WORLD WIDE WEB ACCESS FOR VOICE MAIL AND PAGE

• US 20010051986A1
• Filed: 07/31/1998
• Published: 12/13/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Movius Interactive Corporation
• Original Assignee: Glenayre Electronics Incorporated (EDCI Holdings Incorporated)
• Inventors: BETTIS, SONNY R.
• Granted Patent: US 6,421,708 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

A method and apparatus for providing subscribers with an integrated message processing system. The message processing system allows for the receipt, transmission and management of messages. Allowable message types include voice messages, pages, facsimile messages and electronic mail messages. The message processing system displays the information to the subscriber using a web browser. The majority of the graphical user interface resides locally in order to minimize the amount of data downloaded at run-time. The message processing system may be used locally in a closed environment or over the Internet.

Claims

1. A method for using a message processing system, the message processing system comprising a remote client, the remote client communicating with a World Wide Web server, the method comprising downloading a user interface portion of the message processing system from the World Wide Web server to the remote client.

2. A method for sending a message from a World Wide Web server, comprising:

(a) receiving a message at the World Wide Web server;

(b) dividing the message into a plurality of separate pages; and

(c) transmitting the separate pages one at a time to a remote client.

3. A method of notifying a subscriber when a new message is received, comprising:

(a) accepting a selection of a notification means from the subscriber;

(b) receiving a message from a second subscriber or from a non-subscriber; and

(c) notifying the first subscriber of receipt of the message using the selected notification means.

4. A method for allowing a subscriber to use a message processing system from a plurality of locations comprising:

(a) initiating the message processing system on a remote client;

(b) authenticating that the subscriber is registered;

(c) registering the subscriber if the subscriber is not already registered; and

(d) downloading a user interface portion of the message processing system if the user interface portion of the software is not already resident on the remote client.