Method and apparatus for performing an information search and retrieval by submitting an electronic form over e-mail
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1. Method for performing an information search and retrieval by submitting an electronic form over e-mail, comprising the steps of:
- extracting search terms and search parameters from each field on said electronic form;
modulating said extracted terms and parameters onto a standard header of a first e-mail;
inserting semicolon delineation between said modulated terms in said header;
forwarding said e-mail to a domain specific server;
demodulating said forwarded first e-mail header by identifying said search terms and said search parameters;
processing said identified search terms and said search parameters;
connecting to those APIs corresponding to said identified search terms;
receiving search results;
synthesizing a second e-mail message body from received search results; and
sending said second e-mail to user.
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Abstract
Invention provides a method and apparatus for an e-mail based interface to function as a single common access point for requesting, receiving, publishing, accessing and sharing various data from multiple, remote information systems. The invention becomes akin to a human relay operator in the loop which is transparent to the user. By relaying the e-mail chain, the invention performs multiple functions based on the originating request, and reply as a human would.
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1. Method for performing an information search and retrieval by submitting an electronic form over e-mail, comprising the steps of:
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extracting search terms and search parameters from each field on said electronic form; modulating said extracted terms and parameters onto a standard header of a first e-mail; inserting semicolon delineation between said modulated terms in said header; forwarding said e-mail to a domain specific server; demodulating said forwarded first e-mail header by identifying said search terms and said search parameters; processing said identified search terms and said search parameters; connecting to those APIs corresponding to said identified search terms; receiving search results; synthesizing a second e-mail message body from received search results; and sending said second e-mail to user.
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2. Apparatus for performing an information search and retrieval by submitting an electronic form over e-mail, comprising:
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a computing device; an e-mail application program being accessible by said computing device; a software program being executed by said computing device in cooperation with said e-mail application, wherein said computer program comprises a set of computer-implementable instructions, that, when executed by said computing device, cause said computing device to extract search terms and search parameters from each field on said electronic form; modulate said extracted terms and parameters onto a standard header of a first e-mail; insert semicolon delineation between said modulated terms in said header; forward said e-mail to a domain specific server; demodulate said forwarded first e-mail header by identifying said search terms and said search parameters; process said identified search terms and said search parameters; connect to those APIs corresponding to said identified search terms; receive search results; synthesize a second e-mail message body from received search results; and send said second e-mail to user.
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