PROVISION OF SECURE RSS FEEDS USING A SECURE RSS CATCHER
First Claim
1. A system that provides the secured controlled delivery of content to a user, the system comprising:
- a content source that is operable to send pushed content items directed towards a user through the use of an address identifier for each content item and utilizing a secured communication channel;
a content catcher residing behind a firewall other than one protecting the content source and is operable to;
receive a pushed content item through the secured communication channel;
based at least in part on at least a portion of the address identifier for the pushed content item, generating a substantially unique identifier;
create an RSS based file having a URL that is based at least in part on the substantially unique identifier and that contains at least a portion of the received pushed content.
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Abstract
A device that resides behind a firewall and receives content to be further directed towards one or more users, such as high-volume emails. The device captures the incoming content that is delivered over a secure communication channel from an external content source and creates personalized RDF or XML files for the intended recipients. The URLs associated with the files include a unique code that is generated using at least a portion of the addressing information or other parameters of the message. An RSS reader can then be employed to read the content from the RDF or XML file.
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20 Claims
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1. A system that provides the secured controlled delivery of content to a user, the system comprising:
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a content source that is operable to send pushed content items directed towards a user through the use of an address identifier for each content item and utilizing a secured communication channel;
a content catcher residing behind a firewall other than one protecting the content source and is operable to;
receive a pushed content item through the secured communication channel;
based at least in part on at least a portion of the address identifier for the pushed content item, generating a substantially unique identifier;
create an RSS based file having a URL that is based at least in part on the substantially unique identifier and that contains at least a portion of the received pushed content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for providing secured controlled delivery of content to a user, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving behind a firewall a content item directed towards an address identifier over a secured communication channel; and
determining if this is the first content item to be received for the address identifier, and if this is the first content item;
creating a URL that is based on a unique value associated with the address identifier;
creating an RSS based index file that is accessible via the URL; and
placing at least a portion of the content of the content item within the RSS based index file, whereby utilizing an RSS reader, a user associated with the address identifier can selectively receive the at least a portion of the content item without being vulnerable to SPAM or phishing. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing the secured and controlled delivery of content to a user, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving content items to be directed towards one or more users;
for each user intended to receive a content item, determining if any content items have been previously set to that particular user;
if content items have not been previously sent to that particular user;
generating a substantially unique identifier to be associated with the particular user;
creating an RSS based index file that is accessible via a URL that includes the unique identifier; and
placing at least a portion of the content of the content items to be directed to the particular user within the RSS based file; and
if content items have been previously sent to that particular user;
performing a look up of the URL that is associated with the particular user;
modifying an RSS based index file assessable via the URL by placing a portion of the content of the content items to be directed to the particular user within the RSS based file;
whereby utilizing an RSS reader, the particular user can selectively receive the portions of the content items. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing secured and controlled delivery of content to a user, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving content items at a firewall protected system over a secured communication channel, each content item being directed towards one or more users;
for each particular user that is to receive one or more content items, determining if any content items have been previously received that include certain parameters associated with the particular user;
if content items that include the certain parameters associated with the particular user have not been previously received;
creating a URL that includes a substantially unique identifier;
creating a first RSS based file that is accessible via the URL; and
placing a portion of the content of the content item within the first RSS based file; and
if content items that include the certain parameters associated with the particular user have been previously received;
performing a look up of the URL that is associated with the certain parameters associated with the particular user;
modifying an existing first RSS based file accessible via the URL by placing at least a portion of the content of the content item within the RSS based file; and
placing substantially all of the content of the content item into a second file accessible by a link associated with the portion of the content placed in the first RSS based file;
whereby utilizing an RSS reader, a user associated with the content items that include the certain parameters associated with the particular user can selectively receive the content items outside of the firewall. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. The method of 15, further comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request to view the second file associated with a link in the first RSS based file; and
requiring the provision of a password prior to granting access to the second RSS based file.
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