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Electronic message delivery system utilizable in the monitoring of remote equipment and method of same

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  • US 6,147,601 A
  • Filed: 05/24/1999
  • Issued: 11/14/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/09/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of monitoring remote equipment comprising the steps of:

  • a) determining a state of at least one parameter of at least one piece of the remote equipment;

    b) communicating a message indicative of the state from the piece of remote equipment to a computer server as an incoming message;

    c) enabling a user to remotely configure or modify a user-defined message profile containing outgoing message routing instructions, the user-defined message profile being storable on the computer server;

    d) determining whether an incoming message is an incoming exception message indicative of improper operation of the piece of remote equipment;

    e) if it is determined in step d) that an incoming message is an incoming exception message, forwarding at least one outgoing exception message based on the incoming message to at least one user-defined communication device specifiable in the user-defined message profile,wherein the user can remotely configure or modify the user-defined message profile by remotely accessing the computer server.

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