Selective multi-step email message marketing
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1. A method comprising:
- a) receiving via a network at a first system coupled to the network and having an electronic mail inbox thereon and having a first recipient user associated therewith, a first electronic mail message and domain of interest data for the first electronic mail message;
b) determining based on the domain of interest data a first filter parameter relating to the first electronic mail message;
c) determining based on the domain of interest data a forwarding filter parameter relating to the first electronic mail message;
d) when the first filter parameter is indicative of a domain of interest of the recipient user providing the electronic mail message to an inbox of the electronic mail client;
e) when the first filter parameter is indicative of a domain of interest other than of interest to the recipient user other than providing the electronic mail message to the inbox of the electronic mail client; and
,f) in dependence upon the forwarding filter parameter automatically transmitting to at least one other user one of the first electronic mail message and a modified version of the first electronic mail message.
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Abstract
Here is disclosed a selective multi-step email message method for propagating same. A user interface allows the use of email messages for mass-advertisement while respecting private profiles of a receiving party. The method for automatically filtering email messages and allowing a recipient to predetermine criteria according to interests for receiving multi-steps email messages. The interface allows the user to generate a propagating profile for use in automatically forwarding received multi-step email messages.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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a) receiving via a network at a first system coupled to the network and having an electronic mail inbox thereon and having a first recipient user associated therewith, a first electronic mail message and domain of interest data for the first electronic mail message; b) determining based on the domain of interest data a first filter parameter relating to the first electronic mail message; c) determining based on the domain of interest data a forwarding filter parameter relating to the first electronic mail message; d) when the first filter parameter is indicative of a domain of interest of the recipient user providing the electronic mail message to an inbox of the electronic mail client; e) when the first filter parameter is indicative of a domain of interest other than of interest to the recipient user other than providing the electronic mail message to the inbox of the electronic mail client; and
,f) in dependence upon the forwarding filter parameter automatically transmitting to at least one other user one of the first electronic mail message and a modified version of the first electronic mail message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a receiver for receiving via a network at a first system coupled to the network and having an electronic mail inbox thereon and having a first recipient user associated therewith, a first electronic mail message and domain of interest data for the first electronic mail message; a processor for determining based on the domain of interest data a first filter parameter relating to the first electronic mail message, and for determining based on the domain of interest data a forwarding filter parameter relating to the first electronic mail message, when the first filter parameter is indicative of a domain of interest of the recipient user for providing the electronic mail message to an inbox of the electronic mail client, and when the first filter parameter is indicative of a domain of interest other than of interest to the recipient user for other than providing the electronic mail message to the inbox of the electronic mail client; and a transmitter for ) in dependence upon the forwarding filter parameter automatically transmitting to at least one other user one of the first electronic mail message and a modified version of the first electronic mail message. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method comprising:
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a) receiving via a network at a first system coupled to the network and having an electronic mail inbox thereon and having a first recipient user associated therewith, a first electronic mail message and domain of interest data for the first electronic mail message; b) providing domain of interest data, the domain of interest data indicative of specific domains of interest of the first recipient user; c) determining based on the domain of interest data a first filter parameter relating to the first electronic mail message; d) when the first filter parameter is indicative of the first electronic mail message comprising information relating to at least one specific domain of interest of the recipient user providing the electronic mail message to an inbox of the electronic mail client; and
,e) when the first filter parameter is indicative of a domain of interest other than of at least one specific domain of interest of the recipient user other than providing the electronic mail message to the inbox of the electronic mail client.
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