Value-added electronic messaging services and transparent implementation thereof using intermediate server
First Claim
1. An electronic message delivery system for use in an e-mail network comprising a sending e-mail server and a destination e-mail server, wherein e-mail messages comprising e-mail message data may be delivered from the sending e-mail server to the destination e-mail server via an electronic message delivery path, the system comprising:
- (a) a stored user profile, associated with a user to whom an e-mail message is addressed, having detection parameters for processing e-mail message data;
(b) a processor for processing the e-mail message data and configured to identify suspect e-mail messages according to the detection parameters in the user profile; and
(c) a web page accessible to set the detection parameters.
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Abstract
This disclosure provides for a unified, centralized, preprocessing electronic messaging solution that performs value-added tasks to electronic messages on behalf of the ISP or the end user, before these messages are delivered to the destination e-mail server. The service can detect and detain damaging or unwanted messages, such as spam, viruses or other junk e-mail messages, and route electronic messages from various sources covering a variety of topics to wired and wireless destinations, apart from the intended recipient e-mail address, in various formats. In some embodiments, the electronic messaging solution provides a stored user profile, associated with a user to whom an e-mail message is addressed, that has detection parameters for processing e-mail message data. In such embodiments, a processor is also provided for processing the e-mail message data to identify suspect e-mail messages according to the detection parameters in the user profile. A web page accessible by the user to set the detection parameters is also disclosed. Furthermore, various methods associated with various embodiments of the electronic messaging solution disclosed herein are also disclosed.
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73 Claims
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1. An electronic message delivery system for use in an e-mail network comprising a sending e-mail server and a destination e-mail server, wherein e-mail messages comprising e-mail message data may be delivered from the sending e-mail server to the destination e-mail server via an electronic message delivery path, the system comprising:
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(a) a stored user profile, associated with a user to whom an e-mail message is addressed, having detection parameters for processing e-mail message data; (b) a processor for processing the e-mail message data and configured to identify suspect e-mail messages according to the detection parameters in the user profile; and (c) a web page accessible to set the detection parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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10. A method of providing electronic messaging service in an e-mail network comprising a sending e-mail server and a destination e-mail server, wherein e-mail messages comprising e-mail message data may be delivered from the sending e-mail server to the destination e-mail server via an electronic message delivery path, the method comprising:
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(a) storing a user profile, associated with a user to whom an e-mail message is addressed, baying detection parameters; (b) processing the e-mail message data to identify suspect e-mail messages according to the detection parameters in the user profile; and (c) accessing a web page to establish the detection parameters. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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19. A method of providing electronic messaging services in an e-mail network comprising a sending e-mail server and a destination e-mail server, wherein e-mails may be delivered from the sending e-mail server to the destination e-mail server via an electronic message delivery path, the method comprising:
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(a) inserting an intermediate pre-processing service into the electronic message delivery path by changing a Domain Name System entry containing an IP address of the destination e-mail server to contain an IP address of the intermediate pre-processing service, the intermediate pre-processing service storing a user profile having detection parameters for processing e-mail message data, the user profile associated with a user to whom an e-mail message is addressed; (b) receiving in the intermediate pre-processing service e-mail message data addressed to the destination e-mail server that has been routed to the intermediate pre-processing service, the user profile accessible through a web page by the user to set the detection parameters; and (c) simultaneously with receiving the e-mail message data in the intermediate pre-processing service, processing the e-mail message data to identify suspect e-mail messages according to the detection parameters, and, if the processing instructs delivery to the destination e-mail server, delivering the e-mail message data to that server. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An electronic message delivery system for use in an e-mail network comprising a sending e-mail server and a destination e-mail sewer, wherein e-mails may be delivered from the sending e-mail server to the destination e-mail server via an electronic message delivery path, the system comprising:
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(a) an intermediate pre-processing service configured to be inserted into the electronic message delivery path by changing a Domain Name System entry containing an IP address of the destination e-mail server to contain an lip address of the intermediate pre-processing service; (b) e-mail message data addressed to the destination e-mail server received by the intermediate pre-processing service, the intermediate pre-processing service having a stored user profile, associated with a user to whom an e-mail message is addressed, having detection parameters for processing the e-mail message data and being accessible through a web page by the user to set the parameters; and (c) a processor associated with the intermediate pre-processing service for processing the e-mail message data simultaneously with the receiving of the e-mail message data by the intermediate pre-processing service to identify suspect e-mail messages according to the detection parameters in the user profile, the e-mail message data delivered to the destination e-mail server if the processing of the e-mail message data instructs delivery to that server. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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52. An electronic message delivery system for use in an e-mail network comprising a sending e-mail server and a destination e-mail server, wherein e-mail messages comprising e-mail message data may be delivered from the sending e-mail server to the destination e-mail server via an electronic message delivery path, the system comprising:
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(a) an intermediate service inserted into the electronic message delivery path and configured to receive the e-mail message data from the sending server; (b) a user profile stored in the intermediate service and associated with a user to whom an e-mail message is addressed, the user profile having adjustable detection parameters for processing e-mail message data; and (c) a processor associated with the intermediate service for processing the received e-mail message data and configured to identify suspect e-mail messages according to the detection parameters in the user profile. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A method of providing electronic messaging service in an e-mail network comprising a sending e-mail server and a destination e-mail server, wherein e-mail messages comprising e-mail message data may be delivered from the sending e-mail server to the destination e-mail server via an electronic message delivery path, the method comprising:
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(a) inserting an intermediate service into the electronic message delivery path, the intermediate service configured to receive the e-mail message data from the sending server; (b) storing a user profile in the intermediate service, the user profile associated with a user to whom an e-mail message is addressed and having adjustable detection parameters for processing e-mail message data; and (c) processing the e-mail message data received by the intermediate service by identifying suspect e-mail messages according to the detection parameters in the user profile. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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