Integrated message system
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1. An integrated message system in communication with a message source which generates message data, message destination data and message update data, the system comprising:
- a messaging interface configured to generate a message file based upon a message from the message source, the message file having a standardized format which includes message data representative of the message and destination data representative of a desired destination of the message data, the message data including variable data corresponding to an updatable portion of the message;
a message server coupled to the messaging interface to receive and store the message data and the destination data, and automatically dispatch the message data at a predetermined time, the message server being configured to receive message update data corresponding to the variable data, update the variable data to generate updated variable data, and automatically dispatch at least the updated variable data at a predetermined time; and
a communication interface coupled to the message server to generate communication data representative of the message data and/or the updated variable data and to dispatch the communication data to the desired destination, wherein the communication data has a protocol dependent upon the destination data.
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Abstract
A system and method for transmitting a message generated by a message source to diverse communication devices. The types of communication devices to receive the message and their respective sites are selected in response to message parameters contained in the message file. The message is converted to a format appropriate for communicating with selected communication devices and then automatically transmitted to the selected sites.
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1. An integrated message system in communication with a message source which generates message data, message destination data and message update data, the system comprising:
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a messaging interface configured to generate a message file based upon a message from the message source, the message file having a standardized format which includes message data representative of the message and destination data representative of a desired destination of the message data, the message data including variable data corresponding to an updatable portion of the message; a message server coupled to the messaging interface to receive and store the message data and the destination data, and automatically dispatch the message data at a predetermined time, the message server being configured to receive message update data corresponding to the variable data, update the variable data to generate updated variable data, and automatically dispatch at least the updated variable data at a predetermined time; and a communication interface coupled to the message server to generate communication data representative of the message data and/or the updated variable data and to dispatch the communication data to the desired destination, wherein the communication data has a protocol dependent upon the destination data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In an integrated message system, a method of automatically sending a message generated by a message source to a communication destination in a communication protocol compatible with the communication destination and automatically updating the message sent to the communication destination, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a message from a message source; generating and storing a message file based on the message, the message file including message data representative of the message and destination data representative of the communication destination of the message data, wherein the message data includes variable data corresponding to an updatable portion of the message; selecting a communication destination based on the destination data; generating communication data representative of the message data, wherein the communication data has a communication protocol dependent on the destination data; automatically dispatching the communication data to the selected communication destination; receiving message update data from the message source that corresponds to the variable data; updating the variable data with the message update data; generating updated communication data representative of the updated variable data, wherein the updated communication data has the communication protocol dependent on the destination data; and automatically dispatching the updated communication data to the selected communication destination. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. In an integrated message system which receives a message and update data associated with the message from a message source for dispatch to an addressed system subscriber, a message server comprising:
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a user profile to store information representative of a plurality of system subscribers and at least one communication destination associated with each system subscriber; a pending message directory to store a message file for dispatch to an addressed system subscriber of the plurality of system subscribers, the message file being based on a message received from a source and including destination data representative of the addressed system subscriber, a dispatch condition for dispatching the message data to the addressed system subscriber, and message data representative of the message, wherein the message data includes variable data corresponding to an updatable portion of the message; and a variable database to store update data received from the message source that corresponds to the variable data, wherein the message file further includes an update condition for updating the variable data with the update data; wherein the message data is dispatched to the at least one communication destination associated with the addressed system subscriber when the dispatch condition occurs, and the variable data is updated with the update data when the update condition occurs, thereby generating updated variable data which is dispatched to the at least one communication destination associated with the addressed system subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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