EVENT-BASED MESSAGING

• US 20020059380A1
• Filed: 12/17/1998
• Published: 05/16/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AT&T Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: SRIVASTAVA, DIVESH, PANAGOS, EUTHIMIOS, MUMICK, INDERPAL SINGH, BILIRIS, ALEXANDROS, JAGADISH, HOSAGRAHAR VISVESVARAYA, HJALMTYSSON, GISLI, VISTA, DIMITRA, GRUBER, ROBERT E., JONES, MARK ALAN
• Application Number:
  US09/215,449
• Publication Number:
  US 20020059380A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

A messaging system that handles messages of any kind, and a method of operation thereof, in which advanced messaging services can be implemented for multiple users, across multiple mail clients, in a more flexible and less limited fashion than previous messaging systems. The messaging system includes a plurality of messaging entities together having a state. An event supplier detects a change in the state of the messaging entities and generates an event announcement. An event manager receives the event announcement and generates an event notification. An event consumer receives the event notification and examines or manipulates at least one messaging entity.

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