Method and System for Providing Notification of Publications
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1. A non-transitory computer readable medium including at least executable computer program code stored thereon for notifying notifees of publications, said computer readable medium comprises:
- computer program code for obtaining predetermined notification information associated with a notifor to be utilized in notifying one or more particular notifees, the predetermined notification information includes notification criteria that serves to identify those publications of the notifor that are to be delivered to the one or more particular notifees, and the predetermined notification information further includes or serves to electronic mail addresses for the one or more particular notifees;
computer program code for automatically determining whether a publication of the notifor matches the predetermined notification criteria;
computer program code for determining, based on the predetermined notification criteria, an appropriate notifee to be notified of the publication matching the predetermined notification criteria, the appropriate notifee being one of the one or more particular notifees;
computer program code for sending an authorization request to the notifor;
computer program code for preparing an electronic notification message, the electronic notification message including or referencing the publication matching the predetermined notification criteria; and
computer program code for sending the electronic notification message to the appropriate notifee using the electronic mail address corresponding to the appropriate notifee if said computer program code for determining determines that the appropriate notifee is to be notified of the publication matching the predetermined notification criteria,wherein said computer program code for sending the electronic notification message is performed only after receiving from the notifor an indication of authorization for the notification message to be sent.
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Abstract
Improved approaches to notifying others of publications are disclosed. These improved approaches enable notifications to be timely and reliably made. In one embodiment, a notifor requests notification of certain publications be performed in an automated and controlled manner, and then notifications for such certain publications are automatically prepared and electronically transmitted to one or more notifees.
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1. A non-transitory computer readable medium including at least executable computer program code stored thereon for notifying notifees of publications, said computer readable medium comprises:
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computer program code for obtaining predetermined notification information associated with a notifor to be utilized in notifying one or more particular notifees, the predetermined notification information includes notification criteria that serves to identify those publications of the notifor that are to be delivered to the one or more particular notifees, and the predetermined notification information further includes or serves to electronic mail addresses for the one or more particular notifees; computer program code for automatically determining whether a publication of the notifor matches the predetermined notification criteria; computer program code for determining, based on the predetermined notification criteria, an appropriate notifee to be notified of the publication matching the predetermined notification criteria, the appropriate notifee being one of the one or more particular notifees; computer program code for sending an authorization request to the notifor; computer program code for preparing an electronic notification message, the electronic notification message including or referencing the publication matching the predetermined notification criteria; and computer program code for sending the electronic notification message to the appropriate notifee using the electronic mail address corresponding to the appropriate notifee if said computer program code for determining determines that the appropriate notifee is to be notified of the publication matching the predetermined notification criteria, wherein said computer program code for sending the electronic notification message is performed only after receiving from the notifor an indication of authorization for the notification message to be sent.
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