Method And System For Publishing An Electronic File Attached To An Electronic Message
First Claim
1. A method for communicating content for delivery to a recipient of an electronic message having an attached electronic file containing an identity of a remote device, comprising:
- accessing the attached electronic file at a device;
obtaining the identity of the remote device hosting the content in response to accessing the attached electronic file;
executing a view program at the device displaying a launch control icon; and
responsive to a selection of the launch control icon, displaying the content for delivery to the recipient of the electronic message by using the identity of the remote device to establish a connection with the remote device.
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Abstract
Publishing content associated with an electronic file attached to an electronic message by executing instructions contained in the electronic attachment and accessing the content at a remote computer server identified by the attached file. The attached file includes computer-executable instructions, such as a computer program or script, which include an identifier for a remote server connected to a distributed computer network. This identified remote server typically hosts a web site containing content for viewing by the recipient of the electronic message. In response to launching the attached file of the electronic message with a viewer program, a browser program can be opened to enable the recipient to view the content of the identified remote server, typically a web site on an intranet or the global Internet. This supports the communication of electronic content by using an electronic message to transport an electronic file attachment having instructions that, when executed by the recipient'"'"'s computer, enable the recipient to view the electronic content by accessing a server computer connected to distributed computer network.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for communicating content for delivery to a recipient of an electronic message having an attached electronic file containing an identity of a remote device, comprising:
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accessing the attached electronic file at a device; obtaining the identity of the remote device hosting the content in response to accessing the attached electronic file; executing a view program at the device displaying a launch control icon; and responsive to a selection of the launch control icon, displaying the content for delivery to the recipient of the electronic message by using the identity of the remote device to establish a connection with the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for communicating content for delivery to a recipient of an electronic message having an attached electronic file containing an identity of a remote device, the system comprising:
a processing unit executing; accessing the attached electronic file at a device; obtaining the identity of the remote device hosting the content in response to accessing the attached electronic file; executing a view program at the device displaying a launch control icon; and responsive to a selection of the launch control icon, displaying the content for delivery to the recipient of the electronic message by using the identity of the remote device to establish a connection with the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program embodied on a non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium, the computer program including instructions for causing a processor to implement operations for communicating content for delivery to a recipient of an electronic message having an attached electronic file containing an identity of a remote device, the operations comprising:
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accessing the attached electronic file at a device; obtaining the identity of the remote device hosting the content in response to accessing the attached electronic file; executing a view program at the device displaying a launch control icon; and responsive to a selection of the launch control icon, displaying the content for delivery to the recipient of the electronic message by using the identity of the remote device to establish a connection with the remote device.
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