Method and telecommunication system for indicating the receipt of a data message
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Abstract
The method operates in a telecommunications network having at least one subscriber terminal corresponding to at least one subscriber at a subscriber location. The method implements a message waiting indication service for indicating the presence of a data message corresponding to the at least one subscriber in a data message platform. The method begins in step 100 by receiving the data message at the data message platform. A message waiting signal is generated as shown in step 102. The message waiting signal is transmitted to the telecommunications network as shown in step 104 and a message waiting indication signal is generated at the telecommunications network as shown in step 106. Finally, a message waiting indication signal is transmitted to the subscriber terminal in response to the message waiting signal.
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78 Claims
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45. In a telecommunications network having at least one subscriber terminal corresponding to at least one subscriber at a subscriber location, a message waiting indication service including a method of indicating the presence of an electronic mail message corresponding to the at least one subscriber in a data message platform, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving the electronic mail message at the data message platform;
transmitting a message waiting signal to the telecommunications network after receiving the electronic mail message;
displaying a message waiting indication that indicates the electronic mail message was received in response to the message waiting signal. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. In a telecommunications network having at least one subscriber terminal corresponding to at least one subscriber at a subscriber location, a system for providing a message waiting indication service for indicating the presence of an electronic mail message corresponding to the at least one subscriber, the system comprising:
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a data message platform for receiving the electronic mail message corresponding to the at least one subscriber, for transmitting a message waiting signal to the telecommunications network after receiving the electronic mail message;
a display device to display a message waiting indication in response to the message waiting signal, wherein the display indicates the electronic mail message was received. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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