Claims
- 1. A messaging system comprising:
a portable two way wireless messaging device having an interface for entering and displaying information, a list or table of recipients for messages, means for selecting one or more recipients, means for accessing at least one message, means for sending at least one message to the selected recipients, means for tracking messages, and means for associating at least one message with an account.
- 2. The messaging system of claim 1 further comprising: a list of devices related to each recipient,
wherein each device defines a modality for receiving at least one message, and means for sending at least one message to each device.
- 3. The messaging system of claim 2 further comprising means for prioritizing the list of recipients.
- 4. The messaging system of claim 2 further comprising means for prioritizing the list of devices for each recipient.
- 5. The messaging system of claim 1 further comprising:
means for storing status information of past messages sent and present messages.
- 6. The messaging system of claim 1 further comprising means for editing the list of recipients, including adding and deleting recipients and creating lists of recipients.
- 7. The messaging system of claim 1 further comprising means for creating and editing at least one message.
- 8. The messaging system of claim 7 further comprising means for adding, subtracting, importing, deleting and combining the list of devices.
- 9. The messaging system of claim 8 further comprising means for prioritizing messages with respect to recipients.
- 10. The messaging system of claim 1 further comprising means for importing messages and lists of recipients and associated devices.
- 11. The messaging system of claim 1 further comprising means for labeling or naming the list of recipients.
- 12. The messaging of claim 1 further comprising means for associating a subject or title with the at least one message.
- 13. The message system of claim 12 further comprising a search engine for retrieving messages or lists.
- 14. The message system of claim 1 further comprising additional material added to at least one message.
- 15. The messaging system of claim 14 wherein the additional material includes header and branding artifacts.
- 16. The messaging system of claim 14 wherein the additional material is different for each recipient and for each receiving device.
- 17. The messaging system of claim 14 wherein the additional material includes items selected from the items consisting of ad hoc material, questions, and formatting.
- 18. The messaging system of claim 14 wherein the additional material includes boilerplate text.
- 19. The messaging system of claim 14 wherein the additional material includes use of a template.
- 20. The messaging system of claim 14 further wherein the additional material is dependent upon the recipient and the receiving device.
- 21. The messaging system of claim 1 wherein the message content depends on the recipient and the receiving device.
- 22. The messaging system of claim 5 further comprising means for tracking of the status in real time.
- 23. The messaging system of claim 22 further comprising delivering the status to one of more designated receiving devices.
- 24. The messaging system of claim 5 further comprising means for delivering answers to questions to one or more receiving devices.
- 25. The messaging system of claim 1 further comprising means for a remote device for triggering the sending of one or more messages to one or more recipients via one of more associated receiving devices.
- 26. The messaging system of claim 25 further comprising a condition for the triggering.
- 27. The messaging system of claim 26 wherein the condition comprises sending one or more messages based on one of the items selected from the group consisting of time of day, time zone, message content, status, and recent information received.
- 28. The messaging system of claim 1 further comprising means for receiving a response to at least one message, and means for causing an automatic action therefrom.
- 29. A method for sending messages comprising the steps of:
entering and displaying information, accessing a list or table of recipients for messages, selecting one or more recipients, accessing at least one message, sending the at least one message to the selected recipients, tracking messages, and associating the at least one message with an account.
- 30. The method of claim 29 further comprising the steps of: relating a list of devices to each recipient,
wherein each device defines a modality for receiving at least one message, and sending at least one message to each device.
- 31. The method of claim 30 further comprising the step of prioritizing the list of recipients.
- 32. The method of claim 30 further comprising the step of prioritizing the list of devices for each recipient.
- 33. The method of claim 29 further comprising the step of storing status information of past messages sent and present messages.
- 34. The method of claim 29 further comprising the step of editing the list of recipients, including adding and deleting recipients and creating lists of recipients.
- 35. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of creating and editing at least one message.
- 36. The method of claim 35 further comprising the step of adding, subtracting, importing, deleting and combining the list of devices.
- 37. The method of claim 36 further comprising the step of prioritizing messages with respect to recipients.
- 38. The method of claim 29 further comprising the step of importing messages and lists of recipients and associated devices.
- 39. The method of claim 29 further comprising the step of labeling or naming the list of recipients.
- 40. The method of claim 29 further comprising the step of associating a subject or title with messages.
- 41. The method of claim 40 further comprising the step of searching and retrieving messages or lists.
- 42. The method of claim 29 further comprising the step of adding additional material to messages.
- 43. The method of claim 29 further comprising the steps of triggering, from a remote device, the sending of one or more messages to one or more recipients via one of more associated receiving devices.
- 44. The method of claim 43 further comprising the step of defining a condition for the triggering.
- 45. The method of claim 44 further comprising the step of sending the one of more messages based on one of the items selected from the group consisting of time of day, time zone, message content, status, and recent information received.
- 46. The method of claim 29 further comprising the steps of receiving the status of at least one message, and causing an automatic action therefrom.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/287,094, which was filed on Apr. 25, 2001, by common inventors and with a common title, and which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
[0002] The present application is also related to U.S. Ser. No. 09/496,170, filed on Feb. 1, 2000 and entitled Multi-Mode Message Routing and Management, and which application is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60287094 |
Apr 2001 |
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