AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF MESSAGES AND PROCESSING OF MESSAGE RESPONSES
First Claim
1. A method of delivering a message to one or more recipients using at least one messaging device, the method comprising:
- receiving a universal message form from a message client, the universal message form comprising message content and at least one recipient;
the message content containing at least one response prompt;
automatically accessing recipient profiles stored in a database, the recipient profiles comprising data indicative of one or more of the recipient'"'"'s communications devices, communication device groups associated with at least one of the recipient'"'"'s communication devices, and schedule information, where the communication device groups are associated with the schedule information;
translating in a message server the universal message form into one or more formatted messages, where the formatting applied to a given message corresponds to a type of communication device;
transmitting a formatted message to each messaging device within the communication device group associated with the portion of the schedule encompassing the message departure time;
receiving in a message server message responses from message recipients, the message server associating the message responses with the message content; and
providing a message response summary, the message response summary comprising a listing of message content and associated message responses.
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Abstract
An automated system for delivery of messages to multiple recipients, and for processing of responses to the messages, includes a message client, message server, and a system database. A message is created using a universal message form. The message content can be translated into multiple formats and sent to one or more different recipients using one or more different types of messaging devices, including pagers, e-mail readers, telephones, cellular telephones, personal computers, fax machines, and voice mail systems. A recipient profile manager allows each recipient to select the messaging devices to be used for message delivery as well as preferred messaging schedules, priorities, and message security. Receipt of the messages by the recipients is verified, response requirements collected and consolidated from multiple sources and presented to the message originator in a structured format.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of delivering a message to one or more recipients using at least one messaging device, the method comprising:
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receiving a universal message form from a message client, the universal message form comprising message content and at least one recipient; the message content containing at least one response prompt; automatically accessing recipient profiles stored in a database, the recipient profiles comprising data indicative of one or more of the recipient'"'"'s communications devices, communication device groups associated with at least one of the recipient'"'"'s communication devices, and schedule information, where the communication device groups are associated with the schedule information; translating in a message server the universal message form into one or more formatted messages, where the formatting applied to a given message corresponds to a type of communication device; transmitting a formatted message to each messaging device within the communication device group associated with the portion of the schedule encompassing the message departure time; receiving in a message server message responses from message recipients, the message server associating the message responses with the message content; and providing a message response summary, the message response summary comprising a listing of message content and associated message responses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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