Independent notification of urgent messages
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1. A method for providing independent message notification to a message recipient at the request of the sender, comprising the steps of:
- receiving in a communications network the message from the sender;
determining whether the sender requested that the message recipient receive independent notification of the message; and
if so, then establishing an identifier for the recipient; and
launching an independent notification to the message recipient identified by the identifier.
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Abstract
A sender of a message may request independent notification of the message to a recipient by requesting such notification in the message itself. After creating such a message with a request for such notification, the sender launches the message into a network for ultimate delivery to the recipient. Upon receipt of the message, the network checks whether the sender requested independent notification of the message recipient. If the network determines that the sender requested independent notification, the network provides such notification to the recipient.
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1. A method for providing independent message notification to a message recipient at the request of the sender, comprising the steps of:
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receiving in a communications network the message from the sender;
determining whether the sender requested that the message recipient receive independent notification of the message; and
if so, thenestablishing an identifier for the recipient; and
launching an independent notification to the message recipient identified by the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing voice notification to a message recipient at the request of the sender to alert the recipient of an incoming message, comprising the steps of:
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receiving in a communications network the message from the sender;
determining whether the sender requested that the message recipient receive voice notification of the message; and
if so, thenestablishing an identifier for the recipient; and
launching a voice telephone call to the message recipient identified by the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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