Message publishing system and method
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1. An Internet message publishing system (IMPS), comprising:
- at least one sender account;
means for receiving a message over a network from a sender of said message, said message being in a first format;
means for identifying said sender of said message as an authorized sender based on information associated with said message in comparison to data in the sender account, wherein said identifying means further includes security means for implementing a security scheme with reference to data in the sender account and wherein said security scheme is dependent upon the format of said message;
means for converting said message from said first format to a second format;
means for storing said message in at least one storage area;
means for receiving a request for at least a portion of said message from a requestor, said request being made over the Internet;
means for retrieving at least the portion of said message from said storage area, in response to receiving said request; and
means for sending at least the portion of said message to said requestor over the Internet only if said sender has been identified as an authorized sender.
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Abstract
A Message Publishing System (MPS) and method is disclosed. The MPS publishes a message, preferably on the Internet, that can be simultaneously reviewed by a mass audience. A user of the MPS sends the message to be published to the MPS. The MPS verifies that the sender of the message is an authorized user of the MPS before publishing the message. The MPS converts the received message into one or more formats, preferably webpage(s) for display on the Internet. The message is stored in a network storage area, preferably on an Internet web server. When the MPS receives a request for the message, it retrieves the requested message from the storage area and sends it to the requestor for review, preferably using a web browser.
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44 Claims
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1. An Internet message publishing system (IMPS), comprising:
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at least one sender account; means for receiving a message over a network from a sender of said message, said message being in a first format; means for identifying said sender of said message as an authorized sender based on information associated with said message in comparison to data in the sender account, wherein said identifying means further includes security means for implementing a security scheme with reference to data in the sender account and wherein said security scheme is dependent upon the format of said message; means for converting said message from said first format to a second format; means for storing said message in at least one storage area; means for receiving a request for at least a portion of said message from a requestor, said request being made over the Internet; means for retrieving at least the portion of said message from said storage area, in response to receiving said request; and means for sending at least the portion of said message to said requestor over the Internet only if said sender has been identified as an authorized sender. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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17. An Internet message publishing system (IMPS), comprising:
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means for receiving a message over a network from a sender of said message, said message being in a first format; means for identifying said sender of said message as an authorized sender based on information associated with said message in comparison to data in a sender account, said identifying means including security means for implementing a security scheme with reference to user-settings in the sender account, said security scheme being dependent upon the format of said message; means for testing said received message for compliance with said security scheme; means for converting of said message from said first format to a second format; means for storing said message in at least one storage area; means for receiving a request for at least a portion of said message from a requester, said request being made over the Internet; means for retrieving said message from said storage area, in response to receiving said request; and means for sending at least the portion of said retrieved message to said requestor over the Internet only if said sender has been identified as an authorized sender and if said security scheme has been complied with.
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