Method of adding a postscript message to an email

• US 8,478,981 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2009
• Issued: 07/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RPost Communications Limited (RPost International Limited)
• Original Assignee: RPost International Limited
• Inventors: Khan, Zafar, Tomkow, Terrance
• Primary Examiner(s): Rao, Andy
• Assistant Examiner(s): ELAHI, SHAN E
• Application Number:
  US12/395,333
• Publication Number:
  US 20090217028A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,586 Days
• Field of Search: 713/150, 713151-155, 380225-229
• US Class Current: 713/150
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32

Abstract

A system and method providing for appending of a note or instruction to the contents of an email such that the note or instructions is only appended to emails of selected recipients of a group of recipients, with only the email going to the other recipients of the group of recipients is provided.

Claims

1. An emailing system including a processor, a memory, and a network interface for creating and sending at least one email message and at least one distinct added message appended to the at least one email message via a network from a sender to a plurality of recipients'"'"' email addresses, said emailing system comprising:

means for creating an email message;

means for creating a distinct added message;

an inputting means for creating a request for inputting at least one recipient'"'"'s address for receiving said email message and also

for inputting at least one recipient'"'"'s address for receiving said email message along with said distinct added message;

a first server to route said email selectively to requested addresses of said recipients;

a second server for storing said distinct added message; and

means for appending to append pointers to the email to be sent to those recipient'"'"'s address who are to receive said email message along with said distinct added message to point to the location of the distinct added message, wherein the distinct added message is accessible by those recipients who are to receive said email message along with said distinct added message.

2. The emailing system of claim 1, further comprising partitioning means to partition email recipients into specific groups.

3. The emailing system of claim 1, further comprising an authenticating means for authenticating an identity of said sender.

4. The emailing system of claim 3, wherein the authenticating means are resident on said server.

5. The emailing system of claim 1, further comprising an encryption means adapted to encrypt said distinct added message and a decryption means adapted to decrypt said encrypted distinct added message.

6. The emailing system of claim 1, further comprising an encryption means adapted to encrypt said distinct added message and a decryption means adapted to decrypt said encrypted distinct added message, said encryption means being resident at the sender'"'"'s end and said decryption means being resident on said server.

7. The emailing system of claim 3, wherein said authenticating means is partly resident at the sender'"'"'s end and partly resident on said server.

8. The emailing system of claim 1 wherein, the means for said distinct added message includes means for creating said distinct added message, said message being selected from a group of messages consisting of text, picture, video, audio and a combination of text picture video and audio.

9. The emailing system of claim 1, wherein the second server includes a timed display control means for displaying said distinct added message to said address of requested recipient for a pre-determined time.

10. A method for creating and sending at least one email message and at least one distinct added message appended to the at least one distinct added message via a network from a sender to a plurality of recipients'"'"' addresses, said method comprising:

prompting a sender to create an email message;

requesting the sender to add an address for a first recipient for receiving said email message;

requesting the sender to add an address for at least one-second recipient for receiving said email and a distinct added message;

prompting the sender to compile said distinct added message;

transferring said email to a server;

transferring said distinct added message to a standalone server different from the server;

routing said email via said server to an address of said first recipient; and

routing said distinct added message via said standalone server to an address of said at least one second recipient.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein, routing of message via said standalone server includes routing said distinct added message and including a tag including an instruction to erase said distinct added message from a recipient'"'"'s display after a pre-determined lapse of time.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein, said method includes authenticating an identity of the sender.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein said method includes appending pointers to the email by the servers, the pointers pointing to a location on the standalone server where the distinct added message is located, the pointers only being appended to the email to be routed to the at least one-second recipient who is to receive both email and the distinct added message;

and wherein only the email including the pointers is routed to the at least one second recipient, the distinct added message remaining on the standalone server.