Electronic mail message delivery system
First Claim
1. An electronic mail delivery system comprising:
- an electronic mail network for delivering a first message from an originating device to a destination device, the first message including message data and a network address for identifying the originating and destination devices, the network address comprising a first number of characters;
a paging terminal coupled to the electronic mail network for receiving thefirst message and automatically generating from the network address therein an alias of the originating device having a second number of characters less than the first number of characters without user intervention further than that required for initiation of the first message, wherein the paging terminal further encodes the message data and the alias, rather than the network address, into a second message for transmission to at least one selective call receiver;
paging transmitting means for transmitting the second message over a paging communication channel; and
at least one portable selective call receiver for receiving the second message over the paging communication channel and for presenting at least the message data of the second message to a user of the at least one portable selective call receiver.
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Abstract
An electronic mail message delivery system (100) includes an electronic mail network (113) for delivering electronic mail messages from originating devices to destination devices, the electronic mail messages including network addresses (212) for identifying originating and destination devices communicating the electronic mail messages, and including message data (214). A paging terminal (102) is coupled to the electronic mail network (113) for receiving the electronic mail messages, storing the received electronic mail messages including alias identification (208,210) of the originating devices of the electronic mail messages, and encoding messages including the message data and the alias of the received electronic mail messages for transmission to at least one selective call receiver (130). A paging transmitting means (124,126) transmits the encoded messages over a paging communication channel, and at least one portable selective call receiver (130) can receive the transmitted messages. Optionally, the at least one portable selective call receiver (130) can transmit a reply message through the paging terminal (102) to an originating device on the electronic mail network (113).
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12 Claims
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1. An electronic mail delivery system comprising:
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an electronic mail network for delivering a first message from an originating device to a destination device, the first message including message data and a network address for identifying the originating and destination devices, the network address comprising a first number of characters; a paging terminal coupled to the electronic mail network for receiving the first message and automatically generating from the network address therein an alias of the originating device having a second number of characters less than the first number of characters without user intervention further than that required for initiation of the first message, wherein the paging terminal further encodes the message data and the alias, rather than the network address, into a second message for transmission to at least one selective call receiver; paging transmitting means for transmitting the second message over a paging communication channel; and at least one portable selective call receiver for receiving the second message over the paging communication channel and for presenting at least the message data of the second message to a user of the at least one portable selective call receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, in a communication system, for processing electronic mail messages, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) an electronic mail network forwarding a first message from an originating device, the first message including message data and a network address for identifying the originating device and a destination selective call receiver, the network address comprising a first number of characters; (b) a paging terminal receiving the first message and automatically generating from the network address an alias of the originating device having a second number of characters less than the first number of characters without user intervention further than that required for initiation of the first message; (c) the paging terminal encoding the alias, rather than the network address, and the message data into a second message; (d) the paging terminal transmitting the second message over a paging channel; and (e) the destination selective call receiver receiving the second message transmitted over the paging channel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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Specification