Techniques for providing add-on services for an email system
First Claim
1. A method for providing add-on services responsive to an email message transferred via a distributed computer network, comprising:
- receiving using SMTP protocol via said distributed computer network said email message at a destination email-system, wherein said destination email system comprises an email server through which said email message is received, ascertaining from said email message whether a recipient of said email message subscribes to at least one of said add-on services by consulting a user profile database, if the recipient of said email message subscribers to at least one of said add-on service system, at least one of said add-on services on said email message;
forwarding said email message to a relay point where a middle ware module is implemented to form a post add-on service email message;
forming a post add-on service email message by performing using said add-on service system, at least one of said add-on services on said email message;
forwarding using a SMTP protocol said post add-on service email message, after said forming step, to an email server of a destination email system that services the recipient;
rendering said post add-on service email message accessible to said recipient through said destination email system.
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Abstract
A method for providing add-on services responsive to an email transferred via a distributed computer network. The method includes receiving via the distributed computer network the email at an add-on service system. The method further includes ascertaining from the email whether a recipient of the email subscribes to at least one of the add-on services. If the recipient subscribes to the at least one of the add-on services, the method includes forming a post add-on service email, which includes performing, using the add-on service system, the at least one of the add-on services on at least a first portion of the email. Furthermore, the method includes forwarding the post add-on service email, after the performing, to the email system, thereby rendering the post add-on service email accessible to the recipient through the email system.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for providing add-on services responsive to an email message transferred via a distributed computer network, comprising:
- receiving using SMTP protocol via said distributed computer network said email message at a destination email-system, wherein said destination email system comprises an email server through which said email message is received, ascertaining from said email message whether a recipient of said email message subscribes to at least one of said add-on services by consulting a user profile database, if the recipient of said email message subscribers to at least one of said add-on service system, at least one of said add-on services on said email message;
forwarding said email message to a relay point where a middle ware module is implemented to form a post add-on service email message;
forming a post add-on service email message by performing using said add-on service system, at least one of said add-on services on said email message;
forwarding using a SMTP protocol said post add-on service email message, after said forming step, to an email server of a destination email system that services the recipient;
rendering said post add-on service email message accessible to said recipient through said destination email system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14)
- receiving using SMTP protocol via said distributed computer network said email message at a destination email-system, wherein said destination email system comprises an email server through which said email message is received, ascertaining from said email message whether a recipient of said email message subscribes to at least one of said add-on services by consulting a user profile database, if the recipient of said email message subscribers to at least one of said add-on service system, at least one of said add-on services on said email message;
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5. An add-on service system configured to provide add-on services to email messages transferred via a distributed computer network, sadi add-on service system being configured to be coupled to a destination email system through said distributed computer network, said add-on service system comprising:
- a furst server configured to receive according to a SMPTP protocol, through said distributed computer network, an email message eventually destined for said destination email system, said email message including an address of said add-on service system and recipient identifier;
a first server configured to receive according to a SMTP protocol, through said distributed computer network, an email message eventually destined for said destination email system, said email messages including an address of said add-on service system and recipient identifier;
a first logic module, operatively coupled to receive said email message from said first server, for ascertaining whether a recipient of said email message subscribes to at lets one of said add-on service by consulting a user profile database;
If said first logic module ascertains that said recipient of said email message subscribes to at least one of said add-on services, forwarding said email message to a relay point where a middleware module is implemented to form a post add-on service email message; and
a second server, operatively coupled to receive said post add-on service email message from said middleware module, said second server being configured to forward said post add-on service email message to an email server of said destination email system using a SMTP protocol. - View Dependent Claims (6, 12, 13)
- a furst server configured to receive according to a SMPTP protocol, through said distributed computer network, an email message eventually destined for said destination email system, said email message including an address of said add-on service system and recipient identifier;
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