System and method for communicating messages between a host computer and a designated device
First Claim
1. A method for replying to a message from a designated device in an automated messaging system, the message being sent by a sender to an address associated with a host computer, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) configuring the host computer to forward messages to an address associated with the designated device;
b) sending a forwarded message from the host computer to said address associated with the designated device, said forwarded message being associated with the message sent to the address associated with the host computer;
c) receiving the forwarded message on the designated device;
d) sending a reply message from the designated device to the sender, wherein the reply message includes originating information and wherein the originating information of the reply message is configured using information associated with the host computer; and
e) sending a copy message from the designated device to the address associated with the host computer, said copy message being associated with the reply message.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an improved system and method for an automated electronic messaging system employing at least one host computer and at least one designated device, such as a mobile device. A forwarding agent sends a message from the host computer to the designated device. The designated device receives the forwarded message, sends a response message directly to a recipient and sends a copy message, which is associated with the response message, to the host computer. The response message is configured using an address associated with the host computer.
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44 Claims
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1. A method for replying to a message from a designated device in an automated messaging system, the message being sent by a sender to an address associated with a host computer, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) configuring the host computer to forward messages to an address associated with the designated device; b) sending a forwarded message from the host computer to said address associated with the designated device, said forwarded message being associated with the message sent to the address associated with the host computer; c) receiving the forwarded message on the designated device; d) sending a reply message from the designated device to the sender, wherein the reply message includes originating information and wherein the originating information of the reply message is configured using information associated with the host computer; and e) sending a copy message from the designated device to the address associated with the host computer, said copy message being associated with the reply message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for responding to a message sent to an address associated with a host computer in an automated messaging system, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) configuring the host computer to forward messages to an address associated with a designated device; b) sending a forwarded message from the host computer to said address associated with the designated device, said forwarded message being associated with the message sent to the address associated with the host computer; c) receiving the forwarded message on the designated device; d) sending a response message from the designated device to a recipient address, wherein the response message includes originating information and wherein the originating information of the response message is configured using information associated with the host computer and wherein the recipient address is not the address associated with the host computer; and e) sending a copy message from the designated device to the address associated with the host computer, said copy message being associated with the response message. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. An automated electronic messaging system for responding to a message sent from a sender to an address associated with a host computer, the sender being associated with a sender address, said system comprising:
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a) a designated device, said designated device being associated with a designated device address; b) a message-forwarding agent for sending a forwarded message from said host computer to said designated device address, said forwarded message being associated with the message sent to the address associated with the host computer; c) a response message agent for sending a response message from said designated device to the sender address, wherein the response message includes originating information and wherein the originating information of the response message is configured using information associated with the host computer; and d) a copy agent for sending a copy message from said designated device to the address associated with the host computer, said copy message being associated with the response message. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for providing a response message from a designated device in an automated messaging system, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving on a host computer a message sent to an address associated with the host computer, the message being sent from a sender, the sender being associated with a sender address; b) sending a forwarded message from the host computer to an address associated with the designated device, said forwarded message being associated with the message sent to the address associated with the host computer; c) receiving the forwarded message on the designated device; d) sending a reply message from the designated device to the sender address, wherein the reply message is configured using the address associated with the host computer; e) sending a copy message from the designated device to the address associated with the host computer, said copy message being associated with the reply message; f) receiving the copy message on the host computer. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An automated electronic messaging system for responding to a message sent from a sender to an address associated with a host computer, the sender being associated with a sender address, said system comprising:
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a) a designated device, said designated device being associated with a designated device address; b) a message-formatting agent for converting the message to a reformatted message, said reformatted message can be processed by the designated device; c) a message-forwarding agent for sending the reformatted message from said host computer to said designated device address; and d) an agent for sending i) a response message from said designated device to the sender address, wherein the response message includes originating information and wherein the originating information is configured using information associated with the host computer and ii) a copy message from said designated device to the address associated with the host computer, said copy message being associated with the response message. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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