Method and system for providing visual motification in a unified messaging system
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1. A system for visually notifying a user of a message, comprising:
- a unified message server for receiving the message from at least one of a plurality of disparate messaging systems;
a notification server, operatively coupled to the unified message server, for retrieving information regarding the message received by the unified message server;
a telephone adjunct including an interface for receiving the information from the notification server, the adjunct for displaying the information regarding the message.
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Abstract
A method and system for interfacing a legacy e-mail, voice mail and facsimile system into a unified messaging system. The system includes visual message notification for notifying a user of incoming messages. Visual notification may include a flashing light emitting diode and/or text messages. The text messages may include various characteristics of the waiting messages, such as identification of the sender, subject header, message type, time and date received and a like.
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1. A system for visually notifying a user of a message, comprising:
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a unified message server for receiving the message from at least one of a plurality of disparate messaging systems;
a notification server, operatively coupled to the unified message server, for retrieving information regarding the message received by the unified message server;
a telephone adjunct including an interface for receiving the information from the notification server, the adjunct for displaying the information regarding the message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for notifying a user of one or more messages, comprising:
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a controller for polling a notification server at predetermined intervals to retrieve information from the notification server regarding the messages;
an interface for permitting the controller to receive the information from the notification server;
a memory for storing the retrieved information; and
a display for presenting the retrieved information to the user. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A telephone adjunct for notifying a user of one or more messages stored at a remote message server, comprising:
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means for polling a notification server at predetermined intervals to retrieve information from the notification server regarding the messages, the notification server being operatively coupled to the message server;
means for permitting the controller to receive the information from the notification server;
means for storing the retrieved information; and
means for presenting the retrieved information to the user.
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13. A method of providing message notification to a remote user, comprising:
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receiving a message at a message server from at least one of a plurality of disparate messaging systems;
generating a file containing predetermined information regarding the received message;
receiving a request for the predetermined information; and
transferring the predetermined information to a telephone adjunct for displaying the predetermined information in response to the request.
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