Claims
- 1. A method for communicating comprising:
storing at a first access service inbound message rules, said inbound message rules defined by a subscriber of said access service; receiving a message at said first access service, said message addressed to said subscriber; applying said inbound messages rules for said subscriber to said message received at said first access service; transferring said message from said first access service to a second access service in accordance with said inbound message rules; reformatting said message at said second access service; and storing said reformatted message at said second access service for retrieval by said subscriber.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said first access service is an online information service provider.
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein said second access service is a telecommunications service provider.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein transferring said message from said first access service to a second access service comprises transferring said message on a dedicated communication link between said first access service and said second access service.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving a message at said first access service comprises receiving an e-mail message at said first access service.
- 6. The method of claim 5 wherein reformatting said message at said second access service comprises reformatting said e-mail message to a voice mail message.
- 7. The method of claim 1 further comprising retrieving by said subscriber said reformatted message from said second access service.
- 8. The method of claim 7 wherein retrieving said reformatted message from said second access service comprises retrieving said reformatting message using a telephone.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/157,818 filed Sep. 12, 1998 entitled SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, now U.S. Pat. No. ______ which was a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/665,564 filed Jun. 18, 1996 entitled SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, now abandoned.
Continuations (2)
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09157818 |
Sep 1998 |
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10430584 |
May 2003 |
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08665564 |
Jun 1996 |
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09157818 |
Sep 1998 |
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