METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CELLULAR TELEPHONE SUBSCRIPTION FOR E-MAIL THREADS
First Claim
1. A method for establishing a mobile subscription to an e-mail message thread, comprising:
- adding at least one number associated with at least one mobile device as a contact configuration setting to a database stored in an e-mail message server in order to ensure privacy of data associated with said at least one mobile device;
subscribing to a plurality of updates related to an e-mail message thread associated with said e-mail message server, wherein said subscription is tied to a particular identifying feature associated with said e-mail message thread with respect to said e-mail message server; and
sending to said at least one mobile device, said plurality of updates related to said e-mail message thread via a text message, in order to provide an alert indicative of a receipt of said plurality of updates, thereby providing a determination of the status of said plurality of updates associated with said e-mail message thread.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer-usable medium for providing a subscription to an e-mail message thread via a mobile device. A user may subscribe to an e-mail message thread utilizing a mobile device, based on a unique e-mail thread ID associated with the e-mail thread within the e-mail message itself. Updated data regarding the e-mail message thread can then be provided in response to activity associated with the e-mail message thread. The updated data can be provided in the form of, for example, a text message, a text-to-speech voicemail message, and so forth. Additionally, a telephone number associated with the mobile device can be added to a database stored in an e-mail server that manages the e-mail message and the e-mail message thread in order to subscribe to the e-mail message via a mobile device. SMS data associated with the user can also be added to the database. A user is permitted to subscribe or unsubscribe to the e-mail message/thread, in response to a selection of a particular option in the e-mail message itself.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A method for establishing a mobile subscription to an e-mail message thread, comprising:
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adding at least one number associated with at least one mobile device as a contact configuration setting to a database stored in an e-mail message server in order to ensure privacy of data associated with said at least one mobile device; subscribing to a plurality of updates related to an e-mail message thread associated with said e-mail message server, wherein said subscription is tied to a particular identifying feature associated with said e-mail message thread with respect to said e-mail message server; and sending to said at least one mobile device, said plurality of updates related to said e-mail message thread via a text message, in order to provide an alert indicative of a receipt of said plurality of updates, thereby providing a determination of the status of said plurality of updates associated with said e-mail message thread. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for method for establishing a mobile subscription to an e-mail message thread, comprising:
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a processor; a data bus coupled to said processor; and a computer-usable medium embodying computer code, said computer-usable medium being coupled to said data bus, said computer program code comprising instructions executable by said processor and configured for; adding at least one number associated with at least one mobile device as a contact configuration setting to a database stored in an e-mail message server in order to ensure privacy of data associated with said at least one mobile device; subscribing to a plurality of updates related to an e-mail message thread associated with said e-mail message server, wherein said subscription is tied to a particular identifying feature associated with said e-mail message thread with respect to said e-mail message server; and sending to said at least one mobile device, said plurality of updates related to said e-mail message thread via a text message, in order to provide an alert indicative of a receipt of said plurality of updates, thereby providing a determination of the status of said plurality of updates associated with said e-mail message thread. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-usable medium for method for establishing a mobile subscription to an e-mail message thread, said computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, said computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:
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adding at least one number associated with at least one mobile device as a contact configuration setting to a database stored in an e-mail message server in order to ensure privacy of data associated with said at least one mobile device; subscribing to a plurality of updates related to an e-mail message thread associated with said e-mail message server, wherein said subscription is tied to a particular identifying feature associated with said e-mail message thread with respect to said e-mail message server; and sending to said at least one mobile device, said plurality of updates related to said e-mail message thread via a text message, in order to provide an alert indicative of a receipt of said plurality of updates, thereby providing a determination of the status of said plurality of updates associated with said e-mail message thread. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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