Electronic content management systems and methods
First Claim
1. A system for managing electronic content, the system comprising:
- an interface operable to receive information that is to be distributed to a geographic locator address, the received information comprising one or more tags of respective tags that indicate;
an action to be triggered by the electronic content, whether a response to the electronic content is required, whether the electronic content comprises a transactional element, and if so, a kind of the transactional element; and
an electronic content distribution module operatively coupled to the interface and operable to determine a unique geo-specific electronic address that is uniquely associated with the geographic locator address, to process the received information according to the one or more tags, and to make electronic content, which comprises the processed received information, available through the determined electronic address,wherein at least one of the interface and the electronic content distribution module is implemented using hardware,wherein the electronic content distribution module is operable to determine the electronic address by accessing an address store in which the geographic locator address is uniquely mapped to the electronic address, the system further comprising;
an address converter operable to generate unique geo-specific electronic addresses by converting geographic locator addresses into respective unique geo-specific electronic addresses, and to store the generated electronic addresses in the address store,wherein the address converter is further operable to determine whether the geographic locator address to which the received information is to be distributed has an associated electronic address in the address store, and to convert the geographic locator address into the associated electronic address where the geographic locator address does not have an associated electronic address in the address store.
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Abstract
Electronic content management systems and methods are disclosed. Geographic locator addresses such as mailing addresses are associated with respective, unique, geo-specific electronic addresses. For example, unique electronic addresses may be generated based on information specifying geographic locator addresses. The electronic address associated with a geographic locator address, to which information is to be distributed, may then be determined, and electronic content which includes the information to be distributed can be made available through the electronic address. The geo-specific nature of the electronic addresses may also be used to make electronic content that has local significance available through an electronic address. A user system may determine a type of the electronic content obtained through an electronic address and process the electronic content according to the determined type.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for managing electronic content, the system comprising:
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an interface operable to receive information that is to be distributed to a geographic locator address, the received information comprising one or more tags of respective tags that indicate;
an action to be triggered by the electronic content, whether a response to the electronic content is required, whether the electronic content comprises a transactional element, and if so, a kind of the transactional element; andan electronic content distribution module operatively coupled to the interface and operable to determine a unique geo-specific electronic address that is uniquely associated with the geographic locator address, to process the received information according to the one or more tags, and to make electronic content, which comprises the processed received information, available through the determined electronic address, wherein at least one of the interface and the electronic content distribution module is implemented using hardware, wherein the electronic content distribution module is operable to determine the electronic address by accessing an address store in which the geographic locator address is uniquely mapped to the electronic address, the system further comprising; an address converter operable to generate unique geo-specific electronic addresses by converting geographic locator addresses into respective unique geo-specific electronic addresses, and to store the generated electronic addresses in the address store, wherein the address converter is further operable to determine whether the geographic locator address to which the received information is to be distributed has an associated electronic address in the address store, and to convert the geographic locator address into the associated electronic address where the geographic locator address does not have an associated electronic address in the address store. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of managing electronic content, the method comprising:
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an interface receiving information that is to be distributed to a geographic locator address, the received information comprising one or more tags of respective tags that indicate;
an action to be triggered by the electronic content, whether a response to the electronic content is required, whether the electronic content comprises a transactional element, and if so, a kind of the transactional element;an electronic content distribution module determining a unique geo-specific electronic address that is uniquely associated with the geographic locator address; the electronic content distribution module processing the received information according to the one or more tags; and the electronic content distribution module making electronic content, which comprises the processed received information, available through the electronic address, at least one of the interface and the electronic content distribution module being implemented using hardware, wherein determining comprises accessing an address store in which the geographic locator address is uniquely mapped to the associated electronic address, the method further comprising; converting geographic locator addresses into respective unique associated electronic addresses; and populating the address store using the geographic locator addresses and the unique associated electronic addresses, wherein determining comprises determining whether the geographic locator address to which the received information is to be distributed has an associated electronic address in the address store, and converting the geographic locator address into the unique associated electronic address where the geographic locator address does not have an associated electronic address in the address store. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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