Methods and systems for digital content sharing
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for sharing electronic files through a network, the method comprising:
- storing a plurality of electronic files in at least one repository remotely accessible over the network by a party;
associating one or more of the electronic files stored in the at least one repository with one or more channels;
configuring each of the channels to designate access rights to one or more parties; and
receiving at least one of the electronic files through electronic mail at a server with the electronic mail containing a sender written command, and executing the sender written command at the server to perform one or more functions related to the received at least one electronic file or to the one or more channels.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, computer-implemented methods are provided to allow users to store electronic files in a central repository accessed over a network. The stored files are associated with the users and can be associated with particular channels established using a server based application. The channels can designate parties that have access thereto. Users can control settings related to the channels. The users can also transmit electronic files to the channels by email and can also control actions taken by the server with respect to the electronic files using commands in the email. Systems are provided for carrying out the computer-implemented methods.
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39 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for sharing electronic files through a network, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of electronic files in at least one repository remotely accessible over the network by a party;
associating one or more of the electronic files stored in the at least one repository with one or more channels;
configuring each of the channels to designate access rights to one or more parties; and
receiving at least one of the electronic files through electronic mail at a server with the electronic mail containing a sender written command, and executing the sender written command at the server to perform one or more functions related to the received at least one electronic file or to the one or more channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of sharing digital content through a network, the method comprising:
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providing a server communicatively coupled to the network and having a repository for use in storing electronic files;
establishing channels at the server with which the electronic files can be associated;
recognizing at the server a first email address and associating an electronic file transmitted to the first email address with a first channel, the first channel designating party access rights; and
recognizing at the server a second email address and associating an electronic file transmitted to the second email address with the first channel, and wherein a first party can selectively change at least a portion of the second email address, and wherein the server can still thereafter recognize the changed second email address and automatically associate an electronic file transmitted to the changed second email address with the first channel.
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18. A system for sharing electronic files through one or more servers on a network, comprising:
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a server operable for receiving an electronic file transmitted over a network in association with an email sent to an Internet email address, the Internet email address having a format comprising at least one portion that includes a user identification usable by the server for identifying a party and at least another portion that is adjustable and can be changed without impairing the server'"'"'s ability to identify the party as a function of the at least one portion of the Internet email address when the email is received by the server;
a memory integral or coupled to the server for storing the electronic file; and
a processor operable to save the electronic file to the memory upon receipt of the electronic file at the server. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer implemented method of sharing electronic files over a network having a server operable for establishing channels associated with electronic files, wherein a party having access rights to a channel can access the electronic files associated with the channel, the method comprising:
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storing an electronic file in a repository associating the electronic file with a first party; and
selecting a second party to which to share the electronic file and automatically generating a new channel which designates an access right in the new channel to the second party or automatically associating the electronic file with an already existing channel in which only the second party has access rights. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A system for sharing electronic files through a network, the system comprising:
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a repository for storing electronic files;
a communications link from the repository to the network for receiving electronic files from remotely located parties;
a processor communicatively coupled to the repository and the network; and
wherein the system is configured to perform a plurality operations as may be activated by a first party user of the system, the first party user having previously registered with the system by establishing a user-identification now recognizable by the processor, the plurality of operations comprising;
associating a plurality of electronic files with a user-identification of the first party to define a virtual repository for the first party;
associating at least one of the said electronic files with one or more channels and associating the one or more channels with a user-identification for at least one second party to designate the at least one second party with access rights to the one or more channels;
providing a selectable option to the first party user for each of the one or more channels, to allow the first party to elect one or more registered parties to contribute electronic files to the channel; and
providing a selectable option to the first party user for each of the one or more channels, to allow unregistered parties to contribute electronic files to the channel. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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