E-mail notification device
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1. A computer program product comprising:
- a computer storage medium and a computer program code mechanism embedded in the computer storage medium for causing a computer to forward a portion of a message to a wireless notification device using a private, non-commercial network., the computer program code mechanism comprising;
a first computer code device configured to periodically connect to a remote information server to poll for new messages;
a second computer code device configured to download a portion of each of the new messages;
a third computer code device configured to transmit, for a subset of the new messages, the portion of the subset of messages using a private, non-commercial network.
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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. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer storage medium and a computer program code mechanism embedded in the computer storage medium for causing a computer to forward a portion of a message to a wireless notification device using a private, non-commercial network., the computer program code mechanism comprising;
a first computer code device configured to periodically connect to a remote information server to poll for new messages;
a second computer code device configured to download a portion of each of the new messages;
a third computer code device configured to transmit, for a subset of the new messages, the portion of the subset of messages using a private, non-commercial network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An information notification device comprising:
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a non-commercial, private network receiver for receiving information downloaded by a computer and forwarded from the computer; and
a display for displaying the received information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An appliance control system comprising:
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a communications adapter for downloading information from a Wide-Area Network;
a first non-commercial, private network transmitter for transmitting to at least one of a home appliance and an office appliance using at least one of a power-line carrier and a Bluetooth protocol to control the at least one of a home appliance and an office appliance;
a microprocessor; and
memory configured to control the microprocessor to control the communications adapter and the appliance transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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