Controlling location and time preferences for messages
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1. A method, operable on a server, for controlling preferences for messages comprising:
- receiving, by the server, a message from a sender to a recipient;
determining, by the server, if the message will be received by the recipient based on at least a first message policy of a plurality of message policies for the recipient;
notifying, by the server, the sender that the message will not be received by the recipient and an estimated time of when it will be received responsive to the determination that the message will not be received by the recipient; and
resolving, by the server, a conflict between the first message policy and a second message policy of the plurality of message policies such that the actual time the message is received is different from the estimated time of when the message will be received in the notification to the sender.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling preferences for messages that includes receiving a message from a sender to a recipient, determining if the message will be received by the recipient based on message policies for the recipient, and notifying the sender that the message will not be received by the recipient and when it will be received responsive to the determination that the message will not be received by the recipient.
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1. A method, operable on a server, for controlling preferences for messages comprising:
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receiving, by the server, a message from a sender to a recipient; determining, by the server, if the message will be received by the recipient based on at least a first message policy of a plurality of message policies for the recipient; notifying, by the server, the sender that the message will not be received by the recipient and an estimated time of when it will be received responsive to the determination that the message will not be received by the recipient; and resolving, by the server, a conflict between the first message policy and a second message policy of the plurality of message policies such that the actual time the message is received is different from the estimated time of when the message will be received in the notification to the sender. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computing device for controlling preferences for messages comprising:
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a network interface, the network interface being configured to receive and send messages; a storage device, the storage device containing a plurality of message policies for a recipient comprising a first message policy and a second message policy; and a processor, the processor configured to determine if a message sent from a sender to a recipient will be received by the recipient based on at least the first message policy of the plurality of message policies for the recipient and notify the sender that the message will not be received by the recipient and an estimated time of when it will be received responsive to the determination that the message will not be received by the recipient and resolve a conflict between the first message policy and the second message policy of the plurality of message policies such that the actual time the message is received is different from the estimated time of when the message will be received in the notification to the sender. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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