MESSAGE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
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1. A notification system comprising:
- a message server configured to receive messages, each of the messages having a message header;
a message program configured to apply a filter to the message header of at least one of the message based on at least one filter, the filter being established via a filter interface executable via a web browser window and including a plurality of filter options; and
the message program further configured to display at least one message indicator in a message interface in response to applying the filter options of the filter to the message.
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Abstract
A method and system may for notifying a user of an incoming message may include a message server configured to apply a filter to a message header of a received message. A message program may be configured to filter the message based on at least one filter, the filter being established via a filter interface and including a plurality of filter options. The message program may be configured to display at least one message indicator in a message interface in response to applying the filter options of the filter to the message.
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1. A notification system comprising:
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a message server configured to receive messages, each of the messages having a message header; a message program configured to apply a filter to the message header of at least one of the message based on at least one filter, the filter being established via a filter interface executable via a web browser window and including a plurality of filter options; and the message program further configured to display at least one message indicator in a message interface in response to applying the filter options of the filter to the message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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receiving a message from a computing device having a processor and a medium; determining if a filter has been established for filtering the received message; applying, via a message program on a computing device, the filter to the message by evaluating a message header of the message; and updating an interface in response to the message header including at least one filter parameter established by the applied filter, the interface including a web browser window. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium tangibly embodying computer-executable instructions comprising:
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receiving a message from a computing device having a processor and a medium; determining if a first filter has been established for filtering the received message; applying, via a message program, the first filter to the message by evaluating a message header of the message; determining if a second filter has been established for filtering the received message; applying, via the message program, the second filter to the message by evaluating the message header; and updating a toolbar of a browser window in response to the message header including at least one filter parameter established by at least one of the first and second filters. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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