Jonathan A Clark

US Patent:

20030065724, Apr 3, 2003

Filed:

Sep 28, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/967860

Inventors:

Jonathan Clark - Holmdel NJ, US

Assignee:

Openwave Systems Inc.

International Classification:

G06F015/16

US Classification:

709/206000, 709/227000

Abstract:

Techniques for managing messages in unified messaging systems are disclosed. Various message categories can be defined such that every message in the unified messaging system can be categorized under at least one category. The message category can, for example, include categories associated with types (or format) of the messages, as well as categories that are defined based on virtually any other criteria. In addition, rules can be defined for the message categories and associated with messages in the unified messaging system. Furthermore, techniques suitable for performing various operations on messages in the unified messaging system are disclosed. The operations can be performed based on the result of evaluation of rules with respect to messages in the unified messaging system. As will be appreciated, the techniques can be implemented to exercise better control over the overall management of the unified messaging system and the operations performed on the messages. These operations can, for example, include enforcing quotas and aging of the messages.

US Patent:

20030074408, Apr 17, 2003

Filed:

Sep 28, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/968426

Inventors:

Jonathan Clark - Holmdel NJ, US
Samuel Silberman - Arlington MA, US

International Classification:

G06F015/173

US Classification:

709/206000, 709/225000

Abstract:

A message transfer agent (MTA) in a network domain on a network receives an email, the envelope of which contains the address of the intended recipient. The MTA accesses account data of the intended recipient to identify a realm of the intended recipient, from a plurality of realms defined within the network domain. Each realm may include one or more MTAs. The MTA determines whether it is responsible for the realm of the intended recipient and, if so, stores the communication in an associated message store server. If the MTA is not in the realm of the intended recipient, then it identifies an MTA responsible for the realm of the intended recipient within the same network domain and relays the email within the network domain to the other MTA, without altering the recipient address of the email.