Apparatus, system and method of delivering e-mail messages
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1. A method of delivering an e-mail message to a recipient at a physical location comprising the steps of:
- determining whether the e-mail message has a range from the physical location within which a recipient needs to be in order to receive the message;
ascertaining, if there is a range, that the recipient is within the range; and
delivering, if the recipient is within the range, the e-mail message to the recipient.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus and method of delivering an e-mail message to a recipient are provided. Before a message is delivered to a recipient, a determination is made as to whether the recipient is within a particular range from a physical location to which the message was sent. The range may be a default range or one specified by the sender of the message. If the user is within the range, the e-mail message is delivered to the recipient; otherwise, it is not.
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1. A method of delivering an e-mail message to a recipient at a physical location comprising the steps of:
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determining whether the e-mail message has a range from the physical location within which a recipient needs to be in order to receive the message;
ascertaining, if there is a range, that the recipient is within the range; and
delivering, if the recipient is within the range, the e-mail message to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer program product on a computer readable medium for delivering an e-mail message to a recipient at a physical location comprising:
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code means for determining whether the e-mail message has a range from the physical location within which a recipient needs to be in order to receive the message;
code means for ascertaining, if there is a range, that the recipient is within the range; and
code means for delivering, if the recipient is within the range, the e-mail message to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for delivering an e-mail message to a recipient at a physical location comprising:
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means for determining whether the e-mail message has a range from the physical location within which a recipient needs to be in order to receive the message;
means for ascertaining, if there is a range, that the recipient is within the range; and
means for delivering, if the recipient is within the range, the e-mail message to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for delivering an e-mail message to a recipient at a physical location comprising:
at least one storage device for storing code data; and
at least one processor for processing the code data to determine whether the e-mail message has a range from the physical location within which a recipient needs to be in order to receive the message, to ascertain, if there is a range, that the recipient is within the range, and to deliver, if the recipient is within the range, the e-mail message to the recipient.- View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of delivering an e-mail message to a recipient comprising the steps of:
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determining whether the e-mail message includes a delivery time specified therein; and
delivering, if the e-mail message includes a delivery time specified therein, the e-mail message at the specified time. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer program product on a computer readable medium for delivering an e-mail message to a recipient comprising:
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code means for determining whether the e-mail message includes a delivery time specified therein; and
code means for delivering, if the e-mail message includes a delivery time specified therein, the e-mail message at the specified time. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus for delivering an e-mail message to a recipient comprising:
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means for determining whether the e-mail message includes a delivery time specified therein; and
means for delivering, if the e-mail message includes a delivery time specified therein, the e-mail message at the specified time. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system for delivering an e-mail message to a recipient comprising:
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at least one storage system for storing code data; and
at least one processor for processing the code data to determine whether the e-mail message includes a delivery time specified therein, and to deliver, if the e-mail message includes a delivery time specified therein, the e-mail message at the specified time. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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