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Intelligent agent based e-mail notification system

  • US 7,325,028 B1
  • Filed: 12/30/1999
  • Issued: 01/29/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving an email, the email corresponding to a user profile, the user profile including one or more of a notification criteria, a user name, and a delivery vehicle list, wherein the notification criteria includes a sender name;

    upon receiving the email, activating a notification agent to facilitate providing prioritized notification;

    generating a notice corresponding to the email via the notification agent, wherein a name associated with the email matches the sender name of the notification criteria, wherein the notice is customized according to contents of the user profile and sent to a device associated with a user;

    determining a delivery vehicle associated with a device from the delivery vehicle list, wherein the delivery vehicle includes one or more of Global System for Mobiles (GSM), Short Messaging Service (SMS), and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP);

    if the device uses the SMTP, sending the customized notice corresponding to the email to the device via the SMTP; and

    if the device does not use the SMTP and use the GSM, sending the customized notice corresponding to the email to the device via the SMS.

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