Method and system for providing visual notification in a unified messaging system
AssigneeSBC Properties, L.P.
InventorsJulia Skladman, Robert J. Thornberry, Jr., Bruce A. Chatterley, Alexander Sio-Kay Ng, Bruce L. Peterson
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Abstract
A method and system for interfacing a legacy e-mail, voice mail and facsimile system into a unified messaging system. The system includes visual message notification for notifying a user of incoming messages. Visual notification may include a flashing light emitting diode and/or text messages. The text messages may include various characteristics of the waiting messages, such as identification of the sender, subject header, message type, time and date received and a like.
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A system for visually notifying a user of messages from a plurality of disparate message sources, the system comprising:
- a unified messaging system which includes a unified message server for storing messaging data;
- an enterprise communication system coupled to said unified message server, said enterprise communication system including one or more host telephones;
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- at least one adjunct display system coupled to one of said one or more host telephones, said adjunct display system including an interface to said unified message server for polling said unified message server and providing an indication of said messages.
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