Message notice reply system and method thereof

• US 20090265433A1
• Filed: 04/21/2008
• Published: 10/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chao-Hung Wu
• Original Assignee: Chao-Hung Wu
• Inventors: Wu, Chao-Hung
• Granted Patent: US 7,769,814 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes

Abstract

A message notice reply system and a method thereof are disclosed. A message reply scheme functioning a deadline, address and verification for replying is introduced into an electronic mail system. As a sender transmits the message, a message-to-reply field will be incorporated to the message, and a reply field will be added after the recipient opens it. More, a reminder, which can be configured to send to a mobile phone or telephone via VoIP connection, will be launched before the deadline. The reply field won'"'"'t be checked until the recipient replies the message. As well, the message-to-reply field won'"'"'t be checked until the sender receives the reply. Further, a multimedia apparatus and a handwriting device are utilized to transmit a multimedia message from the sender and reply from the recipient. The invention is applied to substitute the conventional appointment between people that can not trace the schedule precisely.

Claims

1. A message notice reply system, with a message reply mechanism incorporated into a message agent for adding a message reply control entry to transmit a message between a sender end and a recipient end, and the message notice reply system, comprising:

mail sending means, achieved by using the message agent comprised of a sender'"'"'s mail sending area and a sender'"'"'s mail receiving area, such that when the message is sent, the sender'"'"'s mail receiving area adds one or more wait-to-reply fields that are displayed on a side of the corresponding sending message; and

mail receiving means, achieved by using the message agent comprised of a recipient'"'"'s mail receiving area and a recipient'"'"'s reply area, such that when the message is received, the recipient'"'"'s reply area adds a reply reminder field that is displayed on a side of the message;

thereby, after the recipient end replies a reply message, the reply message is recorded in the corresponding reply reminder field; and

after the sender end receives the reply message, the reply message is recorded in the corresponding wait-to-reply field.

2. The message notice reply system of claim 1, wherein the message agent is a mail user agent (MUA).

3. The message notice reply system of claim 1, wherein the message reply control entry comprises a time to reply, a reply address and a wait-to-reply/reply reminder field.

4. The message notice reply system of claim 1, wherein the wait-to-reply field comprises a reply date/time, a respondent, a subject and a reply way.

5. The message notice reply system of claim 1, wherein the reply reminder field comprises a reply date/time, a respondent, a subject and a reply way.

6. The message notice reply system of claim 1, wherein the message sent by the message agent comprises an audio/video document produced by an audio/video retrieving apparatus.

7. The message notice reply system of claim 1, wherein the message sent by the message agent comprises a dynamic description produced by a handwriting system.

8. The message notice reply system of claim 1, wherein the message sent by the message agent comprises a text, a scanned document, a retrieved screen, or a file, which may further include an audio/video document produced by an audio/video retrieving apparatus that is attached to the message, and a recorded dynamic description produced by a handwriting system.

9. The message notice reply system of claim 1, wherein the reply message produced by the message agent comprises an audio/video document produced by an audio/video retrieving apparatus.

10. The message notice reply system of claim 1, wherein the reply message produced by the message agent comprises a dynamic description produced by a handwriting system.

11. The message notice reply system of claim 1, wherein the reply message produced by the message agent comprises a text, a scanned document, a retrieved screen, or a file, which may further include an audio/video document produced by an audio/video retrieving apparatus that is attached to the message, and a recorded dynamic description produced by a handwriting system.

12. The message notice reply system of claim 1, wherein a reply reminder is issued within a specific time according to the message of the wait-to-reply field.

13. The message notice reply system of claim 12, wherein the reply reminder is transmitted to a telephone or a mobile phone via a network by a VoIP technology.

14. The message notice reply system of claim 1, wherein a reply reminder is issued within a specific time according to the message of the reply reminder field.

15. The message notice reply system of claim 1, wherein the message is created by a plurality of creating methods.

16. The message notice reply system of claim 15, wherein the creating method comprises creating a message through a scanned document or a retrieved screen, an audio/video message, a handwriting message, a pure text message, a message produced by capturing a plurality of scan records, a message produced by retrieving successive screens, or any combination of the above.

17. A message notice reply system, with a message reply mechanism incorporated into a message agent, comprising:

message sending means, for transmitting a message by the message agent, such that when the message is transmitted, a message reply control entry is attached to the message;

waiting-to-reply means, for transmitting the message after the time to reply of the message is set, and adding one or more wait-to-reply fields to the message agent, and the wait-to-reply field being displayed at a side of the corresponding transmitted message;

message receiving means, for receiving the message by the message agent;

reply reminding means, for adding a reply reminder field after the message agent analyzes the message content, and the reply reminder field being displayed at a side of the corresponding received message;

replying means, for sending a reply message by the message agent after the desired reply message is selected, and recording the reply reminder field; and

an acknowledge means, for recording the wait-to-reply field after the reply message is received.

18. The message notice reply system of claim 17, wherein the message agent is a mail user agent (MUA).

19. The message notice reply system of claim 17, wherein the message reply control entry comprises a message time to reply, a reply address and a wait-to-reply/reply reminder field.

20. The message notice reply system of claim 17, wherein the wait-to-reply field comprises a reply date/time, a respondent, a subject and a reply way.

21. The message notice reply system of claim 17, wherein the reply reminder field comprises a reply date/time, a respondent, a subject and a reply way.

22. The message notice reply system of claim 17, wherein the screen of the message agent used by the message sending means comprises a sender'"'"'s mail sending area and a sender'"'"'s mail receiving area.

23. The message notice reply system of claim 22, wherein the fields of the sender'"'"'s mail sending area include a date/time, a message sender, a subject and a time to reply.

24. The message notice reply system of claim 22, wherein the field in the sender'"'"'s mail receiving area comprises the wait-to-reply field.

25. The message notice reply system of claim 17, wherein the screen of the message agent used by the message receiving means comprises a recipient'"'"'s mail receiving area and a recipient'"'"'s reply area.

26. The message notice reply system of claim 25, wherein the fields of the recipient'"'"'s mail receiving area comprises a date/time, a message sender, a subject and a time to reply.

27. The message notice reply system of claim 25, wherein the field of the recipient'"'"'s reply area comprises the reply reminder field.

28. The message notice reply system of claim 17, wherein the message sent by the message agent comprises an audio/video document produced by an audio/video retrieving apparatus.

29. The message notice reply system of claim 17, wherein the message sent by the message agent comprises a dynamic description produced by a handwriting system.

30. The message notice reply system of claim 17, wherein the message sent by the message agent comprises a text, a scanned document, a retrieved screen, or a file, which may further include an audio/video document produced by an audio/video retrieving apparatus that is attached to the message, and a recorded dynamic description produced by a handwriting system.

31. The message notice reply system of claim 17, wherein the reply message produced by the message agent comprises an audio/video document produced by an audio/video retrieving apparatus.

32. The message notice reply system of claim 17, wherein the reply message produced by the message agent comprises a dynamic description produced by a handwriting system.

33. The message notice reply system of claim 17, wherein the reply message produced by the message agent comprises a text, a scanned document or a file, which may further include an audio/video document produced by an audio/video retrieving apparatus that is attached to the message, and a recorded dynamic description produced by a handwriting system.

34. The message notice reply system of claim 17, wherein a reply reminder is issued within a specific time according to the message of the wait-to-reply field.

35. The message notice reply system of claim 17, wherein a reply reminder is issued within a specific time according to the message of the reply reminder field.

36. The message notice reply system of claim 33, wherein the reply reminder is transmitted to a telephone or a mobile phone via a network by a VoIP technology.

37. The message notice reply system of claim 17, wherein the message is created by a plurality of creating methods.

38. The message notice reply system of claim 37, wherein the creating method comprises creating a message through a scanned document, a retrieved screen, an audio/video message, a handwriting message, a pure text message, a message produced by capturing a plurality of scan records, a message produced by retrieving successive screens, or any combination of the above.

39. A message notice reply method, comprising:

a message sending procedure, comprising;

starting a message agent;

connecting a sender end to a first outgoing mail server;

adding a message reply control entry to a message created by the sender;

transmitting the message to a recipient through the first outgoing mail server;

using the message agent to file a backup copy of the message; and

adding a wait-to-reply field;

a message receiving procedure, comprising;

connecting a recipient end to a second incoming mail server;

receiving the message;

analyzing the content of the message; and

performing a filing operation to record the message into the message agent;

adding a reply reminder field;

a message reply procedure, comprising;

connecting a recipient end to a second outgoing mail server;

sending a reply message which is created after the recipient selects

a desired replying message;

recording the reply reminder field; and

an acknowledge reply procedure, comprising;

connecting a first incoming mail server;

receiving the reply message;

analyzing the reply message; and

recording the wait-to-reply field.

40. The message notice reply method of claim 39, wherein the message agent is a mail user agent (MUA).

41. The message notice reply method of claim 39, wherein the first outgoing mail server and the second outgoing mail server are outgoing mail servers in compliance with a simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP).

42. The message notice reply method of claim 39, wherein an online connection authorization procedure is executed when the first or second outgoing mail serve is connected.

43. The message notice reply method of claim 39, wherein the added message reply control entry comprises a time to reply set by the sender.

44. The message notice reply method of claim 43, wherein the set time to reply is entered manually.

45. The message notice reply method of claim 43, wherein the set time to reply is set by selecting a default time from a menu.

46. The message notice reply method of claim 39, wherein the message reply control entry comprises a message time to reply, a reply address and a wait-to-reply/reply reminder field.

47. The message notice reply method of claim 39, wherein the first incoming mail server and the second incoming mail server are incoming mail servers in compliance with a POP3 or IMAP communication protocol.

48. The message notice reply method of claim 39, wherein an online connection authorization procedure is executed when the first or second incoming mail serve is connected.

49. The message notice reply method of claim 39, wherein the reply reminder is issued in a specific time according to the message of the reply reminder field.

50. The message notice reply method of claim 39, wherein the wait to reply field comprises a reply date/time, a respondent, a subject and a reply way.

51. The message notice reply method of claim 39, wherein the reply reminder field comprises a reply date/time, a respondent, a subject and a reply way.

52. The message notice reply method of claim 39, wherein the message sent by the sender includes an audio/video document produced by an audio/video retrieving apparatus.

53. The message notice reply method of claim 39, wherein the message sent by the sender includes a dynamic description produced by a handwriting system.

54. The message notice reply method of claim 39, wherein the message sent by the sender includes a text, a scanned document, a retrieved screen, or a file, which may further include an audio/video document produced by an audio/video retrieving apparatus that is attached to the message and a recorded dynamic description produced by a handwriting system.

55. The message notice reply method of claim 39, wherein the reply message created by the recipient includes an audio/video document produced by an audio/video retrieving apparatus.

56. The message notice reply method of claim 39, wherein the reply message created by the recipient includes a dynamic description produced by a handwriting system.

57. The message notice reply method of claim 39, wherein the reply message created by the recipient includes a text, a scanned document, a retrieved screen, or a file, which may further include an audio/video document produced by an audio/video retrieving apparatus that is attached to the message, and a recorded dynamic description produced by a handwriting system.

58. The message notice reply method of claim 39, wherein a reply reminder is issued within a specific time according to the message of the wait-to-reply field.

59. The message notice reply method of claim 58, wherein the reply reminder is transmitted to a telephone or a mobile phone via a network by a VoIP technology.

60. The message notice reply method of claim 39, wherein a reply reminder is issued within a specific time according to the message of the reply reminder field.

61. The message notice reply method of claim 39, wherein the wait-to-reply field is displayed at a side of the corresponding transmitted message.

62. The message notice reply method of claim 39, wherein the reply reminder field is displayed at a side of the corresponding received message

63. The message notice reply method of claim 39, wherein the message is created by a plurality of creating methods

64. The message notice reply method of claim 63, wherein the creating method comprises creating a message through a scanned document, a retrieved screen, an audio/video message, a handwriting message, a pure text message, a message produced by capturing a plurality of scan records, a message produced by retrieving successive screens, or any combination of the above.