Patent ID: 6438217
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
An apparatus for sending a message to a receiving device, the receiving device coupled to either a data-centric network or a telephony-centric network, the apparatus comprising:a message server, configured to translate the message into a format compatible with the receiving device, and to initiate delivery of the message at a delivery time; a data-centric network server, coupled to said message server, configured to transmit the message over the data-centric network, wherein, if the receiving device is addressable over the data-centric network, then said data-centric network server delivers the message to the receiving device; and a telephony-centric network server, coupled to said data-centric network server, configured to interface said data-centric network server to the telephony-centric network, wherein, if the receiving device is addressable by the telephony-centric network, then said telephony-centric network server receives the message from said data-centric network server and delivers the message to the receiving device over the telephony-centric network.