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Method and apparatus of organizing and delivering data to intended recipients

  • US 10,454,874 B1
  • Filed: 10/13/2015
  • Issued: 10/22/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • determining a number of data recipients in a plurality of data recipients is above a predetermined threshold;

    in response to the plurality of data recipients is above the predetermined threshold, splitting the plurality of data recipients into at least two groups comprising a first subset configured to always receive a message and a second subset not configured to always receive the message;

    analyzing content of the message to determine a category corresponding to the content, analyzing further comprising determining if the category currently exists and in response to determining the category does not currently exist, creating a new category and matching the message with the new category;

    determining that only the first subset is configured to always receive the message based on one or more of forwarding or responding, over one of a predetermined amount of time or to a predetermined number of posts, about a predetermined topic of interest;

    in response to the predetermined amount of time has elapsed, presenting a selection window comprising a list of categories to the plurality of data recipients, the selection window allowing each of the plurality of data recipients to one of continue to receive all messages, choose one or more specific categories to receive outgoing messages pertaining only to the specific categories, or stop receiving all outgoing messages, the selection window comprising a text entry component allowing the data recipient to enter the name of a new category not in the list of categories;

    placing the first subset of data recipients into a recipient queue comprising objects representing the plurality of data recipients; and

    transmitting the message to the first subset based on the objects in the recipient queue,in response to the second subset not configured to always receive the message, transmitting the message to data recipients of the second subset for one of the predetermined amount of time or a predetermined number of outgoing messages.

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