Electronic messaging in a wide area network
CA 2172746 C · Owner: At&T Ipm Corp. · Inventors: Lustgarten, Paul C.; Baldwin, Michael Scott
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A method for electronic communication using wide area network (WAN) storage and signalling capabilities. The method and apparatus provides for deposit of a message in message stores in the WAN, storage of the message such that the message is uniformly accessible throughout the WAN and notifying the recipient of the message of the availability and address of the message in the message stores in the WAN so that he can access the message.
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- Filed March 27, 1996 and granted June 5, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 27, 2016.
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