Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and a device for transmitting information from a sender to at least one recipient. The aim of the invention is to ensure that the transmission is rapid and economical, regardless of the type of information being sent, in particular that the transmission can be handled without additional cost for the sender and that the recipient is provided with data that can be processed further without any significant additional cost. To this end, the invention provides that the information is recorded in a first device and converted into electronic data, the electronic data are transmitted to the at least one recipient and said electronic data are supplied to the recipient in a form chosen by the recipient.
Abstract:
In an indirect data transmission system a store and forward apparatus to receive data from a mobile station (3) which stores and forwards data received via a mobile telephone network (4) from a mobile station (1). When all the data in a message has been received by the store and forward apparatus (3), it forwards the message to its ultimate destination by a non-mobile network (5). The mobile station (1) can reconnect to the store and forward apparatus (3), if the connection is lost during transmission of a message.
Abstract:
A network-based mail attachment storage system (10) and method for: receiving from a sender (16) an electronic mail item (14) which contains a forwarding specification (18) and an attachment (20); detaching the attachment (20) from the electronic mail item (14); storing the attachment (20) on a storage device (26) at a specific address (40) under a specific file name (38); generating a handle (44) corresponding to the specific address (40) and the specific file name (38); appending the electronic mail item (14) to include the handle (44); and transmitting in accordance with the forwarding specification (18) the appended electronic mail item (14'), including the handle (44) but excluding the stored attachment (20).
Abstract:
An apparatus for providing telecommunications services to a business is described. The business does not need to purchase dedicated telecommunications equipment such as PBXs, or dedicated service such as CENTREX from a local telephone company. Instead, the business can contract with a provider of telecommunication services to serve as a distribution mechanism for information to the business' employees. The apparatus can include a database that includes contact information for people participating in multiple businesses. An administrative interface can be provided by the apparatus over the World Wide Web. This interface can allow the business to identify a subset of the people in the database as belonging to the business. The administrative interface may also support the creation of distribution lists based on logical groups of people as necessary to meet the businesses objectives. Message transmission means are provided for identifying the recipients of a message and transmitting the message to recipients on the distribution list. As necessary translation between formats can be provided.
Abstract:
A method, system and computer program product for providing enhanced electronic mail services such as certified electronic mail. The method facilitates a recipient's reconstruction of the initial message, eliminates full resend of the message, minimizes communication during the recovery step, eliminates the need for super encryption, allows the parties to delegate performance to agents (208a, 208n), and provides explicit system enrollments by user certificate authorities (CA's). The system includes a plurality of user sites and a central post office complex (240).
Abstract:
A communication system for transmitting address changes. A communication system includes a source communication system and one or more destination communication systems, each of which is identified by a unique number or address. A memory in the source communication system maintains a record of each destination communication system that communicates with it. If the number or address of the source communication is changed, the source communication system generates a new number or address message which is transmitted to each of the destination communication systems. The destination communication systems receive the new number or address message and update a memory to reflect the new number or address of the source communication system. Those destination systems that are able to read the new number or address message and update a record of the number or address for the source communication system generate an acknowledge signal which is transmitted to the source communication system. The source communication system may transmita human readable new number or address message to those destination communication systems that have not transmitted the acknowledge signal. The communications systems may comprise telephones, facsimile machines or computers having e-mail or IP addresses.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for e-mail address portability are provided. A service control point (SCP, 200) on the Internet comprises an e-mail address database (202) and a transaction processing object. The e-mail address database (202) has at least a well-known-address field (204) for storing a well-known address value and a literal address field (206) for storing a literal address value that corresponds to the well-known-address value. The transaction processing object, when called with an address translation request, accesses the e-mail address database (202). The address translation request has a well-known address value which is translated to the corresponding literal address value. After the translation, the transaction processing object returns the corresponding literal address value to the calling routine.
Abstract:
A method for transferring electronic mail (E-mail) including registered and secure messages, uses means for achieving communications in which the sender receives proof of the E-mail message was indeed delivered to recipient. The recipient may either accept the message or not. A plurality of centers connected in a hierarchical key dissemination center array uses certificates to provide the public encryption keys to parties desiring to perform secure E-mail communications therebetween. The array also includes a plurality of intermediaries or post offices which can be used for legal registered mail (LRM). The method supports three modes of E-mail transmission: a secure message system, where there is not receipt of transmission; a business registered mail, where the transaction is direct between the parties and a receipt is returned to sender; and a legal registered mail, where an intermediary participates in the transaction to send the E-mail message to the second user and to bring a receipt to the first user.
Abstract:
A cellular radiotelephone (10) includes a keypad (22) having a plurality of keys (22a, 22b) and a display device (20) for displaying information, including messages, to a user. A method includes the steps of: (a) transmitting a short message service (SMS) message from a network (32) to the cellular radiotelephone; (b) receiving the SMS message from the network and storing the message in a memory (24) of the cellular radiotelephone; (c) presenting the stored SMS message to a user; (d) determining if the presented SMS message requires a manual acknowledgement by the user and, if so, monitoring an output of the keypad to detect a single key depression by the user. The method further includes a step of (e) determining if the user's single key depression is a correct manual acknowledgement and, if so, automatically generating and transmitting to the network an SMS manual acknowledgement message that includes an identification of the single key depressed by the user.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a telephonic E-mail "answering machine" (1) for receiving, processing and storing electronic messages. The E-mail answering machine (1) includes a phone jack (4) for adapting to an existing telephone line for receiving electronic messages from the phone line. The telephonic apparatus further includes a processor (6) for responding to the electronic messages and for storing the messages in the answering machine (1). In another preferred embodiment, the telephonic E-mail answering machine (1) further includes an LCD display (8) for providing information to a user relating to a reception of the electronic messages.