Email SMS notification system providing enhanced charge accounting features and related methods
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1. A communications system comprising:
- at least one wireless communications device comprising a display;
at least one electronic mail (email) server configured to store email messages for the at least one wireless communications device; and
an email relay server configured to detect a new email message on the at least one email server and, based thereon, to send a short message service (SMS) notification with a first SMS identifier to the at least one wireless communications device;
the at least one wireless communications device detecting the SMS notification with the first SMS identifier, and sending an instruction to the email relay server so that the email relay server thereafter sends at least one subsequent SMS notification with a different SMS identifier rather than the first SMS identifier so that the at least one subsequent SMS notification is not displayed on the display.
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Abstract
A communications system may include at least one wireless communications device and at least one electronic mail (email) server for storing email messages for the at least one wireless communications device. An email relay server may detect a new email message on the at least one email server and, based thereon, send a short message service (SMS) notification with an original SMS identifier to the at least one wireless communications device. The at least one wireless communications device may detect the SMS notification and send an instruction to the email relay server to thereafter send any subsequent SMS notification with a different SMS identifier rather than the original SMS identifier.
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1. A communications system comprising:
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at least one wireless communications device comprising a display; at least one electronic mail (email) server configured to store email messages for the at least one wireless communications device; and an email relay server configured to detect a new email message on the at least one email server and, based thereon, to send a short message service (SMS) notification with a first SMS identifier to the at least one wireless communications device; the at least one wireless communications device detecting the SMS notification with the first SMS identifier, and sending an instruction to the email relay server so that the email relay server thereafter sends at least one subsequent SMS notification with a different SMS identifier rather than the first SMS identifier so that the at least one subsequent SMS notification is not displayed on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic mail (email) relay server for cooperating with at least one wireless communications device comprising a display, and at least one email server for storing email messages for the at least one wireless communications device, the email relay server comprising:
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a server interface module for detecting a new email message on the at least one email server; and a device interface module configured to send a short message service (SMS) notification with a first SMS identifier to the at least one wireless communications device based upon detection of the new email message by the server interface module, and send at least one subsequent. SMS notification to the at least one wireless communications device with a different SMS identifier rather than the first SMS identifier so that the at least one subsequent SMS notification is not displayed on the display and based upon receiving an instruction from the at least one wireless communications device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic mail (email) relay server for cooperating with at least one wireless communications device comprising a display and at least one email server for storing email messages for the at least one wireless communications device, the email relay server comprising:
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a server interface module for detecting a new email message on the at least one email server; and a device interface module configured to send a short message service (SMS) notification with a first SMS identifier to the at least one wireless communications device based upon detection of the new email message by the server interface module, and send at least one subsequent SMS notification to the at least one wireless communications device with a different SMS identifier rather than the first SMS identifier so that the at least one subsequent SMS notification is not displayed on the display. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A communications method comprising:
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storing electronic mail (email) messages for at least one wireless communications device comprising a display on at least one email server; using an email relay server to detect a new email message on the at least one email server and, based thereon, send a short message service (SMS) notification with a first SMS identifier to the at least one wireless communications device; detecting the SMS notification and sending an instruction to the email relay server to thereafter send at least one subsequent SMS notification with a different SMS identifier rather than the first SMS identifier so that the at least one subsequent SMS notification is not displayed on the display. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of operating an email relay server for cooperating with at least one wireless communications device comprising a display, the method comprising:
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using the email relay server to send a short message service (SMS) notification with a first SMS identifier to the at least one wireless communications device based upon detection of a new email message; and using the email relay server to send at least one subsequent SMS notification to the at least one wireless communications device with a different SMS identifier rather than the first SMS identifier so that the at least one subsequent SMS notification is not displayed on the display. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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