Mail alert system
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, using a server device, an e-mail message addressed to a subscriber;
filtering the e-mail message, using the server device, by parsing a message portion of the e-mail message for content based on pre-stored document characteristics;
sending an alert to the subscriber, using the server device, by a message to a pager of the subscriber upon finding a characteristic match,wherein the message regards receipt of the e-mail message at the server device without the message including content of the email message, andwherein the message states the characteristic match found;
awaiting, at the server device, forwarding instructions from the subscriber; and
forwarding, in response to receiving the forwarding instructions, using the server device, the e-mail message to a destination based on instructions from the subscriber.
7 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An e-mail system implemented on a server having a network connection receives and forwards e-mail messages based on subscriber-supplied criteria. When a message is received addressed to the subscriber, characteristics of the message, such as existence of and size of attachments, are compared to characteristics previously supplied by the subscriber. If a match is found, the subscriber is notified, such as by a page to a pager carried by the subscriber, of the message and the nature of the match. Facility is provided at the server for the subscriber to then call the server, log on, and provide instructions for forwarding the matched message. Forwarding may be to such as a hand-held device or a notebook computer operated by the subscriber, or to a mailbox or mailboxes on other servers, or any combination. A subscriber is then in control of points of delivery of incoming e-mail messages.
20 Citations
22 Claims
-
1. A method, comprising:
-
receiving, using a server device, an e-mail message addressed to a subscriber; filtering the e-mail message, using the server device, by parsing a message portion of the e-mail message for content based on pre-stored document characteristics; sending an alert to the subscriber, using the server device, by a message to a pager of the subscriber upon finding a characteristic match, wherein the message regards receipt of the e-mail message at the server device without the message including content of the email message, and wherein the message states the characteristic match found; awaiting, at the server device, forwarding instructions from the subscriber; and forwarding, in response to receiving the forwarding instructions, using the server device, the e-mail message to a destination based on instructions from the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
-
-
8. A system comprising:
-
a server device connected to a network; and a memory in communication with the server device storing instructions, execution of which by the server device causes the server device to; receive an e-mail message addressed to a subscriber, filter the e-mail message by parsing a message portion of the e-mail message for content based on pre-stored document characteristics, alert the subscriber by a message to a pager of the subscriber upon finding a characteristic match, the message regarding receipt of the e-mail message at the server device without the message including content of the e-mail message, and the message stating the characteristic match found, await forwarding instructions from the subscriber, and forward, in response to receiving the forwarding instructions, the e-mail message to a destination instructed by the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 22)
-
-
15. A system comprising:
-
means for receiving an e-mail message addressed to a subscriber; means for filtering the e-mail message by parsing a message portion of the e-mail message for content based on pre-stored document characteristics; means for alerting the subscriber by a message to a pager of the subscriber upon finding a characteristic match, the message regarding receipt of the e-mail message at the server device without the message including content of the e-mail message, and the message stating the characteristic match found; means for awaiting forwarding instructions from the subscriber; and means for forwarding, in response to receiving the forwarding instructions, the e-mail message to a destination instructed by the subscriber.
-
-
16. An article of manufacture including a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, execution of which by a computing device causes the computing device to perform operations comprising:
-
receiving, using the computing device, an e-mail message addressed to a subscriber device; filtering, using the computing device, the e-mail message by parsing a message portion of the e-mail message for content based on pre-stored document characteristics; transmitting an alert message, using the computing device, to the subscriber device by a message upon finding a characteristic match, wherein the message regards receipt of the e-mail message at the server device without the message including content of the e-mail message, and wherein the message states the characteristic match found; awaiting forwarding instructions from the subscriber device; and forwarding, in response to receiving the forwarding instructions and using the computing device, the e-mail message to a destination instructed by the subscriber device.
-
Specification