Adaptable method and system for message delivery
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1. An adaptable method for delivering a message to a user, the method comprising:
- providing a mailbox capable of receiving a plurality of messages for the user, the plurality of messages having a plurality of types;
preselecting prior to receipt of a message by the mailbox, based on a first user designated parameter, one of a plurality of destinations associated with the user for a message received by the mailbox, the plurality of destinations having a plurality of types, wherein the first user designated parameter is the type of the message received by the mailbox;
converting the type of the message received by the mailbox to the type of the one of the plurality of destinations preselected; and
transmitting the converted message received by the mailbox to the user at the one of the plurality of destinations preselected.
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Abstract
An adaptable message delivery method and system. The method includes providing a mailbox capable of receiving multiple messages having different types, and preselecting one of multiple destinations for a message received by the mailbox, the destinations also having different types. The method also includes transmitting the message received by the mailbox to the destinations selected. The system includes a mailbox and controller for performing the method.
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16 Claims
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1. An adaptable method for delivering a message to a user, the method comprising:
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providing a mailbox capable of receiving a plurality of messages for the user, the plurality of messages having a plurality of types; preselecting prior to receipt of a message by the mailbox, based on a first user designated parameter, one of a plurality of destinations associated with the user for a message received by the mailbox, the plurality of destinations having a plurality of types, wherein the first user designated parameter is the type of the message received by the mailbox; converting the type of the message received by the mailbox to the type of the one of the plurality of destinations preselected; and transmitting the converted message received by the mailbox to the user at the one of the plurality of destinations preselected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An adaptable system for delivering a message to a user, the system comprising:
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a mailbox capable of receiving a plurality of messages for the user, the plurality of messages having a plurality of types; a controller for preselecting prior to receipt of a message by the mailbox, based on a first user designated parameter, one of a plurality of destinations associated with the user for a message received by the mailbox, the plurality of destinations having a plurality of types, wherein the first user designated parameter is the type of the message received by the mailbox and; means for converting the type of the message received by the mailbox to the type of the one of the plurality of destinations preselected; and means for transmitting the converted message received by the mailbox to the user at the one of the plurality of destinations preselected. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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