Wireless messaging system with electronic mail replication
First Claim
1. A messaging system comprising:
- a wireless message distribution system operable to receive wireless messages;
a radio frequency transmission system coupled to the wireless message distribution system and operable to receive wireless messages from the wireless message distribution system and to transmit radio frequency signals to paging units within the transmission range of the transmission system;
a wireless message gateway server coupled to the wireless message distribution system and operable to receive from the wireless message distribution system copies of wireless messages sent by the wireless message distribution system to the radio frequency transmission system; and
the wireless messaging gateway server coupled to at least one electronic mail system network, the wireless messaging gateway server operable to assemble an electronic mail message including a portion of one of the copies of the wireless messages and to transmit the assembled electronic mail message to an electronic mail system network such that a user of the messaging system may retrieve messages through the electronic mail system that were originally sent to the wireless message distribution system.
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Abstract
A wireless messaging system (10) is provided that comprises a wireless message distribution system (12) which receives wireless messages from telephones (14), computer message entry program (16) or telephone-assisted service terminals (18). The wireless messages are sent through a radio frequency transmission (20) to users (22). In addition, the wireless messages are replicated and sent to a wireless message gateway server (24). The wireless message gateway server (24) assembles electronic mail messages including the wireless message and transmits the electronic mail messages to electronic mail networks (26), (28), or (30) such that the user (22) may access his wireless messages through his electronic mailbox within a customer electronic mail system (32).
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11 Claims
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1. A messaging system comprising:
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a wireless message distribution system operable to receive wireless messages; a radio frequency transmission system coupled to the wireless message distribution system and operable to receive wireless messages from the wireless message distribution system and to transmit radio frequency signals to paging units within the transmission range of the transmission system; a wireless message gateway server coupled to the wireless message distribution system and operable to receive from the wireless message distribution system copies of wireless messages sent by the wireless message distribution system to the radio frequency transmission system; and the wireless messaging gateway server coupled to at least one electronic mail system network, the wireless messaging gateway server operable to assemble an electronic mail message including a portion of one of the copies of the wireless messages and to transmit the assembled electronic mail message to an electronic mail system network such that a user of the messaging system may retrieve messages through the electronic mail system that were originally sent to the wireless message distribution system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A messaging system comprising:
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a wireless message distribution system operable to receive wireless messages; a radio frequency transmission system coupled to the wireless message distribution system and operable to receive wireless messages from the wireless message distribution system and to transmit radio frequency signals to paging units within the transmission range of the transmission system; a wireless message gateway server coupled to the wireless message distribution system and operable to receive from the wireless message distribution system copies of wireless messages sent by the wireless message distribution system to the radio frequency transmission system; the wireless messaging gateway server coupled to an electronic mail system network, the wireless messaging gateway server operable to assemble an electronic mail message including a portion of one of the copies of the wireless messages and to transmit the assembled electronic mail message to an electronic mail system network such that a user of the messaging system may retrieve messages through the electronic mail system that were originally sent to the wireless message distribution system; the wireless messaging gateway server operable to store and manage a database of user information comprising data specifying an electronic mail system network for each user and at least one electronic mail address for each user, the wireless messaging gateway server operable to receive information identifying the user with the copies of the wireless messages and operable to access the database of user information such that the copy of the wireless message is transmitted to the appropriate electronic address within the appropriate electronic mail system associated with the user identified with the particular copy of the wireless message; and the wireless messaging gateway server logically defined within the wireless message distribution system to be an additional message destination and wherein the wireless message distribution system includes a database maintained so as to define message destinations for users of the system.
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10. A method of processing wireless messages comprising the steps of:
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receiving a wireless message using a wireless message distribution system; transmitting the wireless message to a wireless message transmission system; transmitting a radio frequency transmission from the wireless message transmission system to paging units held by users of the system; transmitting a copy of the wireless message to a wireless messaging gateway server coupled to the wireless message distribution system; accessing a database stored in the wireless messaging gateway server to retrieve an electronic mail address associated with a user identified in the copy of the wireless message received from the wireless message distribution system; assembling an electronic mail message including a portion of the copy of the wireless message received from the wireless message distribution system; transmitting the electronic mail message assembled to an electronic mail system network such that a user may retrieve messages transmitted initially as wireless messages using a customer electronic mail system coupled to the electronic mail system network. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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Specification