Patent ID: 6654601
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A method for retrieving a message remotely comprising the steps at(a) sending at least one message via facsimile, a computer-based device, a telephone or a photocopier to a data center (b) invoking by the data center a user of a destination device or a user of a mobile device stored preferences to determine in which format the user of the destination or mobile device will receive the message (c) sending at least one message from the data center to the destination device, wherein the sending of the message is based upon the data centers assessment of the user of the destination device stored preferences; (d) sending said at least one message from the data center to the mobile device, wherein the sending of the message is based upon the data center's Assessment of the user of the mobile device stored preferences; (e) translating said at least one stored messages to a format compatible with said destination device; and (f) communicating spontaneously said at least one message between said mobile device, wherein the mobile device is a telephone or computer-based device and said destination device, wherein the destination device is a photocopier, or a facsimile, so that the user of the destination device or the user of the mobile device will receive the message in the desired mobile device or destination device in a compatible format.