Method and telecommunication system for indicating the receipt of a data message
First Claim
1. In a telecommunications network having at least one subscriber terminal corresponding to at least one subscriber at a subscriber location, a message waiting indication service including a method of indicating the presence of an electronic mail message corresponding to the at least one subscriber in a data message platform, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving the electronic mail message at the data message platform;
transmitting a message waiting signal to the telecommunications network after receiving the electronic mail message;
determining if the at least one subscriber is a subscriber to the message waiting indication service; and
displaying a message waiting indication that indicates the electronic mail message was received in response to the message waiting signal, only if the at least one subscriber is a subscriber to the message waiting indication service.
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Abstract
The method operates in a telecommunications network having at least one subscriber terminal corresponding to at least one subscriber at a subscriber location. The method implements a message waiting indication service for indicating the presence of a data message corresponding to the at least one subscriber in a data message platform. The method begins in step 100 by receiving the data message at the data message platform. A message waiting signal is generated as shown in step 102. The message waiting signal is transmitted to the telecommunications network as shown in step 104 and a message waiting indication signal is generated at the telecommunications network as shown in step 106. Finally, a message waiting indication signal is transmitted to the subscriber terminal in response to the message waiting signal.
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31 Claims
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1. In a telecommunications network having at least one subscriber terminal corresponding to at least one subscriber at a subscriber location, a message waiting indication service including a method of indicating the presence of an electronic mail message corresponding to the at least one subscriber in a data message platform, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving the electronic mail message at the data message platform; transmitting a message waiting signal to the telecommunications network after receiving the electronic mail message; determining if the at least one subscriber is a subscriber to the message waiting indication service; and displaying a message waiting indication that indicates the electronic mail message was received in response to the message waiting signal, only if the at least one subscriber is a subscriber to the message waiting indication service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a telecommunications network having at least one subscriber terminal corresponding to at least one subscriber at a subscriber location, a system for providing a message waiting indication service for indicating the presence of an electronic mail message corresponding to the at least one subscriber, the system comprising:
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a data message platform for receiving the electronic mail message corresponding to the at least one subscriber, for determining if the at least one subscriber is a subscriber to the message waiting indication service, and for transmitting a message waiting signal to the telecommunications network after receiving the electronic mail message, only if the at least one subscriber is a subscriber to the message waiting indication service; and a display device to display a message waiting indication in response to the message waiting signal, wherein the display indicates the electronic mail message was received. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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