Validation and audit of e-media delivery
First Claim
1. In a digital content delivery service system, a method of sending and validating delivery of e-media, comprising the steps of:
- receiving e-media of a sender wherein the sender has indicated a requested type of delivery of the e-media to a receiving party, wherein the client is a software application;
specifying, by the sender, a level of feedback from the receiving party that includes determining if the e-media and attached documents sent with it were printed and if the receiving party opened and interacted with the e-media and attached documents;
accessing an account of the sender to obtain sender information;
sending the e-media to the receiving party;
creating a history record that includes a chain of delivery events occurring after sending the e-media and interaction events occurring after receipt of the e-media;
receiving, by the sender, the history record and a validation of the requested type of delivery upon receipt of the e-media in the form of a biometric signature to indicate receipt of the e-media by the receiving party to allow the sender to make future e-media delivery decisions, wherein the validation of the requested type of delivery is unattended by the receiving party; and
sending to the sender the history record and regular status updates on availability times of the receiving party to receive new e-media based on the events of the history record.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method, a computer-readable medium and a digital content delivery service system for sending and validating/auditing delivery of e-media. The method includes the steps of: obtaining/receiving e-media of a sender/user wherein the sender/user has indicated a requested type of delivery of the e-media to a client/receiving party, wherein the client is a software application; accessing an account of the sender/user to obtain sender/user information; sending the e-media to the client/receiving party; and receiving a validation/audit of the requested type of delivery upon receipt/consumption of the e-media by the client/receiving party.
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32 Claims
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1. In a digital content delivery service system, a method of sending and validating delivery of e-media, comprising the steps of:
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receiving e-media of a sender wherein the sender has indicated a requested type of delivery of the e-media to a receiving party, wherein the client is a software application; specifying, by the sender, a level of feedback from the receiving party that includes determining if the e-media and attached documents sent with it were printed and if the receiving party opened and interacted with the e-media and attached documents; accessing an account of the sender to obtain sender information; sending the e-media to the receiving party; creating a history record that includes a chain of delivery events occurring after sending the e-media and interaction events occurring after receipt of the e-media; receiving, by the sender, the history record and a validation of the requested type of delivery upon receipt of the e-media in the form of a biometric signature to indicate receipt of the e-media by the receiving party to allow the sender to make future e-media delivery decisions, wherein the validation of the requested type of delivery is unattended by the receiving party; and sending to the sender the history record and regular status updates on availability times of the receiving party to receive new e-media based on the events of the history record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for sending and validating delivery of e-media by a digital content delivery service system, the computer-executable instructions including the steps of:
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receiving e-media of a sender wherein the sender has indicated a requested type of delivery of the e-media to a receiving party, wherein the client is a software application; specifying, by the sender, a level of feedback from the receiving party that includes determining if the e-media and attached documents sent with it were printed and if the receiving party opened and interacted with the e-media and attached documents; accessing an account of the sender to obtain sender information; sending the e-media to the receiving party; creating a history record that includes a chain of delivery events occurring after sending the e-media and interaction events occurring after receipt of the e-media; receiving, by the sender, the history record and a validation of the requested type of delivery upon receipt of the e-media in the form of a biometric signature to indicate receipt of the e-media by the receiving party, wherein the validation of the requested type of delivery is unattended by the receiving party; and sending to the sender the history record and regular status updates on availability times of the receiving party to receive new e-media based on the events of the history record. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A digital content delivery service system for sending and auditing delivery of e-media, comprising:
an interface e-media transfer unit, arranged to communicate with at least one of; a plurality of senders and other digital content delivery service systems and coupled to a sender account storage unit and a audit processing unit, programmed to receive e-media of a sender wherein the sender has indicated a requested type of delivery of the e-media to a receiving party and to store sender information and requested type of delivery in the sender account storage unit, wherein the sender specifies a level of feedback from the receiving party that includes determining if the e-media and attached documents sent with it were printed and if the receiving party opened and interacted with the e-media and attached documents; the audit processing unit, coupled to the interface e-media transfer unit and to the sender account storage unit, for obtaining sender information and the requested type of delivery from the sender account storage unit in the form of a biometric signature to indicate receipt of the e-media, sending the e-media to the receiving party digital content delivery service systems, creating a history record that includes a chain of delivery events occurring after sending the e-media and interaction events occurring after receipt of the e-media, and obtaining the history record and audit information for receipt of the e-media, wherein the audit of the requested type of delivery is unattended by the receiving party; the sender account storage unit, coupled to the interface e-media transfer unit and the audit processing unit, for storing sender information and a requested type of delivery of e-media; and the sender receives the history record and regular status updates on availability times of the receiving party to receive new e-media based on the events of the history record. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. In a digital content delivery service system, a method for performing audit of delivery of e-media, comprising the steps of:
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packaging, by the sender, the e-media; specifying, by the sender, a level of feedback from the receiving party that includes determining if the e-media and attached documents sent with it were printed and if the receiving party opened and interacted with the e-media and attached documents; requesting, by the sender, a delivery service to deliver the e-media; accessing, by the delivery service, the sender account to obtain pertinent information; transmitting, by the delivery service, the e-media to the receiving party; delivering of the e-media to a personal computer/device of the receiving party; creating a history record that includes a chain of delivery events occurring after sending the e-media and interaction events occurring after receipt of the e-media; and validating, in the form of a biometric signature, by the receiving party, that the e-media has been received and sending the history record and regulator status updates on availability times of the receiving party to receive new e-media based on the events of the history record to the sender and the receiving party, wherein the audit of the requested type of delivery is unattended by the receiving party. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. In a digital content delivery system, a method for performing an unattended validation of delivery of printed e-media, comprising the steps of:
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packaging, by the sender, the e-media; specifying, by the sender, a level of feedback from the receiving party that includes determining if the e-media and attached documents sent with it were printed and if the receiving party opened and interacted with the e-media and attached documents; receiving, by the delivery service, the e-media delivery request; accessing, by the delivery service, the sender account to obtain pertinent information; transmitting, by the delivery service, the e-media to the receiving party, wherein the client is a software application; automatically delivering of the e-media to a printer of the receiving party; creating a history record that includes a chain of delivery events occurring after sending the e-media and interaction events occurring after receipt of the e-media; and validating, in the form of a biometric signature, by the receiving party, that the e-media has been received and sending the history record and regular status updates on availability times of the receiving party to receive new e-media based on the events of the history record to both the sender and the receiving party, wherein the validation of the requested type of delivery is unattended by the receiving party. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. In a digital content delivery system, a method for performing an unattended validation of delivery of e-media, comprising the steps of:
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packaging, by the sender, the e-media; specifying, by the sender, a level of feedback from the receiving party that includes determining if the e-media and attached documents sent with it were printed and if the receiving party opened and interacted with the e-media and attached documents; requesting, by the sender, the delivery service to deliver the e-media; accessing, by the delivery service, the sender account to obtain pertinent information; transmitting, by the delivery service, the e-media to a receiving party; delivering of the e-media to a consumption device of the receiving party; creating a history record that includes a chain of delivery events occurring after sending the e-media and interaction events occurring after receipt of the e-media; validating, in the form of a biometric signature, by the consumption device of the receiving party, correct delivery of the e-media and sending the history record and regular status updates on availability times of the receiving party to receive new e-media based on the events of the history record to both the sender and the receiving party, wherein the validation of the requested type of delivery is unattended by the receiving party; and sending to the sender the history record and regular status updates on availability times of the receiving party to receive new e-media based on the events of the history record. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. In a digital content delivery system, a method for performing an unattended validation of delivery of e-media, comprising the steps of:
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packaging, by the sender, the e-media; specifying, by the sender, a level of feedback from the receiving party that includes determining if the e-media and attached documents sent with it were printed and if the receiving party opened and interacted with the e-media and attached documents; requesting, by the sender, the delivery service to deliver the e-media; accessing, by the delivery service, the sender account to obtain pertinent information; transmitting, by the delivery service, the e-media to the receiving party; delivering of the e-media to a consumption device of the receiving party; creating a history record that includes a chain of delivery events occurring after sending the e-media and interaction events occurring after receipt of the e-media; validating, in the form of a biometric signature, by the consumption device of the receiving party, correct delivery of the e-media, wherein the validation of the requested type of delivery is unattended by the receiving party; and receiving the history record, regular status updates on availability times of the receiving party to receive new e-media based on the events of the history record and a validation of the requested type of delivery upon receipt of the e-media by the receiving party to allow the receiving party to make future e-media delivery decisions. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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