Electronic message distribution system
First Claim
1. A method of distributing electronic message to subscribers of an electronic message distribution system, the method comprising:
- receiving an electronic message having an electronic message subject-category-identifier;
determining whether the electronic message was sent from an authorized sender of mass electronic messages;
responsive to a determination that the electronic message was sent from an unauthorized sender, dropping the electronic message from distribution;
responsive to a determination that the electronic message was sent from an authorized sender, determining if the electronic message has a message type of user generic, user specific, or conventional;
responsive to the determination of the electronic message type, distributing the electronic message according to the message type and the electronic message subject-category-identifier,wherein an electronic message having the message type of user generic is distributed to all subscribers that have selected to receive messages for the subject-category identified in a recipient list of the electronic message, wherein a recipient email address for the electronic message of the message type user generic is a three level domain name and a third domain level of the recipient email address designates an action to be executed by the electronic message distribution system in distributing the electronic message,compiling delivery information on distributed electronic messages, the delivery information including a first percentage of electronic messages in a given subject-category that are accessed, a second percentage of the electronic messages in the given subject-category that are downloaded, and a third percentage of the electronic messages in the given subject-category that are opened; and
reporting the delivery information to the authorized sender of the mass electronic messages.
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Abstract
A method and system for distributing electronic messages, such as e-mails, using a subject-category-identifier are disclosed. A server receives electronic messages having an subject-category-identifier. The server includes logic for reading the subject-category-identifier and logic for sorting the electronic messages into a category based at least upon the subject-category-identifier. The server determines whether the electronic message is a valid electronic message for distribution; and responsive to determining that the electronic message is valid, the server distributes the electronic message according to the subject-category-identifier.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of distributing electronic message to subscribers of an electronic message distribution system, the method comprising:
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receiving an electronic message having an electronic message subject-category-identifier; determining whether the electronic message was sent from an authorized sender of mass electronic messages; responsive to a determination that the electronic message was sent from an unauthorized sender, dropping the electronic message from distribution; responsive to a determination that the electronic message was sent from an authorized sender, determining if the electronic message has a message type of user generic, user specific, or conventional; responsive to the determination of the electronic message type, distributing the electronic message according to the message type and the electronic message subject-category-identifier, wherein an electronic message having the message type of user generic is distributed to all subscribers that have selected to receive messages for the subject-category identified in a recipient list of the electronic message, wherein a recipient email address for the electronic message of the message type user generic is a three level domain name and a third domain level of the recipient email address designates an action to be executed by the electronic message distribution system in distributing the electronic message, compiling delivery information on distributed electronic messages, the delivery information including a first percentage of electronic messages in a given subject-category that are accessed, a second percentage of the electronic messages in the given subject-category that are downloaded, and a third percentage of the electronic messages in the given subject-category that are opened; and reporting the delivery information to the authorized sender of the mass electronic messages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of distributing electronic message to subscribers of an electronic message distribution system, the method comprising:
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establishing categories for electronic message; registering senders of classified electronic messages, wherein a classified electronic message includes an electronic message subject-category-identifier, and wherein the senders provide sender registration information; associating a specific electronic message subject-category-identifier with a specific electronic message category; associating subscribers of the electronic message distribution system with specific categories of electronic message; determining if the electronic message has a message type of user generic, user specific, or conventional; responsive to the determination of the electronic message type, distributing the electronic message according to the message type and the electronic message subject-category-identifier, wherein an electronic message having the message type of user generic is distributed to all subscribers that have selected to receive messages for the subject-category identified in a recipient list of the electronic message, wherein a recipient email address for the electronic message of the message type user generic is a three level domain name and a third domain level of the recipient email address designates an action to be executed by the electronic message distribution system in distributing the electronic message; compiling delivery information on distributed electronic messages, the delivery information including a first percentage of electronic messages in a given subject-category that are accessed, a second percentage of the electronic messages in the given subject-category that are downloaded, and a third percentage of the electronic messages in the given subject-category that are opened by the subscribers; and reporting the delivery information to a sender of the distributed electronic messages, the sender being with the registered senders of the classified electronic messages. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A server for receiving an electronic message having an electronic message subject-category-identifier, the server comprising:
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a hardware computer processor; first logic for reading the electronic message subject-category-identifier; second logic for sorting the electronic message into a category based at least upon the electronic message subject-category-identifier; third logic for determining whether the electronic message was sent from an authorized sender of mass electronic messages; fourth logic for determining if the electronic message has a message type of user generic, user specific, or conventional responsive to a determination that the electronic message was sent from an authorized sender; fifth logic for distributing the electronic message according to the message type and the electronic message subject-category-identifier responsive to the determination of the electronic message type, wherein an electronic message having the message type of user generic is distributed to all subscribers that have selected to receive messages for the subject-category identified in a recipient list of the electronic message, wherein a recipient email address for the electronic message of the message type user .generic is a three level domain name and a third domain level of the recipient email address designates an action to be executed by the computer processor in distributing the electronic message; sixth logic for compiling delivery information on distributed electronic messages, the delivery information including a first percentage of electronic messages in a given subject-category that are accessed, a second percentage of the electronic messages in the given subject-category that are downloaded, and a third percentage of the electronic messages in the given subject-category that are opened; and seventh logic for reporting the delivery information to the authorized sender of the mass electronic messages. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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