Timed delivery of alert notifications based on user set criteria

• US 20060036695A1
• Filed: 08/12/2004
• Published: 02/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert Christopher Rolnik
• Original Assignee: Robert Christopher Rolnik
• Inventors: Rolnik, Robert Christopher
• Application Number:
  US10/917,113
• Publication Number:
  US 20060036695A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages

Abstract

An apparatus to receive a message (351) and detect if a delay should be applied (353). If so, delay (355) so that for each received message, at least a delay occurs between dispatch of a set of discrete message(s). Detecting a first priority class message (361) results in sending a first discrete message (367) and a second discrete message (369). However, failing to detect a first priority class message results in setting delay flag (363) and sending at least one discrete message (365).

Claims

1. A method to transmit a notification alert to a thin messaging service comprising the steps of:

receiving an electronic message having at least a content and a to address;

classifying the electronic message; and

transmitting to a thin service client address a temporal notice having data derivative of the electronic message.

2. The method to transmit a notification alert of claim 1 wherein the step of transmitting to a thin service client address comprises:

identifying at least one thin service client address that corresponds with the to address.

3. The method to transmit a notification alert of claim 1 wherein the step of transmitting to a thin service client address comprises:

delaying for a noticeably prolonged delay;

transmitting to the thin service client address a second temporal notice.

4. The method to transmit a notification alert of claim 1 wherein the step of transmitting to a thin service client address further comprises:

transmitting a first discrete message having a first derivative data; and

transmitting a second alert having a second derivative data.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the step of transmitting a second alert comprises:

transmitting a second alert in a small delay after transmitting the first discrete message.

6. The method to transmit a notification alert of claim 5 wherein the step of transmitting a first discrete message comprises:

deriving derivative data from the electronic message;

identifying a thin service client address that corresponds with the to address; and

transmitting the derivative data to the thin client address.

7. The method to transmit a notification alert of claim 5 wherein the step of classifying comprises:

detecting a telephone number in the electronic message.

8. The method to transmit a notification alert of claim 5 wherein the step of classifying comprises detecting a telephone number meeting a user criterion.

9. The method to transmit a notification alert of claim 4 wherein the step of classifying comprises:

detecting a spam-metric below a threshold.

10. The method to transmit a notification alert of claim 4 wherein the step of classifying comprises:

detecting a urgency metric above a threshold.

11. The method to transmit a notification alert of claim 4 wherein the step of classifying comprises:

detecting indicia of a personal interchange data in the electronic message.

12. The method to transmit a notification alert of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

receiving a second electronic message having details;

accruing current-era quota to equal a pre-set quota of alerts;

storing details in memory;

operating on details during a user-specified penalty box.

13. The method of claim 1 to transmit a notification alert further comprising storing the electronic message to an email server.

14. the method of claim 13 further comprising adding a header to the electronic message.

15. the method of claim 14 wherein the step of classifying comprises:

classifying the electronic message as first priority.

16. the method of claim 15 wherein the step of storing further comprises inserting a header indicating first priority.

17. The method to transmit a notification alert of claim 1 wherein the step of classifying comprises:

classifying the electronic message as either high priority or low priority.

18. The method to transmit a notification alert of claim 17 wherein the step of transmitting comprises:

transmitting to a thin service client address a temporal notice comprising

sending a first discrete message and

sending a second discrete message shortly after sending the first discrete message, wherein the first discrete message is derivative of the electronic message and the second discrete message is derivative of the electronic message, provided the electronic message is classified as high priority.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the step of transmitting further comprises:

identifying at least one thin service client address that corresponds with the to address.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the step of identifying comprises:

identifying at least one spam-inhibited wireless email address that corresponds with the to address.

21. The method of claim 19 wherein the step of identifying comprises:

identifying at least one telephone formatted email address that corresponds with the to address.

22. A method to transmit an alert to a thin messaging service comprising the steps of:

receiving a feed message;

classifying the feed message as a first priority feed message;

transmitting a first discrete message;

transmitting a second discrete message within a small delay after transmitting the first discrete message;

wherein the first discrete message and the second discrete message transport data derivative of the feed message.

23. The method of claim 22 further comprising the steps of:

delaying for a noticeably prolonged delay;

transmitting a third discrete message.

24. The method of claim 23 wherein the step of transmitting a third discrete message comprises:

transmitting the third discrete message wherein the third discrete message transports data derivative of a second feed message.

25. The method of claim 23 wherein the small delay is under 8 seconds.

26. The method of claim 23 wherein the noticeably prolonged delay is over 8 seconds.

27. The method of claim 23 wherein the step of transmitting comprises:

transmitting a first discrete message to a thin messaging service.

28. The method of claim 23 wherein the step of transmitting comprises:

transmitting a first discrete message to/via a paging server.

29. The method of claim 23 further comprising the step of delaying a noticeably prolonged delay.

30. The method of claim 23 wherein the feed message has a to address and the step of transmitting a first discrete message comprises:

transmitting to an thin client address that corresponds with the to address.

31. The method of claim 30 wherein the feed message has a to address, and the step of transmitting a first discrete message comprises:

transmitting to at least one spam-inhibited wireless email address that corresponds with the to address.

32. The method of claim 30 wherein the step of transmitting comprises:

transmitting a first discrete message to a thin messaging service.

33. The method of claim 30 wherein the step of transmitting comprises:

transmitting a first discrete message to a paging server.

34. The method of claim 30 further comprising the step of:

delaying a noticeably prolonged delay.

35. The method of claim 32 wherein the step of classifying comprises the step of:

detecting a string containing a number.

36. The method of claim 35 wherein the step of classifying comprises the step of detecting a string containing a four digit number.

37. The method of claim 32 wherein the step of classifying comprises the step of detecting a string containing a uniform resource locator.

38. The method of claim 32 wherein the step of classifying comprises the step of detecting a string likely containing a telephone number.

39. The method of claim 38 wherein the step of classifying comprises detecting a telephone number falls within a range.

40. The method of claim 30 wherein the step of classifying comprises the step of:

detecting a from address among a list of at least one desired sender.

41. The method of claim 30 wherein the step of classifying comprises the step of:

detecting a desired string within a from address.

42. The method of claim 30 wherein the step of classifying comprises the step of:

detecting a desired string within a body.

43. An apparatus to transmit a notification alert to a thin messaging service comprising:

a network interface receiving an electronic message having at least a content and a to address;

a processor classifying the electronic message and said processor transmitting to a thin service client address a temporal notice having data derivative of the electronic message.

44. The apparatus to transmit a notification alert of claim 43 wherein the processor transmitting to a thin service client address further identifies at least one thin service client address that corresponds with the to address.

45. The apparatus to transmit a notification alert of claim 43 wherein the processor transmitting to a thin service client address comprises:

a processor for delaying for a noticeably prolonged delay after transmitting to a client address then said processor transmits to the thin service client address a second temporal notice.

46. The apparatus to transmit a notification alert of claim 43 wherein the processor transmitting to a thin service client address further comprises:

a processor for transmitting a first discrete message having a first derivative data; and

said processor transmitting a second alert having a second derivative data.

47. The apparatus of claim 46 wherein the processor for transmitting a second alert comprises:

a processor for transmitting a second alert a small delay after transmitting the first discrete message.

48. The apparatus to transmit a notification alert of claim 47 wherein the processor for transmitting a first discrete message comprises:

a processor for deriving derivative data from the electronic message;

a processor for identifying a thin service client address that corresponds with the to address; and

a processor for transmitting the derivative data to the thin client address.

49. The apparatus to transmit a notification alert of claim 47 wherein the processor for classifying comprises:

a processor for detecting a telephone number in the electronic message.

50. The apparatus to transmit a notification alert of claim 47 wherein the processor for classifying comprises a processor for detecting a telephone number meeting a user criterion.

51. The apparatus to transmit a notification alert of claim 48 wherein the processor classifying comprises:

a processor for detecting a urgency metric above a threshold.

52. The apparatus to transmit a notification alert of claim 43 further comprising:

a processor for receiving a second electronic message having details;

a processor for accruing current-era quota to equal a pre-set quota of alerts;

a processor for storing details in memory and operating on details during a user-specified penalty box.

53. A computer-readable storage medium containing a set of instructions for a processor having a network interface, said computer readable set of instructions comprising the steps:

receiving an electronic message having at least a content and a to address;

classifying the electronic message; and

transmitting to a thin service client address a temporal notice having data derivative of the electronic message.

54. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 53 wherein the instructions further comprising the steps:

identifying at least one thin service client address that corresponds with the to address.

55. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 53 wherein the instructions further comprising the steps:

delaying for a noticeably prolonged delay;

transmitting to the thin service client address a second temporal notice.

56. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 53 wherein the instructions further comprising the steps:

transmitting a first discrete message having a first derivative data; and

transmitting a second alert having a second derivative data.

57. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 56 wherein the instructions further comprising the step:

transmitting a second alert in a small delay after transmitting the first discrete message.

58. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 57 wherein the instructions further comprising the steps:

deriving derivative data from the electronic message;

identifying a thin service client address that corresponds with the to address; and

transmitting the derivative data to the thin client address.

59. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 57 wherein the instructions further comprising the step:

detecting a telephone number in the electronic message.

60. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 57 wherein the instructions further comprising the step detecting a telephone number meeting a user criterion.

61. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 56 wherein the instructions further comprising the step:

detecting a spam-metric below a threshold.

62. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 56 wherein the instructions further comprising the step:

detecting a urgency metric above a threshold.