Method and system for managing folders of email accounts and voice messages
First Claim
1. A system for managing access to folders of email accounts for a plurality of email account subscribers, the system comprising:
- a storage device operable to store, for a plurality of account subscribers, account access data of at least one email account of each account subscriber, each email account having an inbox folder and at least one second folder other than the inbox folder;
a processor;
a management program executed by the processor and operable to;
receive from an Internet user a request for information concerning the email account of a particular account subscriber through the Internet without logging in to the email account;
retrieve, responsive to the received request for information, the content of the second folder from an email server servicing the email account for the particular account subscriber based on the account access data stored in the storage device; and
send to the Internet user the retrieved content.
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Abstract
A system for managing access to folders of an email account so that some folders can be viewed by Internet users other than the email account owner. One way of access is simply by typing an Internet address in an Internet browser. Contents can also be posted by any Internet user to those publicly accessible folders. One way of posting is simply by sending an email addressed to that folder. A voice message management system manages multiple voice message boxes for each subscriber for later retrieval such as one main incoming message box and an advertisement voice message box for storing targeted advertising messages. The incoming voice messages are routed to their respective boxes based on their type, preferably without ringing the user'"'"'s telephone at the time of delivery. An email and voice message management system for monitoring and managing respective inboxes, folders or boxes of above mentioned email and voice communication accounts.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for managing access to folders of email accounts for a plurality of email account subscribers, the system comprising:
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a storage device operable to store, for a plurality of account subscribers, account access data of at least one email account of each account subscriber, each email account having an inbox folder and at least one second folder other than the inbox folder;
a processor;
a management program executed by the processor and operable to;
receive from an Internet user a request for information concerning the email account of a particular account subscriber through the Internet without logging in to the email account;
retrieve, responsive to the received request for information, the content of the second folder from an email server servicing the email account for the particular account subscriber based on the account access data stored in the storage device; and
send to the Internet user the retrieved content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 24)
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12. A voice message management system comprising:
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a storage device having;
a first message box operable to store voice messages for a plurality of account subscribers for later retrieval;
a second message box other than the first message box and operable to store voice messages for the plurality of account subscribers for later retrieval;
a processor;
a message processing program executed by the processor and operable to;
route voice message to either the first or second message box based on the type of the voice messages;
retrieve the stored voice messages in the first and second message box according to subscriber input;
- View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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