Methods, systems, and products for indicating receipt of electronic mail
AssigneeAT&T Deleware Intellectual Property, Inc.
InventorsRobert Koch, Scott Holt
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for delivering an indication of an email message's arrival. The email message is received and identifies at least an addressee. The addressee is looked up in a database that associates multiple addressees to a shared Internet Protocol address. The shared Internet Protocol address is retrieved and a message is sent to the shared Internet Protocol address. The message identifies the addressee of the email message and includes instructions for indicating arrival of the message at the addressee.
Claims20
A method for delivering an indication of an email message's arrival, said method comprising:
- receiving the email message identifying at least an addressee;
- looking up the addressee in a database, the database associating multiple addressees to a shared Internet Protocol address;
- retrieving the shared Internet Protocol address;
- and
- sending a message to the shared Internet Protocol address, the message identifying the addressee of the email message and including instructions for indicating arrival of the message at the addressee.
A method for delivering an indication of an email message's arrival, said method comprising:
- receiving a message addressed to a shared Internet Protocol address that is shared amongst multiple addressees, the message identifying an addressee of the email message and including instructions for indicating arrival of the email message to the addressee;
- and
- causing a notification that indicates the email message was received for the addressee.
A system for delivering an indication of an email message's arrival, said system comprising:
- a server communicating with a database,
- the server receiving the email message identifying at least an addressee,
- the database looking up the addressee and associating multiple addressees to a shared Internet Protocol address,
- the server retrieving the shared Internet Protocol address and sending a message to the shared Internet Protocol address, the message identifying the addressee of the email message and including instructions for indicating arrival of the message at the addressee.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.