Patent ID: 6320941
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
A dedicated device for indicating e-mail messages sent to a specific user, comprising:a housing;a memory holding a list of senders who can send e-mail messages to the user, each sender being designated by the user, each sender being designated within said memory with a priority level;a controller for establishing communication with an ISP provider, said provider automatically receiving e-mail messages which originate from specifically identified senders, said controller being adapted to initiate a request to said provider for information regarding said e-mail message and to retrieve said information; said controller being adapted to designate a message priority level to each received message in accordance the priority designated to the respective sender in the memory; anddisposed on said housing and including one or more lights for annunciating when said information indicates the presence of said e-mail messages and the priority of said e-mail messages when said e-mail messages are detected.