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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2002
Julia Skladman, Northbrook, IL (US);
Robert J. Thornberry, Jr., Wheaton, IL (US);
Bruce A. Chatterley, Redmond, WA (US);
Alexander Sio-kay NG, Richmond Hill, CA;
Bruce L. Peterson, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Julia Skladman, Northbrook, IL (US);
Robert J. Thornberry, Jr., Wheaton, IL (US);
Bruce A. Chatterley, Redmond, WA (US);
Alexander Sio-Kay Ng, Richmond Hill, CA;
Bruce L. Peterson, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
SBC Properties, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
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.