World wide web access for voice mail and page
First Claim
1. An integrated message processing system, comprising:
- (a) a management component including at least one server, wherein said management component manages a plurality of types of messages;
(b) a self-hosting user interface component for displaying and manipulating the plurality of types of messages;
(c) a remote client on which the self-hosting user interface component is to be stored and executed such that the remote client, via the self-hosting user interface component, controls the processes of displaying and manipulating the plurality of types of messages;
(d) a communications media, wherein said communications media facilitates communications between said remote client and said self-hosting user interface and management components; and
(e) a transmissions media, wherein said self-hosting user interface component is transmitted to said remote client over said communications media via said transmissions media.
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Abstract
An integrated message processing system is provided. The message processing system allows for the management of a plurality of messages all within an integrated graphical environment. Allowable messages types include voice messages, pages, facsimile messages and electronic mail messages. The message processing system stores these messages irrespective of the message format. Upon request from a subscriber, the message processing system converts a message stored in a first format to a second format, if necessary, and transmits the requested message to the subscriber. The message processing system displays information to a subscriber using a self-hosting program such as a JAVA™ application, which is downloaded to the remote client if the remote client does not have such a self-hosting program executing thereon or the remote client has an older version of the program. By having the self-hosting program, which provides a user interface for displaying the requested information, stored locally on the remote client, the amount of data thereafter transferred from the web server is minimized and, thus, the subscriber'"'"'s display is updated more quickly.
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1. An integrated message processing system, comprising:
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(a) a management component including at least one server, wherein said management component manages a plurality of types of messages;
(b) a self-hosting user interface component for displaying and manipulating the plurality of types of messages;
(c) a remote client on which the self-hosting user interface component is to be stored and executed such that the remote client, via the self-hosting user interface component, controls the processes of displaying and manipulating the plurality of types of messages;
(d) a communications media, wherein said communications media facilitates communications between said remote client and said self-hosting user interface and management components; and
(e) a transmissions media, wherein said self-hosting user interface component is transmitted to said remote client over said communications media via said transmissions media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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