Patent ID: 9383951
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method of delivering a message comprising: receiving a message via a short messaging service, a multimedia messaging service, facsimile or a website directed to a preselected recipient at a central service, wherein the recipient is specified by an account associated with the recipient, and wherein the message comprises one or more elements; resolving the elements of the message into one or more categories of elements; formatting the message into a printer-friendly format for delivery of the message to the recipient's printer by placing the elements of the message into a selected template, wherein the template comprises a plurality of spaces configured to receive a preselected category of elements and the template is selected based on the elements of the message; transmitting the formatted message to the recipient's printer over a network, wherein the recipient's printer comprises a printing device owned or possessed by the recipient; and sending instructions to print the formatted message at the recipient's printer for direct receipt by the recipient.