E-mail notification device
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1. An information notification device, comprising:
- a non-commercial, private network receiver configured to receive an entirety of received information downloaded by a computer and forwarded from the computer, wherein the receiver is configured to operate at a receiving power during transmissions by a transmitter coupled to the computer and to operate at a reduced power, with respect to the receiving power, between the transmissions by the transmitter, the receiver being further configured to be restored to the receiving power for a first predefined duration before a first scheduled transmission the transmitter and to remain at the receiving power for a second predefined duration after the first scheduled transmission by the transmitter, and the receiver being still further configured to increase a length of the first predefined duration for a second scheduled transmission by the transmitter if no transmission is received during the first scheduled transmission; and
a display configured to display less than the entirety of the received information, wherein the less than the entirety of the received information includes at least a header.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for notifying a user of recently received information while away from the display connected to the computer. Using a non-commercial, private network, the information is forwarded from a computer through a transmitter to a portable receiver with an integrated display. Such information may be in the form of e-mails, stock quotes, and calendar alarms.
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1. An information notification device, comprising:
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a non-commercial, private network receiver configured to receive an entirety of received information downloaded by a computer and forwarded from the computer, wherein the receiver is configured to operate at a receiving power during transmissions by a transmitter coupled to the computer and to operate at a reduced power, with respect to the receiving power, between the transmissions by the transmitter, the receiver being further configured to be restored to the receiving power for a first predefined duration before a first scheduled transmission the transmitter and to remain at the receiving power for a second predefined duration after the first scheduled transmission by the transmitter, and the receiver being still further configured to increase a length of the first predefined duration for a second scheduled transmission by the transmitter if no transmission is received during the first scheduled transmission; and a display configured to display less than the entirety of the received information, wherein the less than the entirety of the received information includes at least a header. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for displaying information comprising:
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receiving, at a private, non-commercial network receiver, an entirety of at least some of information having been downloaded by and forwarded from a computer, wherein the receiver, is configured to operate at a receiving power during transmissions by a transmitter coupled to the computer and to operate at a reduced power with respect, to the receiving power between the transmissions by the transmitter, the receiver being further configured to be restored to the receiving power for a first predefined duration before a first scheduled transmission by the transmitter and to remain at the receiving power for a second predefined duration after the first scheduled transmission by the transmitter, and the receiver being still further configured to increase a length of the first predefined duration for a second scheduled transmission by the transmitter if no transmission is received during the first scheduled transmission; and displaying less than the entirety of the at least some of the information on a display, wherein the less than the entirety of the at least some of the information includes at least a header. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An information notification device, comprising:
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a first receiver configured to receive an entirety of a portion of first information that was downloaded from a wide area network by a computer and transmitted by a first transmitter, wherein the computer is coupled to the first transmitter, and wherein the first transmitter and the first receiver are configured to operate in a private, non-commercial network, wherein the first receiver is configured to operate at a receiving power during transmissions by the first transmitter and to operate at a reduced power, with respect to the receiving power, between the transmissions by the first transmitter, the first receiver being further configured to be restored to the receiving power for a first predefined duration before a first scheduled transmission by the first transmitter, and to remain at the receiving power for a second predefined duration after the first scheduled transmission by the first transmitter, and the first receiver being still further configured to increase a length of the first predefined duration for a second scheduled transmission by the first transmitter if no transmission is received during the first scheduled transmission; and a display configured to display less than the entirety of the received portion of the first information, wherein the less than the entirety of the received portion includes at least a header, and wherein the first receiver and the display are disposed within a portable housing. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An information notification device, comprising:
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a non-commercial, private network means for receiving an entirety of received information downloaded by a computer and forwarded from the computer, wherein the means for receiving configured to operate at a receiving power during transmissions by a transmitter coupled to the computer and to operate at a reduced power, with respect to the receiving power, between the transmissions by the transmitter, the means for receiving being further configured to be restored to the receiving power for a first predefined duration before a first scheduled transmission by the transmitter and to remain at the receiving power for a second predefined duration after, the first scheduled transmission by the transmitter ,and the means for receiving being still further configured to increase a length of the first predefined duration for a second scheduled transmission by the transmitter if no transmission is received during the first scheduled transmission; and means for displaying less than the entirety of the received information, wherein the less than the entirety of the received information includes at least a header of the e-mail message.
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