Portable electronic mail messaging device
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1. A communication system comprising:
- a workstation including software to allow a user to read, delete, respond to and/or compose email messages, said workstation including at least a processor and memory;
a wireless transmitter controlled by said processor of said workstation, wherein said wireless transmitter transmits a first wireless signal including information regarding an email message received by said workstation;
a wireless portable device carried by the user when in a vicinity of said workstation, said wireless portable device including a wireless receiver and a display, said wireless receiver receiving the first wireless signal including the information regarding the email message received by said workstation, and said display displaying the information regarding the email message received by said workstation.
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Abstract
A communication system and method for operating a communication system relate to the forwarding of email messages from a person'"'"'s home or office workstation, e.g. personal computer, to a wireless portable device. The wireless portable device is carried by the person while within in the local vicinity of the workstation, such as up to one mile away. Email messages received by the workstation are forwarded from the workstation directly to the wireless portable device, so that a person expecting an important email message can roam away from the workstation.
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27 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising:
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a workstation including software to allow a user to read, delete, respond to and/or compose email messages, said workstation including at least a processor and memory;
a wireless transmitter controlled by said processor of said workstation, wherein said wireless transmitter transmits a first wireless signal including information regarding an email message received by said workstation;
a wireless portable device carried by the user when in a vicinity of said workstation, said wireless portable device including a wireless receiver and a display, said wireless receiver receiving the first wireless signal including the information regarding the email message received by said workstation, and said display displaying the information regarding the email message received by said workstation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A communication system comprising:
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a workstation including software to allow a user to read, delete, respond to and/or compose email messages, said workstation including at least a processor and memory;
a first wireless transmitter/receiver controlled by said processor of said workstation, wherein said first wireless transmitter/receiver transmits a first wireless signal including information regarding an email message received by said workstation;
a wireless portable device carried by the user when in a vicinity of said workstation, said wireless portable device including a second wireless transmitter/receiver and a display, said second wireless transmitter/receiver receiving the first wireless signal including the information regarding the email message received by said workstation, said display displaying the information regarding the email message received by said workstation, and said second wireless transmitter/receiver sending a second wireless signal for receipt by said first wireless transmitter/receiver of said workstation. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication system comprising:
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a wireless transmitter for connection to a workstation including at least a processor, memory and software to allow a user to read, delete, respond to and/or compose email messages, wherein said wireless transmitter is controllable by the processor of the workstation, and wherein said wireless transmitter transmits a first wireless signal including information regarding an email message received by the workstation; and
a wireless portable device carried by the user when in a vicinity of the workstation, said wireless portable device including a wireless receiver and a display, said wireless receiver receiving the first wireless signal including the information regarding the email message received by the workstation, and said display displaying the information regarding the email message received by the workstation. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A communication system comprising:
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a first wireless transmitter/receiver for connection to a workstation including at least a processor, memory and software to allow a user to read, delete, respond to and/or compose email messages, wherein said first wireless transmitter/receiver is controllable by the processor of the workstation, and wherein said first wireless transmitter/receiver transmits a first wireless signal including information regarding an email message received by the workstation; and
a wireless portable device carried by the user when in a vicinity of the workstation, said wireless portable device including a second wireless transmitter/receiver and a display, said second wireless transmitter/receiver receiving the first wireless signal including the information regarding the email message received by the workstation, said display displaying the information regarding the email message received by the workstation, and said second wireless transmitter/receiver sending a second wireless signal for receipt by said first wireless transmitter/receiver of the workstation. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of operating a communication system comprising the steps of:
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providing a workstation including at least a processor, memory and software to allow a user to read, delete, respond to and/or compose email messages;
receiving an email message at the workstation;
controlling a first wireless unit connected to the workstation using the processor of the workstation;
transmitting a first wireless signal from the first wireless unit including information regarding the email message received by the workstation;
receiving the first wireless signal at a second wireless unit connected to a wireless portable device carried by the user; and
displaying the information regarding the email message received by the workstation on a display of the wireless portable device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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