Document delivery system for automatically suspending delivery of an electronic document
First Claim
1. A method of suspending delivery of an electronic document, for an electronic document delivery system comprising the steps of:
- entering a delivery schedule for the electronic document into an electronic receiving device;
automatically suspending, without user intervention, delivery of the electronic document based on the delivery schedule; and
entering a delivery suspension scheme that replaces the electronic document, if the electronic document is a recurring time basis publication, by a later delivered electronic document each time a new publication of the electronic document arrives so that a latest available publication of the electronic document is stored.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for suspending delivery of electronic documents, that is, stopping and restarting electronic delivery of documents according to a user'"'"'s preset schedule. The method may include the steps of entering a delivery schedule for the document into an electronic receiving device, and automatically suspending, without user intervention, delivery of the document based on the delivery schedule, then automatically restarting delivery at the time indicated by the user. In an electronic document delivery system, the apparatus for automatically suspending delivery of a document may include a scheduling unit and a suspension control unit. The scheduling unit is used to enter a delivery schedule for the electronic document into an electronic receiving device. The suspension control unit is coupled to the scheduling unit and automatically suspends and then restarts the delivery of the electronic document, without user intervention, based on the delivery schedule that is adjusted in accordance with a predetermined suspension scheme.
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44 Claims
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1. A method of suspending delivery of an electronic document, for an electronic document delivery system comprising the steps of:
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entering a delivery schedule for the electronic document into an electronic receiving device; automatically suspending, without user intervention, delivery of the electronic document based on the delivery schedule; and entering a delivery suspension scheme that replaces the electronic document, if the electronic document is a recurring time basis publication, by a later delivered electronic document each time a new publication of the electronic document arrives so that a latest available publication of the electronic document is stored. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling storage of electronic documents received for an electronic document delivery system, comprising the steps of:
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selling at least one restriction on storing electronic documents received; automatically adapting, without user intervention, a scheme for storage of the electronic documents based on the at least one restriction; and entering a delivery suspension scheme that replaces an electronic document, if the electronic document is a recurring time basis publication, by a later delivered electronic document each time a new publication of the electronic document arrives so that a latest available publication of the electronic document is stored. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for an electronic document delivery system that automatically suspends delivery of an electronic document, comprising:
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a scheduling unit, for entering a delivery schedule for the electronic document into an electronic receiving device; a suspension control unit, coupled to the scheduling unit, for automatically suspending, without user intervention, delivery of the electronic document based on the delivery schedule in accordance with a predetermined suspension scheme; and a delivery suspension unit that replaces the electronic document, if the electronic document is a recurring time basis publication, by a later delivered electronic document each time a new publication of the electronic document arrives so that a latest available publication of the electronic document is stored. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An apparatus for an electronic document delivery system that controls storage of electronic documents received, comprising:
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a delivery regulating unit that sets at least one restriction on storing electronic documents received; an electronic document storage unit, coupled to the delivery regulating unit, that automatically stores, without user intervention, the electronic documents received in accordance with the at least one restriction; and a delivery suspension unit that replaces an electronic document, if the electronic document is a recurring time basis publication, by a later delivered electronic document each time a new publication of the electronic document arrives so that a latest available publication of the electronic document is stored. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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