IN-EMAIL RSS FEED DELIVERY SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
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1. A method for displaying a feed in combination with an email program, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an email program interface, the email program interface being configured to display at least one email; and
displaying at least one feed in at least a portion of the email program interface.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product that allows an email program to passively display information in conjunction with incoming emails that include RSS feeds and may include contextual advertising at the same time. The system, method, and computer program product of the present disclosure targets at least a portion of an RSS feed at the time the email is delivered, and may be used in a substantially transparent way to avoid distraction of the end-user.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for displaying a feed in combination with an email program, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an email program interface, the email program interface being configured to display at least one email; and
displaying at least one feed in at least a portion of the email program interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for distributing a feed inside of a delivered email, the system comprising:
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an email system;
an add-on module installed in connection with the email system, the add-on module adapted to display the feed inside at least one email delivered by the email system; and
a publisher selectively in communication with the email system, the feed publisher providing the feed to the add-on module.
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31. A computer program product for distributing a feed inside of a delivered email for use with a computer system operatively coupled to a computer network comprising a computer usable medium having code embodied thereon, the code comprising:
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a software module adapted to overlay a feed on a delivered email; and
a software module adapted to allow a user to subscribe to one or more feeds.
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