Appeal No. 1996-3048
Application No. 07/998,316
The invention is directed to an electronic mail
notification system and method whereby the originator of the
electronic message is given isochronous confirmation of
receipt of that message. More particularly, isochronous data,
as employed in the instant disclosure, is video or digital
audio data that is time-dependent. Therefore, the originator
of the electronic message is notified of receipt of that
message when the recipient has accessed the isochronous data
for a predefined duration of time.
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as
follows:
1. A computer implemented method of notifying an
originator of a distribution having a plurality of isochronous
objects therein when a predefined duration of time has elapsed
during which said isochronous objects are accessed by a
recipient in a data processing system, comprising:
creating the distribution having the plurality of
isochronous objects by the originator in said data processing
system;
specifying an access relationship between each of said
plurality of isochronous objects by said originator and
transmitting said distribution containing said access
relationship to said recipient in said data processing system;
and
monitoring access of said plurality of isochronous
objects by said recipient based on said access relationship
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