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Integrated message system

  • US 5,872,926 A
  • Filed: 05/31/1996
  • Issued: 02/16/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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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