Virtual document organizer system and method
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1. A method for conducting an online marketing campaign, the method comprising:
- a) providing to a plurality of users a plurality of virtual documents corresponding to a plurality of senders, wherein each of the plurality of virtual documents comprises data associating it with one of the plurality of users and with one of the plurality of senders, and comprises data corresponding to a selectable icon operable to cause each virtual document and its associated data to be transmitted to a database host associated with the plurality of users;
b) receiving by one of the plurality of users at least one of the plurality of virtual documents and its associated data from one of the plurality of senders after the sender has selected the selectable icon at a remote network-connected computer, wherein the associated data of the received at least one virtual document comprises a user identifier and a sender identifier; and
c) storing in a database coupled to the database host information from the received at least one virtual document corresponding to the user identifier and the sender identifier in the associated data of the received at least one virtual document.
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Abstract
A system and method of managing virtual documents is described. In this approach, a user database is set up on a network-connected computer. There are a number of virtual documents that are created by on other network-connected computers. These virtual documents have associated with them an attribute file having known header and field information. The virtual documents and their associated attribute files are sent from the other network-connected computers to the network-connected computer, which then categorizes and stores information from the virtual documents according to the contents of the attribute file.
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1. A method for conducting an online marketing campaign, the method comprising:
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a) providing to a plurality of users a plurality of virtual documents corresponding to a plurality of senders, wherein each of the plurality of virtual documents comprises data associating it with one of the plurality of users and with one of the plurality of senders, and comprises data corresponding to a selectable icon operable to cause each virtual document and its associated data to be transmitted to a database host associated with the plurality of users;
b) receiving by one of the plurality of users at least one of the plurality of virtual documents and its associated data from one of the plurality of senders after the sender has selected the selectable icon at a remote network-connected computer, wherein the associated data of the received at least one virtual document comprises a user identifier and a sender identifier; and
c) storing in a database coupled to the database host information from the received at least one virtual document corresponding to the user identifier and the sender identifier in the associated data of the received at least one virtual document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer-based method for organizing virtual documents, the method comprising:
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a) establishing an attribute file format having defined fields;
b) providing said attribute file format to a plurality of virtual document distributors;
c) receiving a plurality of virtual documents on behalf of users, said virtual documents having associated attribute files formatted with said defined fields; and
d) automatically organizing said users'"'"' virtual documents according to data associated with at least one of said defined fields. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of managing virtual documents associated with a plurality of senders on behalf of a plurality of users, wherein a given virtual document comprises data associating it with one of the users and with one of the senders, the method comprising:
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a) establishing a database on a network-connected computer, said database corresponding to a plurality of users, the database having data records and comprising a set of categories wherein one of the categories is a sender identifier category;
b) receiving from a document source one of said virtual documents at said network-connected computer;
c) identifying a user corresponding to the received virtual document and identifying a sender associated with the received virtual document;
d) storing information from the received virtual document within the database in a data record associated with the identified user, wherein the stored information includes the sender identification stored in a sender identifier category in the data record; and
e) providing a web host for providing access by said users to their associated user databases through a computer network connected to an interactive television. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of managing virtual documents associated with a plurality of senders on behalf of a plurality of users, wherein a given virtual document comprises data associating it with one of the users and one of the senders, the method comprising:
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a) establishing a plurality of databases on a network-connected computer, each of said databases corresponding to one of the plurality of users and comprising a set of categories, one of the categories corresponding to a solicitation indicator;
b) receiving from a document source at least one of said virtual documents at said network-connected computer;
c) identifying a list of users that have activated the solicitation indicator in their database; and
d) storing information from the received virtual document in each of the databases corresponding to the identified list of users. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method of managing virtual documents associated with a plurality of senders on behalf of a plurality of users, wherein a given virtual document comprises data associating it with a merchant code, the method comprising:
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a) establishing a plurality of databases on a network-connected computer, each of said databases corresponding to one of the plurality of users and comprising a set of categories, one of the categories comprising demographic data;
b) receiving from a document source at least one of said virtual documents at said network-connected computer;
c) identifying a list of users that have demographic data in the their database corresponding to a merchant code in the received virtual document; and
d) storing information from the received virtual document in each of the databases corresponding to the identified list of users. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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