METHOD OF ADDING A POSTSCRIPT MESSAGE TO AN EMAIL

• US 20090217028A1
• Filed: 02/27/2009
• Published: 08/27/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RPost Communications Limited (RPost International Limited)
• Original Assignee: RPost International Limited
• Inventors: Khan, Zafar, Tomkow, Terrance
• Granted Patent: US 8,478,981 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/150
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32

Abstract

A system and method providing for appending of a note or instruction to the contents of an email such that the note or instructions is only appended to emails of selected recipients of a group of recipients, with only the email going to the other recipients of the group of recipients is provided.

Claims

1. An emailing system for compiling and sending at least one email message and at least one distinct added message via a network from a sender to a plurality of recipients'"'"' email addresses, said emailing system comprising:

a) means for compiling an email message;

b) means for compiling a distinct added message;

c) a first inputting means for creating a request for inputting at least one recipient'"'"'s address for receiving said email message;

d) a second inputting means for creating a request for inputting at least one recipient'"'"'s address for receiving said email message along with said distinct added message;

e) appending means to append said distinct added message to said email message;

f) first routing means to route said email selectively to requested addresses of said recipients; and

g) second routing means to route said email with said appended distinct added message selectively to requested addresses of said recipients.

2. A system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising partitioning means to partition email recipients into specific groups and means to request and append at least one said appended distinct added message to one or more recipients in a group.

3. A system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a server and wherein said first and second routing means are located on said server.

4. A system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an authenticating means for authenticating an identity of said sender.

5. A system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a server and an authenticating means for authenticating an identity of said sender, said authenticating means being resident on said server.

6. A system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an encryption means adapted to encrypt said distinct added message and a decryption means adapted to decrypt said encrypted distinct added message.

7. A system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an encryption means adapted to encrypt said distinct added message and a decryption means adapted to decrypt said encrypted distinct added message, said encryption means being resident at the sender'"'"'s end and said decryption means being resident on said server.

8. A system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a server and an authenticating means for authenticating an identity of said sender, said authenticating means being partly resident at the sender'"'"'s end and partly resident on said server.

9. A system as claimed in claim 1 wherein, said first routing means and said second routing means are the same.

10. A system as claimed in claim 1 wherein, the means for compiling said distinct added message includes means for creating said distinct added message, said message being selected from a group of messages consisting of text, picture, video, audio and a combination of text picture video and audio.

11. A system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a standalone server adapted to host said distinct added message.

12. A system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a standalone server and a dedicated routing means for routing said distinct added message from said standalone server to said addresses of requested recipients.

13. A system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a standalone server having a pointer means adapted to point to a location of said distinct added message along with said email message for said addresses of requested recipient.

14. A system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a standalone server having a timed display control means for displaying said distinct added message to said address of requested recipient for a pre-determined time.

15. A method for compiling and sending at least one email message and at least one distinct added message via a network from a sender to a plurality of recipients'"'"' addresses, said method comprising:

a) prompting a sender to compile an email message;

b) requesting the sender to add an address of a first recipient for receiving said email message;

c) requesting the sender to add an address of at least one-second recipient for receiving said email and said distinct added message;

d) prompting the sender to compile said distinct added message;

e) appending said distinct added message to said email deliverable to said second recipient;

f) routing said email to the address of said first recipient; and

g) routing said email and appended distinct added message to the address of said second recipient.

16. A method as claimed in claim 15 wherein, said method includes partitioning email recipients into specific groups and requesting and appending at least one said added message to an address of said one or more recipients in a specific group.

17. A method as claimed in claim 15 wherein, said method includes authenticating an identity of the sender.

18. A method as claimed in claim 15 wherein, said method includes encrypting said distinct added message and decrypting said distinct added message before routing said email and appended distinct added message to the address of said second recipient.

19. A method for compiling and sending at least one email message and at least one distinct added message via a network from a sender to a plurality of recipients'"'"' addresses, said method comprising:

a) prompting a sender to compile an email message;

b) requesting the sender to add an address for a first recipient for receiving said email message;

c) requesting the sender to add an address for at least one-second recipient for receiving said email and a distinct added message;

d) prompting the sender to compile said distinct added message;

e) encrypting said distinct added message;

f) transferring said email to a server;

g) transferring said distinct added message to a standalone server;

h) decrypting said distinct added message;

i) routing said email via said server to an address of said first recipient; and

j) routing said decrypted and appended distinct added message via said standalone server to an address of said second recipient.

20. A method as claimed in claim 19 wherein, routing of message via said standalone server includes routing said distinct added message and including a tag including an instruction to erase said distinct added message from a recipient'"'"'s display after a pre-determined lapse of time.

21. A method as claimed in claim 19 wherein, said method includes authenticating an identity of the sender.