E-mail notification device
First Claim
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1. A computer program product comprising:
- a computer storage medium and a computer program code mechanism embedded in the computer storage medium for causing a computer to forward a portion of a message to a wireless notification device using a private, non-commercial network, the computer program code mechanism comprising;
a first computer code device configured to periodically connect the computer, using a first communications interface of the computer, to a remote information server to poll for new messages;
a second computer code device configured to download a portion of the new messages using the first communications interface of the computer; and
a third computer code device configured to wirelessly transmit, using a private, non-commercial network transmitter, for a subset of the new messages, the portion of the subset of messages downloaded by the second computer code device, wherein the private, non-commercial network transmitter is connected to a second communications interface of the computer.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for notifying a user of recently received information while away from the display connected to the computer. Using a non-commercial, private network, the information is forwarded from a computer through a transmitter to a portable receiver with an integrated display. Such information may be in the form of e-mails, stock quotes, and calendar alarms.
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13 Claims
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1. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer storage medium and a computer program code mechanism embedded in the computer storage medium for causing a computer to forward a portion of a message to a wireless notification device using a private, non-commercial network, the computer program code mechanism comprising;
a first computer code device configured to periodically connect the computer, using a first communications interface of the computer, to a remote information server to poll for new messages;
a second computer code device configured to download a portion of the new messages using the first communications interface of the computer; and
a third computer code device configured to wirelessly transmit, using a private, non-commercial network transmitter, for a subset of the new messages, the portion of the subset of messages downloaded by the second computer code device, wherein the private, non-commercial network transmitter is connected to a second communications interface of the computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. The computer program product as claimed in 2, wherein the second computer code device comprises a fifth computer code device configured to download a “
- From;
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field and a “
Subject;
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field of the e-mail message.
- From;
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5. The computer program product as claimed in 2, wherein the second computer code device comprises a fifth computer code device configured to download a header of the e-mail message.
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6. The computer program product as claimed in 1, wherein the first computer code device comprises a fourth computer code device configured to connect to a remote hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) server, wherein the message is a dynamically updated web-page.
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7. The computer program product as claimed in 2, wherein the third computer code device comprises a fifth computer code device configured to select the subset using at least one of a “
- From;
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field and a “
Subject;
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field of the e-mail message.
- From;
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8. The computer program product as claimed in 2, wherein the third computer code device comprises a fifth computer code device configured to select all e-mail messages as belonging to the subset.
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9. The computer program product as claimed in 1, wherein the third computer code device comprises a fourth computer code device configured to transmit the portion of the subset of messages using at least one of a parallel port, a serial port, a PS/2 port, a USB port, an audio output port, and an infrared link.
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10. The computer program product as claimed in 1, wherein the third computer code device comprises a fourth computer code configured to transmit the portion of the subset of messages using a wireless radio frequency.
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11. The computer program product as claimed in 1, wherein the third computer code device comprises a fourth computer code configured to transmit the portion of the subset of messages using at least one of an X-10 transmitter and a Bluetooth transmitter.
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12. The computer program product as claimed in 1, wherein the first computer code device further comprises a fourth computer code configured to transmit at least one of calendar events, weather info, stock quotes, and sports results.
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13. The computer program product as claimed in 1, wherein the first computer code device comprises a fourth computer code device configured to connect to a remote instant messaging server, wherein the message is a list of people available for participating in computer-based “
- chat”
conversation.
- chat”
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