Electronic message forwarding system
First Claim
1. A system located at an internet service provider for use in forwarding electronic mail messages for delivery from one address to another address based upon user-defined parameters, said system comprising:
- means located at an internet service provider for receiving an electronic mail message signal delivered to a first electronic mail address identified in said electronic mail message signal, said electronic mail message signal including a plurality of data parameters;
means located at said internet service provider responsive to receipt of said electronic mail message signal for storing said electronic mail message signal in a message queue to provide a stored message signal;
means for permitting a user of said internet service provider to enter data for selection of at least one of said plurality of data parameters as a data forwarding parameter;
means located at said internet service provider responsive to receipt of said electronic mail message signal for retrieving information content from said electronic mail message signal, said information content corresponding to said data forwarding parameter as a basis of comparison;
means located at said internet service provider for associating said information content with at least one selected electronic mail forwarding address by comparing said information content against a plurality of information content operations wherein each one of said information content options is associated with a corresponding electronic mail forwarding address;
means located at said internet service provider for producing a forward able message signal representative of said stored message signal; and
means located at said internet service provider for forwarding said forward able message signal as electronic mail to said user at said electronic mail forwarding address.
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Abstract
A telecommunications system (100) includes a service provider node (116) that is capable of forwarding electronic mail messages addressed to a user of the service provider node. The forwarding process is controlled by a message transfer agent (202), a subscriber database analyzer (204), a queue directory (206), and a message queue agent (208). The subscriber database analyzer performs a comparison between data that the user has provided and the message content. The subscriber database causes the message queue agent to forward the message to a user-defined telecommunications address based upon the message content and the results of the comparison.
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12 Claims
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1. A system located at an internet service provider for use in forwarding electronic mail messages for delivery from one address to another address based upon user-defined parameters, said system comprising:
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means located at an internet service provider for receiving an electronic mail message signal delivered to a first electronic mail address identified in said electronic mail message signal, said electronic mail message signal including a plurality of data parameters; means located at said internet service provider responsive to receipt of said electronic mail message signal for storing said electronic mail message signal in a message queue to provide a stored message signal; means for permitting a user of said internet service provider to enter data for selection of at least one of said plurality of data parameters as a data forwarding parameter; means located at said internet service provider responsive to receipt of said electronic mail message signal for retrieving information content from said electronic mail message signal, said information content corresponding to said data forwarding parameter as a basis of comparison; means located at said internet service provider for associating said information content with at least one selected electronic mail forwarding address by comparing said information content against a plurality of information content operations wherein each one of said information content options is associated with a corresponding electronic mail forwarding address; means located at said internet service provider for producing a forward able message signal representative of said stored message signal; and means located at said internet service provider for forwarding said forward able message signal as electronic mail to said user at said electronic mail forwarding address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of forwarding electronic mail messages for delivery from one address to another address based upon user-defined parameters at a level of an internet service provider, said method comprising:
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receiving an electronic mail message signal delivered to a first electronic mail address identified to an internet service provider, said electronic mail message signal including a plurality of data parameters; storing said electronic mail message signal in a message queue located at said internet service provider to provide a stored message signal; permitting a user of said internet service provider to enter data for selection of at least one of said plurality of data parameters as a data forwarding parameter; retrieving at least a portion of said electronic mail message signal by said internet service provider to obtain information content corresponding to said data forwarding parameter; associating said information content with at least one selected electronic mail forwarding address by said internet service provider comparing said information content against a plurality of information content options wherein each one of said information content options is associated with a corresponding electronic mail forwarding address; producing a forward able message signal representative of said stored message signal by said internet service provider; and forwarding said forward able message signal by said internet service provider to said user at said electronic mail forwarding address. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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