Electronic mail priority alert service
First Claim
1. An electronic message alerting module, comprising:
- a plurality of priority alert profiles, each of said plurality of priority alert profiles associating an electronic message user with at least one telephone number; and
an autodialer adapted to dial said at least one telephone number associated with said electronic message user when an electronic message addressed to said electronic message user is received.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a new feature for e-mail services which provides a telephone call alert to a particular e-mail user when their e-mail server, web page e-mail server, or other e-mail receiving server receives new e-mail addressed to them. One or more designated telephone number (or numbers) are automatically called by an auto dialer at the e-mail server in response to the receipt of particularly identified high priority e-mail senders (e.g., from clients, from family, etc.). The particular designated telephone number(s) to call for a particular user are configured in a priority alert profile for that particular user, as are the possibility to limit the activation of the telephone call alert system to electronic messages received only from a select list of senders, and/or after a predetermined number of electronic messages have been received.
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23 Claims
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1. An electronic message alerting module, comprising:
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a plurality of priority alert profiles, each of said plurality of priority alert profiles associating an electronic message user with at least one telephone number; and
an autodialer adapted to dial said at least one telephone number associated with said electronic message user when an electronic message addressed to said electronic message user is received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of alerting a recipient of an electronic message, comprising:
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identifying a recipient of a received electronic message;
determining a telephone number for said recipient; and
dialing said determined telephone number for said recipient of said received electronic message to alert said recipient of said received electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. Apparatus for alerting a recipient of an electronic message, comprising:
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means for identifying a recipient of a received electronic message;
means for determining a telephone number for said recipient; and
means for dialing a telephone number for said recipient of said received electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of alerting a recipient of an electronic message from a given source, comprising:
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identifying a recipient of a received electronic message;
identifying a source of said received electronic message;
comparing said source of said electronic message to a predefined list of sources for which to alert said recipient by telephone; and
if said source is identified in said predefined list of sources for which to alert said recipient by telephone, dialing a telephone number for said recipient and telephonically alerting said recipient of said received electronic message from a predefined source. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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