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System and method for e-mail presence confirmation

  • US 7,761,516 B2
  • Filed: 03/06/2003
  • Issued: 07/20/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A telecommunications method, comprising:

  • receiving an e-mail at a server;

    reading, by the server, a priority level of the e-mail;

    if the priority level is above a predetermined threshold and recipient of said e-mail is a client of a presence service, determining a presence status of the recipient of the e-mail using an e-mail address of said e-mail;

    sending a presence confirmation message to said recipient responsive to determining that said recipient is present;

    delivering said e-mail to said recipient if a response message to said presence confirmation message is received; and

    notifying a sender of said e-mail if said response message to said presence confirmation message is not received.

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