Method for receiving electronic messages by electronic device

• US 20020078155A1
• Filed: 12/18/2000
• Published: 06/20/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Inventors: Lai, Cheng-Shing, Wu, Jing-Song
• Application Number:
  US09/737,477
• Publication Number:
  US 20020078155A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages

Abstract

A receiving method comprises storing at least one predetermined keyword in a first electronic device in advance, the keyword being related to one of a plurality of software installed in the first electronic device, appending a keyword in an electronic message sent from a remote second electronic device to the first electronic device, searching the predetermined keyword by a microprocessor of the first electronic device after the electronic message is received for finding a predetermined keyword matched to the keyword contained in the electronic message, finding a software related to the predetermined keyword if there is a matched predetermined keyword, and processing the electronic message by the related software. By utilizing this, user may immediately output the contents of the electronic message from an output device coupled to the electronic device, resulting in a saving of the time to perform a procedure for opening the electronic message. Most importantly, user is always aware of the received electronic message.

Claims

1. A receiving process comprising:

storing at least one predetermined keyword in a first electronic device in advance, the keyword being related to one of a plurality of software installed in the first electronic device;

appending a keyword in an electronic message sent from a remote second electronic device to the first electronic device;

searching the predetermined keyword by a microprocessor of the first electronic device after the electronic message is received;

finding the predetermined keyword matched to the keyword contained in the electronic message;

finding the software related to the predetermined keyword if there is a match between the predetermined keyword and the keyword contained in the electronic message; and

processing the electronic message by the related software.

2. The receiving process of claim 1, wherein the microprocessor is mounted in a control circuit of the electronic device, the microprocessor being commanded to search the predetermined keyword after the electronic message is received, find the predetermined keyword matched to the keyword contained in the electronic message, find the software related to the predetermined keyword if there is a match between the predetermined keyword and the keyword contained in the electronic message, and process the electronic message by the related software.

3. The receiving process of claim 2, wherein the electronic message is processed by a typical receiving process when there is no keyword found in the electronic message.

4. The receiving process of claim 2, wherein when no electronic message is received as determined by the microprocessor, the microprocessor is commanded to perform the steps of:

determining whether there is a sent electronic message and ending the process if the determination is negative;

reading the attached keyword contained in the electronic message if the determination is positive;

appending the attached keyword to the electronic message;

sending the electronic message to the remote second electronic device; and

ending the process after the sending.

5. The receiving process of claim 3, wherein the electronic message is processed by the microprocessor by a typical sending process when no attached keyword is found in the electronic message as determined by the microprocessor.

6. The receiving process of claim 1, wherein each of the electronic devices is a computer.

7. The receiving process of claim 1, wherein each of the electronic devices is a mobile phone.

8. The receiving process of claim 1, wherein the electronic message is an e-mail.

9. The receiving process of claim 1, wherein the electronic message is a short message.