Selective mirrored site accesses from a communication

• US 20050091401A1
• Filed: 10/09/2003
• Published: 04/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Keohane, Susann Marie, McBrearty, Gerald Francis, Shieh, Johnny Meng-Han, Mullen, Shawn Patrick, Murillo, Jessica
• Granted Patent: US 7,356,566 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/240
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A method, system, and program for selective mirrored site access from a communication are provided. When composing a communication, multiple mirrored site addresses are embedded with a target site address. The sender may request to enter the mirrored site addresses or a browser supplies the mirrored site addresses. At each client system receiving the communication, selections of site addresses accessible for each intended recipient are detected. Thus, each client system, when outputting the communication, displays the selection of mirrored site address accessible to the intended recipient accessing that client system.

Claims

1. A method for selectively displaying mirrored site addresses in a communication, comprising:

responsive to receiving a communication at a client system with a plurality of mirrored site addresses for a particular recipient from among at least one intended recipient, detecting a selection of accessible site addresses for said particular recipient from among said plurality of mirrored site addresses; and

displaying only said selection of accessible site addresses in a display of said communication to said particular recipient.

2. The method according to claim 1 for selectively displaying mirrored site addresses wherein detecting a selection of site addresses accessible to said particular recipient further comprises:

transmitting a signal to each of said plurality of mirrored site addresses; and

receiving a return signal from each site address comprising said selection of accessible site addresses.

3. The method according to claim 1 for selectively displaying mirrored site addresses further comprising:

detecting whether said particular recipient is privileged to access each site address from among said selection of accessible site addresses; and

indicating in said display of said communication whether said particular recipient is privileged to access each site address from among said selection of site addresses.

4. The method according to claim 1 for selectively displaying mirrored site addresses further comprising:

detecting whether a client system receiving said communication is compatible with a resource located at each of said selection of accessible site addresses; and

indicating in said display of said communication whether said particular client system is compatible with said resource located at each of said selection of accessible site addresses.

5. The method according to claim 1 for selectively displaying mirrored site addresses wherein detecting a selection of accessible site addresses for said particular recipient further comprises:

detecting said selection of accessible site addresses for said particular recipient in an electronic mail client executing on said client system.

6. The method according to claim 1 for selectively displaying mirrored site addresses wherein detecting a selection of accessible site addresses for said particular recipient further comprises:

detecting said selection of accessible site addresses for said particular recipient in a browser executing on said client system responsive to detecting a request to access an site address from among said plurality of mirrored site addresses.

7. The method according to claim 1 for selectively displaying mirrored site addresses further comprising:

detecting said plurality of mirrored site addresses embedded within said communication.

8. A system for selectively displaying mirrored site addresses in a communication, comprising:

a data processing system for accessing a network;

said data processing system further comprising;

means, responsive to receiving via said network a communication with a plurality of mirrored site addresses for a particular recipient from among a plurality of intended recipients, for detecting a selection of site addresses accessible to said particular recipient from among said plurality of mirrored site addresses; and

means for only displaying said selection of accessible site addresses in a display of said communication to said particular recipient.

9. The system according to claim 8 for selectively displaying mirrored site addresses wherein said means for detecting a selection of site addresses accessible to said particular recipient further comprises:

means for transmitting a signal to each of said plurality of mirrored site addresses via said network; and

means for receiving a return signal from each site address comprising said selection of accessible site addresses.

10. The system according to claim 8 for selectively displaying mirrored site addresses further comprising:

means for detecting whether said particular recipient is privileged to access each site address from among said selection of accessible site addresses; and

means for indicating in said display of said communication whether said particular recipient is privileged to access each site address from among said selection of site addresses.

11. The system according to claim 8 for selectively displaying mirrored site addresses further comprising:

means for detecting whether a client system receiving said communication is compatible with a resource located at each of said selection of accessible site addresses; and

means for indicating in said display of said communication whether said particular client system is compatible with said resource located at each of said selection of accessible site addresses.

12. The system according to claim 8 for selectively displaying mirrored site addresses further comprising:

an electronic mail client executing on said data processing system for detecting said selection of accessible site addresses for said particular recipient.

13. The system according to claim 8 for selectively displaying mirrored site addresses further comprising:

a browser executing on said data processing system for detecting said selection of accessible site addresses for said particular recipient responsive to detecting a request to access an site address from among said plurality of mirrored site addresses.

14. The system according to claim 8 for selectively displaying mirrored site addresses further comprising:

means for detecting said plurality of mirrored site addresses embedded within said communication.

15. A computer program product for selectively displaying mirrored site addresses in a communication, comprising:

a recording medium;

means, recorded on said recording medium, responsive to receiving a communication at a client system with a plurality of mirrored site addresses for a particular recipient from among at least one intended recipient, for detecting a selection of accessible site addresses for said particular recipient from among said plurality of mirrored site addresses; and

means, recorded on said recording medium, for displaying only said selection of accessible site addresses in a display of said communication to said particular recipient.

16. The computer program product according to claim 15 for selectively displaying mirrored site addresses wherein detecting a selection of site addresses accessible to said particular recipient further comprises:

means, recorded on said recording medium, for transmitting a signal to each of said plurality of mirrored site addresses; and

means, recorded on said recording medium, for receiving a return signal from each site address comprising said selection of accessible site addresses.

17. The computer program product according to claim 15 for selectively displaying mirrored site addresses further comprising:

means, recorded on said recording medium, for detecting whether said particular recipient is privileged to access each site address from among said selection of accessible site addresses; and

means, recorded on said recording medium, for indicating in said display of said communication whether said particular recipient is privileged to access each site address from among said selection of site addresses.

18. The computer program product according to claim 15 for selectively displaying mirrored site addresses further comprising:

means, recorded on said recording medium, for detecting whether a client system receiving said communication is compatible with a resource located at each of said selection of accessible site addresses; and

means, recorded on said recording medium, for indicating in said display of said communication whether said particular client system is compatible with said resource located at each of said selection of accessible site addresses.

19. A method for embedding mirrored site addresses in a communication, comprising:

detecting a target site address requested in a communication;

enabling entry of at least one mirrored site address with said target site address; and

embedding said at least one mirrored site address with said target site address in said communication.

20. The method according to claim 19 for embedding mirrored site addresses in a communication wherein enabling entry of at least one mirrored site address with said target site address further comprises:

enabling a sender of said communication to enter said at least one mirrored site address.

21. The method according to claim 19 for embedding mirrored site addresses in a communication wherein enabling entry of at least one mirrored site address with said target site address further comprises:

detecting said at least one mirrored site address associated with said target site address through a browser search;

enabling automatic entry of said at least one mirrored site address.

22. A system for embedding mirrored site addresses in a communication, comprising:

a data processing system for accessing a network;

said data processing system further comprising;

means for detecting a target site address requested in a communication for transmission across said network;

means for enabling entry of at least one mirrored site address with said target site address; and

means for embedding said at least one mirrored site address with said target site address in said communication prior to transmission.

23. The system according to claim 22 for embedding mirrored site addresses in a communication wherein said means for enabling entry of at least one mirrored site address with said target site address further comprises:

means for enabling a sender of said communication to enter said at least one mirrored site address.

24. The system according to claim 22 for embedding mirrored site addresses in a communication wherein said means for enabling entry of at least one mirrored site address with said target site address further comprises:

means for detecting said at least one mirrored site address associated with said target site address through a browser search;

means for enabling automatic entry of said at least one mirrored site address.

25. A computer program product for embedding mirrored site addresses in a communication, comprising:

a recording medium;

means, recording on said recording medium, for detecting a target site address requested in a communication;

means, recording on said recording medium, for enabling entry of at least one mirrored site address with said target site address; and

means, recording on said recording medium, for embedding said at least one mirrored site address with said target site address in said communication prior to transmission.

26. The computer program product according to claim 25 for embedding mirrored site addresses in a communication further comprising:

means, recording on said recording medium, for enabling a sender of said communication to enter said at least one mirrored site address.

27. The computer program product according to claim 25 for embedding mirrored site addresses in a communication further comprising:

means, recording on said recording medium, for detecting said at least one mirrored site address associated with said target site address through a browser search;

means, recording on said recording medium, for enabling automatic entry of said at least one mirrored site address.