Method for handling accesses to a mailbox
AssigneeQwest Communications International Inc.
InventorsPurandar Mukundan, Lynda L. Bain
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Abstract
A method for handling multiple accesses to a messaging mailbox prompts the user for action when the status indicates an active session in the mailbox. The method includes receiving a request from a user to access the mailbox to retrieve messages, and determining the session status in the mailbox. If the session status indicates an active session in the mailbox, the user is prompted for action, otherwise, the user is granted access to the mailbox.
Claims21
A method for handling multiple accesses to a messaging mailbox, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a user to access the mailbox;
- determining a session status in the mailbox;
- and
- if the status indicates an active session in the mailbox, prompting the user for action, otherwise, granting the user access to the mailbox.
A method for handling multiple accesses to a messaging mailbox, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a user to access the mailbox;
- determining a session status in the mailbox;
- if the status indicates an active session in the mailbox, prompting the user to select an action from a set of options including the option to disconnect the active session, otherwise, granting the user access to the mailbox;
- and
- upon selection of the option to disconnect the active session, disconnecting the active session and, thereafter, granting the user access to the mailbox.
A system for handling multiple accesses to a messaging mailbox, the system comprising a messaging server having control logic operative to:
- receive a request from a user to access the mailbox;
- determine a session status in the mailbox;
- and
- if the status indicates an active session in the mailbox, prompt the user for action, otherwise, grant the user access to the mailbox.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.