Unified group messaging
CA 2429504 A1 · Owner: Sms@Ctive Technologies Corp. · Inventors: Hejl, Petr
Overview
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At present, the group message is defined to be set of to be sent or sent messages. This model has several disadvantages as it is not possible to, receive, store and evaluate the messages. In the invention not only to be sent or sent messages but also received messages can form a group message. And moreover a group message can, include not only simple messages but also group messages. The most important suggestion is that one of the parameters, defining the group message structure, is the type of group message. There are mentioned 16 types of group messages, e.g. simple message answer message, contest, betting, voting chat or auction; also other types can be created based on the invention. …
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- Filed May 26, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 26, 2023.
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