Patent ID: 9338108
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H04L,H04M,H04N,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of inter-modal messaging communication, comprising: receiving, by an inter-modal messaging communications server, an electronic mail message to be distributed to at least one destination address, the inter-modal messaging communications server communicatively connected to a data network and a public switched telephone network (PSTN); determining, by the inter-modal messaging communications server, whether the electronic mail message is a multi-modal distribution message based on the at least one destination address; when determining that the electronic mail message is a multi-modal distribution message, separating, by the inter-modal messaging communications server, the electronic mail message into a plurality of message portions for communication by a plurality of modes of distribution, the separating based on one or more indicators or formatting attributes of the electronic mail message, the plurality of message portions including a short message portion and a fax message portion; for the short message portion of the electronic mail message, parsing the short message portion into a number of individual short messages according to at least a messaging parameter value and a predetermined short message size; and based on a short message conversation parameter, transmitting, by the inter-modal messaging communications server via a first mode of the plurality of modes of distribution, a short message comprising the short message portion of the electronic mail message and establishing a conversation comprising conversation attributes.