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372371 | Notification lights, locations and rules for a computer system Notifications to computer users are provided via indicators such as lights. The indicators are controlled according to rules, to convey computer-related state information to users in a consistent manner. Locations of visible indicators are chosen to facilitate easy ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373158 | Transmission of short message with a master unit An SMS related table memory portion of a memory device has a storing region for each SMSC apparatus, and the telephone number of the SMSC apparatus, the program of the communication protocol, the parameter and the like are stored in each storing region. When sending... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7366757 | Communication apparatus, communication method, communication system, and storage medium Image data communication equivalent to facsimile communication using a public network is realized on e-mail communication. When a communication apparatus for transmitting/receiving e-mail data by connecting to the Internet is to communicate e-mail data having facsim... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366761 | Method for creating a whitelist for processing e-mails A method of creating a whitelist for processing received e-mail messages. A whitelist is created by software running at an e-mail recipient's computer. The whitelist is constructed using e-mail addresses stored by the recipient (for instance, in an âaddress bookâ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366758 | Output terminal apparatus for printing data by email An apparatus includes a communication unit which receives email through a communication line, the email having been sent by a user and including a first identifier and data. The apparatus further includes an accumulation unit which stores therein the data, a printou... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363002 | Method using a set-top box communicating between a remote data network and a wireless communication network Disclosed are methods and systems for connecting a set-top box (STB) to the Internet over existing and future wireless networks, combining television with wireless Internet access. A conventional television is used in combination with a STB that has a wireless or wi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359942 | Apparatus, method, network system, recording medium and computer program for processing transmitted information An information processing apparatus that executes processing of a message transmitted among a plurality of sites connected via a network. The information processing apparatus includes a message reception part that receives a message to execute a prescribed piece of ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359987 | Method and system for providing static addresses for Internet connected devices even if the underlying address is dynamic A method and system for resolving domain names of web sites with dynamic addresses. The resolution system, which may execute as part of a domain name server, receives a domain name associated with a web site. The resolution system then identifies a dynamic address n... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359982 | System and method for facilitating access to content information The invention disclosed herein presents systems and methods for facilitating access to content information. The method according to one embodiment of the invention comprises receiving a request for the content information, choosing a data service provider access obj... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355734 | Dial-up internet facsimile apparatus A dial-up internet facsimile apparatus comprises a modem that makes dial-up connection to a service provider of e-mail via telephone line, an operation section that has a stop button, and an e-mail reception section that receives e-mail data from the connected servi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353229 | Post-session internet advertising system The present invention is directed to a post-session advertising system that may be used in media such as computers, personal digital assistants, telephones, televisions, radios, and similar devices. In one preferred embodiment, a first display is viewed in a first p... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349949 | System and method for facilitating development of a customizable portlet The method disclosed herein presents systems and methods for facilitating development of a customizable portlet. The invention comprises receiving requested content information, merging presentation information with the requested content information to form merged i... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346505 | System and method for voicemail transcription A system and method is described for transcribing a recorded message automatically from a voicemail message system or an answering machine. The designated message may be automatically transcribed and forwarded to various archival devices, such as a printer, a facsim... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340504 | System, computer program product and method for storing information in an application service provider A method, system and computer program product for storing document information in an application service provider (ASP) which is connected to a user terminal through a network, such as the Internet. The method on which the system and computer program product are bas... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337212 | Communication system, communication device and communication method A communication system that exchanges electronic mail information based on a mail address including a telephone number of a destination and a domain name of a telecommunication services operator, and that includes a communication device for inputting the telephone n... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333223 | System and method for electronically delivering documents A system and method are provided for reliable and customer-friendly delivery of documents. One method of the present invention include the steps of: producing document data for printing documents; accepting requests to print selected documents; determining whether a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7334020 | Automatic highlighting of new electronic message address A method of notifying a user of an electronic communication system is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: providing an electronic message including address data to an electronic communication process in execution within a computer system; identifying the a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328251 | Thread based email Systems and methods for providing electronic messaging services to multiple users by storing a single copy of an electronic message at a central location and notifying recipients of the stored single copy. An electronic message includes a distribution list and a mes... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319865 | Wireless portable information storage and retrieval device In a cellular telephone terminal having increased storage capability, ease of entry and access for data stored therein is provided through utilization of a computer equipped with a modem, a wired telephone network and the cellular telephone network. A user utilizes ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7310514 | Transmission-origin mobile telephone capable of detecting the media types and data formats of a multimedia message receivable by destination mobile telephones in a multimedia communication system A multimedia communication system is disclosed in which a mobile telephone that originates transmission can detect the media types and formats of a multimedia message that can be received by destination mobile telephones. Information regarding data formats that can ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308252 | Mobile communications device employing multiple data storage locations for electronic messages A mobile communications device (116) comprises a message receipt and routing logic structure (216), which may include a rule comparison logic structure, a message routing logic structure and a default message handling logic structure. The message recei... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305430 | Reducing data storage requirements on mail servers A single copy of an incoming message addressed to multiple recipients is stored as a shared message on a server and the message's size is determined. A recipient count indicates how many of the recipients of the message have mailboxes on the server. A total amount o... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296057 | Method for user-specified error correction in an instant messaging system A method and system enter a correction for a previously sent message, determine whether to send a complete corrected message or a message correction specification, and send the selected message to a messaging server. The messaging server receives the message correct... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7296241 | System and method for managing a message view Described is a system and method for managing a message view on a mobile device. The system includes a switch manager and a plurality of message stores. Message stores may include an email account, SMS account, and a MMS account. A message view may include a custom ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292544 | Multipoint audiovisual conferencing system According to the present invention there are provided a system, method and program storage device for establishing a connection for an endpoint to a scheduled audiovisual conference between a plurality of participants, the plurality of participants connecting to the... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290036 | Electronic mail priority alert service via telephone The present invention relates to a new feature for e-mail services which provides a telephone call alert to a particular e-mail user when their e-mail server, web page e-mail server, or other e-mail receiving server receives new e-mail addressed to them. One or more... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286722 | Memo image managing apparatus, memo image managing system and memo image managing method Herein disclosed is a memo image managing apparatus, system and method which are adapted to manage and retrieve a large amount of memo images. The memo image managing apparatus that is connectable to a portable terminal capable of performing a memo image exchange an... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283515 | Internet telephony network and methods for using the same A telephony network for enabling the origination and termination of telephone calls between one or more subscriber terminals connected to a public packet network with an open addressing protocol and one or more non-subscriber terminals connected to a PSTN network. S... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283807 | Method and telecommunication system for indicating the receipt of a data message The method operates in a telecommunications network having at least one subscriber terminal corresponding to at least one subscriber at a subscriber location. The method implements a message waiting indication service for indicating the presence of a data message co... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7277951 | Omnimodal messaging system A messaging server application system handles message creation, receipt, and response for any sort of digitizable message in any format. It typically operates as a core application and application infrastructure in a communications network or networks in the multipl... | 10/02/2007 |
