Personalized electronic-mail delivery
First Claim
1. A personalized electronic-mail delivery system, comprising:
- an electronic-mail server configured to store electronic-mail messages;
a client computing device coupled to the electronic-mail server, the client computing device configured to display a list of electronic-mail messages stored at the electronic-mail server and accessible to the end-user; and
a gateway appliance coupled to the electronic-mail server, the gateway appliance configured to process an incoming electronic-mail message prior to the incoming electronic-mail message being received by and stored at the electronic-mail server, wherein a filter at the gateway appliance identifies content of the incoming electronic-mail message and determines whether the content of the incoming electronic-mail message corresponds to a user profile indicating one or more user preferences related to the content of incoming electronic-mail messages, and if the incoming electronic-mail message corresponds to the one or more user preferences indicated in the user profile, the gateway appliance delivers the electronic-mail message to the electronic-mail server whereby the incoming electronic-mail message may then be displayed in the list of electronic-mail messages that are stored at the electronic-mail server and accessible to the end-user.
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Abstract
Personalized electronic-mail delivery is disclosed. The content of incoming electronic-mail messages is identified. Determinations may be made with respect to whether the content of the incoming electronic-mail messages corresponds to a user profile. The user profile may indicate one or more user preferences of a particular user with respect to incoming electronic-mail messages. If the incoming electronic-mail messages correspond to the one or more user preferences indicated in the user profile, the electronic-mail messages may be delivered to an electronic-mail server. The electronic-mail messages may then be displayed to the user via a list of electronic-mail messages reflective of those messages that are stored at the electronic-mail server and accessible to the end-user.
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25 Claims
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1. A personalized electronic-mail delivery system, comprising:
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an electronic-mail server configured to store electronic-mail messages;
a client computing device coupled to the electronic-mail server, the client computing device configured to display a list of electronic-mail messages stored at the electronic-mail server and accessible to the end-user; and
a gateway appliance coupled to the electronic-mail server, the gateway appliance configured to process an incoming electronic-mail message prior to the incoming electronic-mail message being received by and stored at the electronic-mail server, wherein a filter at the gateway appliance identifies content of the incoming electronic-mail message and determines whether the content of the incoming electronic-mail message corresponds to a user profile indicating one or more user preferences related to the content of incoming electronic-mail messages, and if the incoming electronic-mail message corresponds to the one or more user preferences indicated in the user profile, the gateway appliance delivers the electronic-mail message to the electronic-mail server whereby the incoming electronic-mail message may then be displayed in the list of electronic-mail messages that are stored at the electronic-mail server and accessible to the end-user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A gateway apparatus for filtering electronic-mail messages according to a theme or concept of the electronic-mail messages, the gateway apparatus comprising:
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a first network interface configured to receive an incoming electronic-mail message;
a filter configured to identify content of the incoming electronic-mail message and determine whether the content of the incoming electronic-mail message corresponds to a user profile indicating one or more user preferences related to the content of the incoming electronic-mail message;
a second network interface configured to transfer the incoming electronic-mail message to an electronic-mail server if the incoming electronic-mail message corresponds to the one or more user preferences indicated in the user profile, whereby the incoming electronic-mail message may then be displayed and made accessible to an end-user at a client device coupled to the electronic-mail server. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for personalized electronic-mail delivery, the method comprising:
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receiving an incoming electronic-mail message;
identifying content of the incoming electronic-mail message;
determining whether the content of the incoming electronic-mail message corresponds to a user profile indicating one or more user preferences for the content of the incoming electronic-mail message;
delivering the electronic-mail message to an electronic-mail server if the content of the incoming electronic-mail message corresponds to the one or more user preferences in the user profile whereby the incoming electronic-mail message may then be displayed to an end-user accessing the electronic-mail server via a client computing device configured to display a list of electronic-mail messages that are stored at the electronic-mail server and accessible by the end-user.
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17. A method for processing end-user behavior in an electronic-mail network for effectuating personalized delivery of electronic-mail, comprising:
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creating a database entry for a user of an electronic-mail server, the user accessing the electronic-mail server via an electronic-mail client;
tracking requests by the user for access to one or more electronic-mail messages stored at the electronic-mail server; and
storing information in the database entry for the user, the information regarding user requests for access to the one or more electronic-mail messages, wherein the information comprises content information derived from filtering of the one or more electronic-mail messages for which the user requested access. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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