Communication System for Providing the Delivery of An E-Mail Message
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1. A communication system, comprising:
- a sender unit;
a recipient unit; and
a control unit,wherein the sender unit is adapted to generate an electronic message to be transmitted to the recipient unit and to send a sending information message to the control unit indicating that the electronic message is transmitted to the recipient unit;
wherein the recipient unit is adapted to receive the electronic message and to send a receipt information message to the control unit, the receipt information message indicating that a user of the recipient unit has received the electronic message.
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Abstract
A communication system includes a sender unit, a recipient unit and a control unit. The sender unit is adapted to generate an electronic message, to send the electronic message to the recipient unit, and to send a sending information message to the control unit indicating that the sender unit has sent the electronic message to the recipient unit. The recipient unit is adapted to receive the electronic message from the sender unit and to send a receipt information message to the control unit, the receipt information message indicating that a user of the recipient unit has received the electronic message.
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1. A communication system, comprising:
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a sender unit; a recipient unit; and a control unit, wherein the sender unit is adapted to generate an electronic message to be transmitted to the recipient unit and to send a sending information message to the control unit indicating that the electronic message is transmitted to the recipient unit; wherein the recipient unit is adapted to receive the electronic message and to send a receipt information message to the control unit, the receipt information message indicating that a user of the recipient unit has received the electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A communication method, comprising:
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receiving a sending information message from a sender unit with a control unit, the sending information message indicating that an electronic message is transmitted from the sender unit to a recipient unit; receiving, by means of the control unit from the recipient unit, a receipt information message, the receipt information message indicating that a user of the recipient unit has received the electronic message; and sending a confirmation message from the control unit to the sender unit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including content configured to direct a processor in a communication system to perform a method, comprising:
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receiving, with a control unit, a sending information message from a sender unit, the sending information message indicating that an electronic message is transmitted from the sender unit to a recipient unit; receiving, with the control unit from the recipient unit, a receipt information message from the recipient unit, the receipt information message indicating that a user of the recipient unit has received the electronic message; and sending a confirmation message from the control unit to the sender unit.
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20. A control unit for a communication system, comprising:
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a sender unit communicatively coupled to the control unit; and a recipient unit communicatively coupled to the sender unit and the control unit, wherein the control unit is adapted to receive a sending information message from the sender unit, the sending information message indicating that an electronic message is transmitted to the recipient unit, and is adapted to receive a receipt information message from the recipient unit, the receipt information message indicating that a user of the recipient unit has received the electronic message.
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