Patent ID: 7477729

Claim:
A system for indicating receipt of a communication, comprising: means for associating one or more different types of communication with a first receiver and for associating said one or more different types of communication with a second receiver, which second types may overlap said first types; first receiving means for receiving, by said first receiver, one or more signals, each signal associated with one of said first one or more different types of communications, in response to said first one or more different types of communication sent to a user; first activating means for activating a first indicator, said first indicator associated with said first receiver, in response to receiving said one or more signals; first deactivating means for deactivating said first indicator; second receiving means for receiving, by said second receiver, one or more signals, each signal associated with one of said second one or more different types of communications, in response to said second one or more different types of communication sent to a user; second activating means for activating a second indicator, said second indicator associated with said second receiver, in response to receiving said one or more signals; and second deactivating means for deactivating said second indicator.