Electronic reminder system with universal email input
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1. An electronic reminder system comprising:
- an email message containing at least one reminder message set;
each said reminder message set including a recipient, a date and a text;
a computer connectable to the Internet for receiving said email message;
a data storage device accessible by said computer for storage and retrieval of database records; and
a program executing on said computer for extracting each said reminder message set from said email message and for using each said reminder message set to create a database record on said data storage device;
said program for retrieving the database record when a predetermined date matches the reminder message set date, for constructing an electronic reminder from the retrieved reminder message set text, and for sending the electronic reminder to the retrieved reminder message set recipient.
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Abstract
An electronic reminder system is provided. The system includes a computer connectable to the internet for receiving email messages. The messages include at least one reminder message set, having a date, recipient and text. A program executing on the computer parses the email message and creates an reminder electronic message. The electronic reminders are preferably sent as email messages. If desired, the reminder may include an instruction to be carried out by a machine which receives the instruction.
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21 Claims
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1. An electronic reminder system comprising:
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an email message containing at least one reminder message set;
each said reminder message set including a recipient, a date and a text;
a computer connectable to the Internet for receiving said email message;
a data storage device accessible by said computer for storage and retrieval of database records; and
a program executing on said computer for extracting each said reminder message set from said email message and for using each said reminder message set to create a database record on said data storage device;
said program for retrieving the database record when a predetermined date matches the reminder message set date, for constructing an electronic reminder from the retrieved reminder message set text, and for sending the electronic reminder to the retrieved reminder message set recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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