Patent ID: 6711154
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04N,H04Q

Abstract:
A method of supporting device independent messaging notification, the method comprising:receiving a plurality of communications, including telephony, email and facsimile communications, on behalf of users via a telephony server and first and second point of presence (POP) data communications servers; converting all received communications, including said telephony, email and facsimile communications, as necessary into a format compatible with a data network linking said POP data communication servers; routing all of said converted telephony, email and facsimile communications through the POP data communications servers via the data network to a message notification system; generating message alerts in the message notification system according to settings defined by said users; and routing the message alerts through the POP data communication servers via the data network to communication devices associated with said users.