SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION RELATING TO AN EMAIL BEING PROVIDED TO AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of associating information relating to an item embedded in data packets of an electronic transmission addressed to an electronic device, comprising:
- receiving the data packets;
analyzing contents of the data packets to identify a URL address relating to the item;
searching for an internet page associated with the URL address; and
storing a copy of the internet page at a storage device.
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a system and method for associating an item in an electronic transmission with information. The system may be implemented in a server that associates information relating to an item embedded in an electronic transmission addressed to an electronic device. The server comprises: a first process to identify the item (and perhaps categorize it); a second process to execute a database search for additional information for the item; a third process to retrieve results from the search and associate the results with a new transmission for the item, the new transmission including data from the electronic transmission; and a fourth process to transmit the new transmission to the device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of associating information relating to an item embedded in data packets of an electronic transmission addressed to an electronic device, comprising:
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receiving the data packets; analyzing contents of the data packets to identify a URL address relating to the item; searching for an internet page associated with the URL address; and storing a copy of the internet page at a storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A server providing information that is embedded in data packets of an electronic transmission addressed to an electronic device, configured to:
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analyze contents of the data packets to identify a URL address; execute a search for an internet page associated with the URL address; and store a copy of the internet page at a storage device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of associating information embedded in data packets of an electronic transmission addressed to an electronic device, comprising:
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analyzing contents of the data packets to identify a URL address; if the URL address is found, searching for an internet page associated with the URL address; storing a copy of the internet page at a storage device; and creating a new electronic transmission containing the data packets and a link to the copy of the internet page. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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