Universal Message
Forwarding System
Thomas Hager
My personal experience…
Problem
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Missing important emails until its too late.
Too many accounts and websites to check.
Time consuming to try to keep checking
them all.
According to the Gartner Group, people in
business spend, on average, 49 minutes a
day managing their business email.
http://www.optinwireless.com/email_marketing.shtml
Wouldn’t it be nice…
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What if you could get your important
– Emails,
– News Alerts,
– Weather Updates,
– Sports Scores,
no matter where you were, no matter what
you were doing, no matter what time it
was.
Solution
The Universal Message Forwarding
System (UMFS).
Forwards emails and other alerts to your
desktop, TV screen, and your cell
phone.
How does it work?
Internet
Potential Problems
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How would the system know what
messages are important to you?
How would you set all of that up?
Other Problems
 Acceptance by the public
 Costs
Competition
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Standard Media
– Newspaper
– Television
– Standard Email
– Email Account Management Software
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Smart Phones and PDAs
Who are the customers?
If you use email, you’re a potential
customer.
Advantages to both businesses and
individuals
Advantages to Businesses
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Employees
– Won’t miss important messages
– Can get their messages anywhere
– Can spend less time checking their email,
and more time actually working.
Advantages to Individuals
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People want to
– Stay connected and informed.
– Have things be quick, easy, and
convenient.
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With the UMFS
– You don’t have to check multiple places.
– You can view your messages on whatever
medium is most convenient at the time.
Associated Costs
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Development of the Hardware
– Message Retriever/Router
– Message Receivers (require development
or modification from existing devices)
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Development of the Software
http://www.bluetooth.com/Bluetooth/Connect/Products
http://www.radioandtelly.co.uk/freeview_nokia.html
Lets wrap this up…
Bring on the Questions
References
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http://www.bluetooth.com/Bluetooth/Connect/Products/
http://www.optinwireless.com/email_marketing.shtml
http://www.radioandtelly.co.uk/freeview_nokia.html