Patent ID: 7499529
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: generating a user profile for a receiving party that includes user-defined criteria and delivery data specified by the receiving party; determining that a message and one or more message attachments intended for the receiving party is stored in the receiving party's mailbox, the stored message being in a source message format and the one or more message attachments being in a source attachment format; identifying, based on the user-defined criteria first portions of the stored message to be analyzed and second portions of the stored message not to be analyzed; requesting only the first portions of the stored message from the receiving party's mailbox; analyzing the requested portions of the message with respect to the user-defined criteria to determine whether the message should be delivered to the receiving party based on one or more of the user-defined criteria; translating the message from the source message format to message text and the one or more message attachments from the source attachment format into attachment text; converting the message text and the attachment text to an audible message when the analyzing determines that the message should be delivered to the receiving party; initiating a telephony call to the receiving party at least one of a pre-determined date or time included in the delivery data; and delivering the audible message to the receiving party during the telephony call.