Patent ID: 9479909
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A system capable of receiving a message from a sending device executing a messaging application and capable of sending a message notification alert to a recipient, comprising: a message server comprising a processor and memory that stores computer executable code instructing the processor to perform steps comprising: a. receiving the message from the sending device executing the messaging application, the message containing recipient address information provided by the sending device; b. determining, based on recipient address information, whether the recipient is associated with a recipient device having the messaging application; c. if the recipient is associated with a recipient device having the messaging application, transmitting the message to be received via the messaging application; and d. if the recipient is not associated with a recipient device having the messaging application, transmitting the message notification alert to the recipient via an alternate communications method other than via the messaging application, the message notification alert comprising a link to view the message.