Communications systems and methods for exchanging messages between users
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1. A method for exchanging messages between users, comprising:
- processing messages from a plurality of user networks having a plurality of network protocols, for storage in a message store; and
accessing at least one of the messages in the message store from one of the user networks having any one of the network protocols.
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Abstract
A communications system exchanges messages between users. A messaging store stores the messages. A messaging server accesses and manages messages of the message store. A plurality of servers interface between the messaging server and different networks of the users. Processes employing dynamic mailboxes and for selectively retrieving messages are also provided.
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42 Claims
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1. A method for exchanging messages between users, comprising:
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processing messages from a plurality of user networks having a plurality of network protocols, for storage in a message store; and
accessing at least one of the messages in the message store from one of the user networks having any one of the network protocols. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A communications system for exchanging messages between users, comprising:
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a first messaging store for storing the messages;
a first messaging server for accessing messages of the first message store; and
at least one first server for interfacing between the messaging server and user networks such that the messages are exchanged between the users, via the first messaging server and the first messaging store, even if the user networks employ a plurality of protocols. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for processing dynamic mailboxes, comprising:
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associating a message with a subscriber;
determining whether the subscriber has an existing mailbox;
if the subscriber has the existing mailbox, storing a voicemail message from the telephone call in the existing mailbox; and
if the subscriber does not have the existing mailbox, creating a new mailbox and storing the voicemail message in the new mailbox. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for automatically managing dynamic mailboxes, comprising:
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obtaining configuration information from one or more dynamic mailboxes;
purging all expired messages of the dynamic mailboxes;
archiving messages of the dynamic mailboxes that (a) substantially exceed a predetermined memory allocation and (b) have not been accessed by a subscriber for a predetermined time period;
compressing non-purged and non-archived messages of the dynamic mailboxes. messages can be any type
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39. A process for selectively retrieving messages, comprising:
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embedding information about a stored message within a notification for the stored message;
communicating the notification to a subscriber over a network; and
responding to interaction between the subscriber and the embedded information to communicate the stored message to the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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