METHOD FOR PUBLISHING MESSAGES FROM IDENTIFIED, AUTHORIZED SENDERS TO SUBSCRIBERS
First Claim
1. A method for publishing messages over a network using a system having a central processor, comprising the steps of:
- creating at least one sender account to allow a sender to send messages to the system;
receiving at a system associated with the central processor a message from a sender, the message being provided through in a first format;
identifying the sender of the message as an authorized sender based on information associated with the message in comparison to data in the sender account using software executing in the central processor, wherein the identifying step is dependent on the first format of the message;
receiving, at the system, a request for at least the portion of the message from a requester; and
publishing at least the portion of the message to the requester over a network only if the software has identified the sender as an authorized sender.
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Abstract
Publishing messages over a network includes receiving a message from a sender in a first format, identifying the sender of the message as an authorized sender based on information associated with the message in comparison to data in a sender account using software executing in a central processor, wherein the identifying step is dependent on the first format of the message, receiving a request for at least the portion of the message from a requester, and publishing at least the portion of the message to the requestor over the network only if the software has identified the sender as an authorized sender. The requester can subscribe to receive new messages from one or more senders including the identified sender, and a copy of any new messages from the identified sender can be sent to one or more notification devices associated with the subscribed requestor.
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50 Claims
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1. A method for publishing messages over a network using a system having a central processor, comprising the steps of:
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creating at least one sender account to allow a sender to send messages to the system; receiving at a system associated with the central processor a message from a sender, the message being provided through in a first format; identifying the sender of the message as an authorized sender based on information associated with the message in comparison to data in the sender account using software executing in the central processor, wherein the identifying step is dependent on the first format of the message; receiving, at the system, a request for at least the portion of the message from a requester; and publishing at least the portion of the message to the requester over a network only if the software has identified the sender as an authorized sender. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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