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Systems, methods and apparatus for providing unread message alerts
US9106447B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9106447-B2 |
| Application number | US-669508-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 3, 2008 |
| Priority date | Jan 3, 2008 |
| Publication date | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2015 |
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The present invention includes systems, apparatus and methods for providing message alerts to a user prior to that user communicating with a second party. The user may desire to communicate with a second party by sending a text-based message or by speaking to them through a communications device, such as a cellular phone. Prior to sending the message or speaking with the second party, the device can provide the user with message alerts, the option to review alert content, and/or to view the alert content itself. The message alerts and alert content can be notifications and/or previews of opened/unopened e-mail messages, voicemail messages, text messages, etc. Alert content can be located based on, for example, contact information of the person with whom the user desires to communicate, subject line data of a text-based message, main body data of a text based message, etc.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of providing alert content to a user prior to the user communicating with a second party, comprising: receiving input into a message on a mobile device, the input comprising a plurality of keyterms, wherein the input is received when the mobile device is in process of initiating a communication with another device, and the plurality of keyterms comprise at least two of: contact information of a recipient of the message, one or more words of a subjec…
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Physics · mapped topic
- H04L51/222Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
- H04L12/58Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9106447B2 cover?
- The present invention includes systems, apparatus and methods for providing message alerts to a user prior to that user communicating with a second party. The user may desire to communicate with a second party by sending a text-based message or by speaking to them through a communications device, such as a cellular phone. Prior to sending the message or speaking with the second party, the devic…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Lee Michael M, Apple Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L51/222. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).