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Optimized message notification

  • US 7,088,993 B2
  • Filed: 09/24/2003
  • Issued: 08/08/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for sending a message notification to a recipient of a message, the method comprising the steps of:

  • a) upon receipt of a message destined to a recipient at a first server, determining if a notification is to be sent to the recipient for alerting of the presence of the message at the first server;

    b) inserting in a copy of the message that is forwarded by the first server to a second server an indication specifying if the notification has been sent to the recipient of the message; and

    c) transmitting the copy of the message with the indication from the first server to the second server;

    whereby if the indication specifies that the notification is sent to the recipient by the first server the second server refrains from sending out another notification to the recipient, and if the indication specifies that the notification is not sent to the recipient by the first server the second server sends out a notification to the recipient.

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