Selective multi-step email message marketing
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1. A method of propagating an email message comprising the steps of:
- providing an email message comprising;
a message content including text information for being read by the recipient, contact data including at least an email address of a recipient, and content data including data for indicating a domain of interest within which the message content falls and for being interpreted automatically by a process available for execution by the recipient to allow automated filtering of the email message in dependence thereon; and
, sending the email message in accordance with the contact data.
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Abstract
Here is disclosed a selective multi-step email message method for propagating same. A user interface allows the use of email messages for mass-advertisement while respecting private profiles of a receiving party. The method for automatically filtering email messages and allowing a recipient to pre-determine criteria according to interests for receiving multi-steps email messages. The interface allows the user to generate a propagating profile for use in automatically forwarding received multi-step email messages.
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1. A method of propagating an email message comprising the steps of:
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providing an email message comprising;
a message content including text information for being read by the recipient, contact data including at least an email address of a recipient, and content data including data for indicating a domain of interest within which the message content falls and for being interpreted automatically by a process available for execution by the recipient to allow automated filtering of the email message in dependence thereon; and
,sending the email message in accordance with the contact data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A messaging system comprising:
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a recipient interface for receiving a message for being transmitted via electronic mail, data relating to a domain of interest of the message, and at least an electronic address of a recipient for whom the message is destined, a processor for generating an email message destined for the recipient and including the message and having encoded therein, data other than text data relating to the domain of interest, the data for automated extraction by a process available for execution by the recipient for filtering of the email message in dependence upon the domain of interest indicated.
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14. A method of propagating an email message comprising the steps of:
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receiving an email message comprising content data, determining from a recipient user profile whether the content data is indicative of a domain of interest of the recipient for automatically forwarding email messages, when the content data is indicative of a domain of interest of the recipient, transmitting the email message to another recipient; and
,when the content data is indicative of other than a domain of interest of the recipient other than transmitting the email message to the other recipient. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A messaging system comprising:
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a recipient interface for receiving and transmitting an email message having;
a message for being read by a recipient, and a tag indicative of a content data of the message, the tag for being automatically deciphered by the recipient interface;
a storage medium for storing data indicative of domain of interests of the recipient and a forwarding profile; and
,a processor for upon receipt of an email message, automatically comparing the tag against at least one of the stored data indicative of domain of interests of the recipient and the forwarding profile to determine a comparison result and for one of automatically forwarding the email message and other than automatically forwarding the email message in dependence upon the comparison result;
when a result of the comparison indicates a match between the tag and the stored data indicative of domain of interests of the recipient, the email message is stored for provision to the recipient; and
,when a result of the comparison indicates other than a match between the tag and the stored data indicative of domain of interests of the recipient, the email message is other than stored for provision to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A messaging system comprising:
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a recipient interface for receiving and transmitting an email message having;
a message for being read by a recipient, and a tag indicative of a content data of the message, the tag for being automatically deciphered by the recipient interface;
a storage medium for storing data indicative of domain of interests of the recipient and a forwarding profile; and
,a processor for upon receipt of an email message, automatically comparing the tag against at least one of the stored data indicative of domain of interests of the recipient and the forwarding profile to determine a comparison result and for one of automatically forwarding the email message and other than automatically forwarding the email message in dependence upon the comparison result. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A method of propagating an email message comprising the steps of:
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receiving on a recipient system an email message comprising content data, determining from a recipient user profile whether the content data is indicative of a domain of interest of the recipient, when the content data is indicative of a domain of interest of the recipient, providing the email message to the recipient; and
,when the content data is indicative of other than a domain of interest of the recipient other than providing the email message to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A messaging system comprising:
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a recipient interface for receiving and transmitting an email message having a message for being read by a recipient, a tag other than a subject line of the email message and indicative of a content data of the message, the tag for being automatically deciphered by the recipient interface;
a storage medium for storing data indicative of domain of interests of the recipient;
a processor for upon receipt of an email message, automatically comparing the tag against the stored data indicative of domain of interests of the recipient; and
,when a result of the comparison indicates a match between the tag and the stored data indicative of domain of interests of the recipient, the email message is stored for provision to the recipient; and
when a result of the comparison indicates other than a match between the tag and the stored data indicative of domain of interests of the recipient, the email message is other than stored for provision to the recipient.
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39. A method of propagating an email message comprising the steps of:
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providing a message including data encoded therein indicative of a domain of interest for a product, the data encoded for detection by a known process;
transmitting the message to at least a known recipient;
providing to the at least a known recipient an option of exercising control over domains of interest within which to automatically forward email messages; and
automatically forwarding of the message by a system of the at least a known recipient and absent intervention by the at least a known recipient to other recipients, the forwarding performed in dependence upon the encoded data and data indicative of recipients known to the at least a known recipient.
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