System and method for notifying target communication devices of message reception at a message server via log file monitoring
First Claim
1. A method of processing messages comprising:
- receiving messages by a message server which includes a plurality of message boxes associated with respective user communication devices;
logging, by the message server, the messages in a log file;
checking, by the message server, the log file to detect if a message has been received by the message server for a particular user communication device within a predetermined time period thus providing message detection information.
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Abstract
A communication system includes a message server which receives messages addressed to target communication devices coupled to the message server by a communication link. The message server includes a log file which tracks the time that messages intended for various addressed communication devices are received by the message server. The message server includes a log file activity detector which periodically checks the log file to determine if a message addressed to a particular communication device has been received with a predetermined past time period. If a message has been so received and logged, the mail server notifies the target communication device that the message has been delivered to the communication device'"'"'s mailbox on the message server. The user of the communication device can then opt to retrieve the message.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of processing messages comprising:
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receiving messages by a message server which includes a plurality of message boxes associated with respective user communication devices;
logging, by the message server, the messages in a log file;
checking, by the message server, the log file to detect if a message has been received by the message server for a particular user communication device within a predetermined time period thus providing message detection information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication system comprising:
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an input for receiving messages;
a plurality of message boxes for storing messages, each message box being associated with a respective user communication device;
a log file for logging times that respective messages are received for respective user communication devices;
a log file activity detector for accessing the log file to detect if a message has been received by the communication system for a particular user communication device within a predetermined time period thus providing message detection information; and
an output driven by the log file activity detector for notifying a particular user communication device with message detection information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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