Heterogeneous network delivery of electronic messages in accordance with privacy and personalization criteria

• US 8,364,770 B2
• Filed: 06/08/2010
• Issued: 01/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Greenfly America Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Greenfly America Incorporated
• Inventors: Ladouceur, David J., Tracy, Michael J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lim, Krisna
• Application Number:
  US12/796,606
• Publication Number:
  US 20100312842A1
• Time in Patent Office: 966 Days
• Field of Search: 709/201, 709/206, 709/225, 709/229, 709/232
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A method of network delivery of electronic messages includes creating an action list from templates corresponding to a group identifier. The templates characterize the structure of a group specified by the group identifier. The structure of the group is specified through roles, permissions and transaction rules for communicating with each individual associated with the group identifier. A message recipient specifies communication preferences for receiving information. Electronic message delivery instructions of the action list are executed for each individual associated with the group identifier. The electronic message delivery instructions specify instructions to be processed by disparate communication networks. The disparate communication networks include at least two of a text messaging network, an instant messaging network, an email network, a cellular network, a social network and the public switched telephone network.

Claims

1. A method of network delivery of electronic messages, comprising:

creating an action list from templates corresponding to a group identifier, wherein the templates characterize the structure of a group specified by the group identifier, wherein the structure of the group is specified through roles, permissions and transaction rules for communicating with each individual associated with the group identifier and wherein a message recipient specifies communication preferences for receiving information; and

executing electronic message delivery instructions of the action list for each individual associated with the group identifier, wherein the electronic message delivery instructions specify instructions to be processed by disparate communication networks, wherein the disparate communication networks include at least two of a text messaging network, an instant messaging network, an email network, a cellular network, a social network and the public switched telephone network.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the disparate communication networks provide authentication operations.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising opt-in membership settings.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising processing location related data.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising tailoring an electronic message based upon the location related data.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising processing message recipient movement information.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising tailoring an electronic message based upon the message recipient movement information.