Method and system for automatically relaying website information

• US 20040267638A1
• Filed: 06/29/2004
• Published: 12/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Giovanni Giunta
• Original Assignee: Giovanni Giunta
• Inventors: Giunta, Giovanni
• Granted Patent: US 7,356,544 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/732
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/016 After-sales

Abstract

This invention provides for a method 10 of automatically relaying website information by e-mail across an electronic network, which method 10 includes the steps of receiving 14 a conventional e-mail request from a requester which e-mail is addressed to a specific electronic mailbox address assigned to specific website information, and which e-mail includes an electronic return address to which the website information is to be relayed to. The method 10 then includes the step of retrieving 16 the website information from a web server which information is assigned to the specific mailbox address to which the received e-mail was addressed, and electronically mailing 18 the website information retrieved from the web server to the return address, so that the requester receives the website information without having to search the network. The Invention further provides for an associated system.

Claims

1. A method of automatically relaying website information by e-mail across an electronic network, which method includes the following steps, in any order

receiving a conventional e-mail request from a requester which e-mail is addressed to a specific electronic mailbox address assigned to specific website information, and which e-mail includes an electronic return address to which the website information is to be relayed to;

retrieving the website information from a web server which information is assigned to the specific mailbox address to which the received e-mail was addressed; and

electronically mailing the website information retrieved from the web server to the return address, so that the requester receives the website information without having to search the network.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, which includes the step of, prior to receiving the request, the step of assigning a specific electronic mailbox address to specific website information.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the website information includes a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

4. A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the step of assigning the mailbox address includes assigning one mailbox address to a plurality of URL'"'"'s.

5. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of receiving the e-mail request is performed by a conventional e-mail server hosting the specific mailbox address assigned to the website information requested by the requester.

6. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the e-mail server and the web server are included in a single combined server.

7. A method as claimed in claim 1, which includes the step of, prior to mailing the information, the step of converting the website information into a certain format.

8. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of mailing the website information to the return address includes attaching the retrieved website information as an attachment to the e-mail sent to the return address.

9. A system for automatically relaying website information across an electronic network which system includes

at least one conventional web server which hosts specific website information;

and

at least one conventional e-mail server for receiving a conventional e-mail request from a requester, which e-mail server is arranged in electronic communication with the web server, wherein the e-mail server hosts an e-mail address to which the received e-mail request is addressed which address is assigned to the specific website information and which e-mail request further includes an electronic return address to which the website information is to be relayed to, and wherein the e-mail server is configured to retrieve the website information from the web server, and which e-mail server electronically mails the retrieved website information to the return address, so that the requester receives the website information without having to search the network.

10. A system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the e-mail server retrieves the website information from the web server by assigning a specific electronic mailbox address to specific website information hosted by the web server.

11. A system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the website information includes a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

12. A system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the e-mail server assigns one mailbox address to a plurality of URL'"'"'s.

13. A system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the e-mail server retrieves the website information from the web server by the web server, in response to a communication from the e-mail server, transmitting the information o the e-mail server.

14. A system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the e-mail server is configured to, prior to mailing the information, convert the website information into a certain format.

15. A system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the web server is configured to convert the website information into a certain format before transmitting the information to the e-mail server.

16. A system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the e-mail server attaches the retrieved website information to the e-mail sent to the return address.

17. A system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the e-mail server and the web server are included in a single combined server.