Email routing according to email content
First Claim
1. A method of email administration,the method implemented in a transcoding gateway, the transcoding gateway comprising client device records stored in computer memory, each said client device record representing a client device, each said client device record includinga mailbox address field,an internet address field,a digital file format code field, anda path name field,the transcoding gateway further comprising at least one file system, each said file system further comprising file system storage locations, each said file system storage location having a path name,the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving in the transcoding gateway an email message by a standard email protocol, the email message comprising at least one destination mailbox address, the email message further comprising at least one digital object;
transcoding the digital object into a digital file having a digital format and a file name; and
downloading the digital file to a destination client device at an internet address recorded in an internet address field of a corresponding client device record;
the client device record having;
recorded in the client device record'"'"'s mailbox address field, a mailbox address identical to the destination mailbox address of the email message, and,recorded in the client device record'"'"'s digital file format code field, a digital file format code indicating that the client device represented by the client device record is capable of receiving the digital format of the digital file.
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Abstract
Email administration, embodiments including a transcoding gateway, the transcoding gateway comprising client device records, method embodiments including receiving in the transcoding gateway an email message, the email message comprising at least one destination mailbox address, the email message further comprising at least one digital object; transcoding the digital object into a digital file having a digital format and a file name; and downloading the digital file to a destination client device at an internet address recorded in an internet address field of a client device record, the client device record having recorded in the client device record'"'"'s mailbox address field, a mailbox address identical to the destination mailbox address of the email message, and, recorded in the client device record'"'"'s digital file format code field, a digital file format code indicating that the client device represented by the client device record is capable of receiving the digital format of the digital file.
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63 Claims
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1. A method of email administration,
the method implemented in a transcoding gateway, the transcoding gateway comprising client device records stored in computer memory, each said client device record representing a client device, each said client device record including a mailbox address field, an internet address field, a digital file format code field, and a path name field, the transcoding gateway further comprising at least one file system, each said file system further comprising file system storage locations, each said file system storage location having a path name, the method comprising the steps of: -
receiving in the transcoding gateway an email message by a standard email protocol, the email message comprising at least one destination mailbox address, the email message further comprising at least one digital object; transcoding the digital object into a digital file having a digital format and a file name; and downloading the digital file to a destination client device at an internet address recorded in an internet address field of a corresponding client device record;
the client device record having;recorded in the client device record'"'"'s mailbox address field, a mailbox address identical to the destination mailbox address of the email message, and, recorded in the client device record'"'"'s digital file format code field, a digital file format code indicating that the client device represented by the client device record is capable of receiving the digital format of the digital file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system of email administration,
the system implemented in a transcoding gateway, the transcoding gateway comprising client device records stored in computer memory, each said client device record representing a client device, each said client device record including a mailbox address field, an internet address field, a digital file format code field, and a path name field, the transcoding gateway further comprising at least one file system, each said file system further comprising file system storage locations, each said file system storage location having a path name, the system comprising: -
means for receiving in the transcoding gateway an email message by a standard email protocol, the email message comprising at least one destination mailbox address, the email message further comprising at least one digital object; means for transcoding the digital object into a digital file having a digital format and a file name; and means for downloading the digital file to a destination client device at an internet address recorded in an internet address field of a corresponding client device record;
the client device record having;recorded in the client device record'"'"'s mailbox address field, a mailbox address identical to the destination mailbox address of the email message, and, recorded in the client device record'"'"'s digital file format code field, a digital file format code indicating that the client device represented by the client device record is capable of receiving the digital format of the digital file. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A computer software product of email administration,
the computer software product capable of implementation in conjunction with a transcoding gateway, the transcoding gateway comprising client device records stored in computer memory, each said client device record representing a client device, each said client device record including a mailbox address field, an internet address field, a digital file format code field, and a path name field, the transcoding gateway further comprising at least one file system, each said file system further comprising file system storage locations, each said file system storage location having a path name, the computer software product comprising: -
a recording medium; means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving in the transcoding gateway an email message by a standard email protocol, the email message comprising at least one destination mailbox address, the email message further comprising at least one digital object; means, recorded on the recording medium, for transcoding the digital object into a digital file having a digital format and a file name; and means, recorded on the recording medium, for downloading the digital file to a destination client device at an internet address recorded in an internet address field of a corresponding client device record;
the client device record having;recorded in the client device record'"'"'s mailbox address field, a mailbox address identical to the destination mailbox address of the email message, and, recorded in the client device record'"'"'s digital file format code field, a digital file format code indicating that the client device represented by the client device record is capable of receiving the digital format of the digital file. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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