Heterogeneous Network Delivery of Electronic Messages in Accordance with Privacy and Personalization Criteria

• US 20100312842A1
• Filed: 06/08/2010
• Published: 12/09/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Greenfly America Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Greenfly America Incorporated
• Inventors: Tracy, Michael J., Ladouceur, Dave J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,364,770 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A communication gateway includes a queue to receive a group identifier. An action list generator invokes templates corresponding to the group identifier. The templates characterize roles, permissions and transaction rules for communicating with each individual associated with the group identifier. A processor derives electronic message delivery instructions for each individual associated with the group identifier. A dispatch manager deploys the electronic message delivery instructions.

Claims

1. A communication gateway, comprising:

a queue to receive a group identifier;

an action list generator to invoke templates corresponding to the group identifier, wherein the templates characterize roles, permissions and transaction rules for communicating with each individual associated with the group identifier;

a processor to derive electronic message delivery instructions for each individual associated with the group identifier; and

a dispatch manager to deploy the electronic message delivery instructions.

2. The communication gateway of claim 1 wherein the electronic message delivery instructions specify instructions to be processed by disparate communication networks.

3. The communication gateway of claim 2 wherein the disparate communication networks provide authentication operations.

4. The communication gateway of claim 1 wherein the roles, permissions, and transaction rules are specified by a message recipient.

5. The communication gateway of claim 1 further comprising opt-in membership settings.

6. The communication gateway of claim 1 wherein the processor processes location related data.

7. The communication gateway of claim 6 wherein the processor tailors an electronic message based upon the location related data.

8. The communication gateway of claim 1 wherein the processor processes message recipient movement information.

9. The communication gateway of claim 8 wherein the processor tailors an electronic message based upon the message recipient movement information.