Method and system of automating data capture from electronic correspondence
First Claim
1. A system for capturing data from electronic messages, said system comprising:
- a first computer server configured to receive an electronic message, wherein said first computer server is further configured to access a database having data records; and
program code residing on a memory of said first computer server, the program code including instructions for;
parsing said electronic message to identify data content in the body of the electronic message;
extracting said identified data content in accordance with instructions contained in said data records; and
altering said electronic message based on said extracted data content to create an altered electronic message; and
sending the altered electronic message to the web browser for display.
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Abstract
A method and system of automating capture of electronic data provide a user with an effective universal Internet identity and e-mail address, comprehensive e-mail filtering and forwarding services, and e-receipt identification and data extraction. Detailed user e-mail preferences data stored at a central server may be selectively altered such that incoming correspondence is redirected in accordance with the user'"'"'s preferences. Computer program code at the central server parses incoming e-mail header information and data content, selectively extracts data from identified types of correspondence, and forwards extracted data in accordance with user preferences data. Additional computer program code may manipulate the extracted data in accordance with format requirements and display the manipulated data to a user in a desired format.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for capturing data from electronic messages, said system comprising:
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a first computer server configured to receive an electronic message, wherein said first computer server is further configured to access a database having data records; and program code residing on a memory of said first computer server, the program code including instructions for; parsing said electronic message to identify data content in the body of the electronic message; extracting said identified data content in accordance with instructions contained in said data records; and altering said electronic message based on said extracted data content to create an altered electronic message; and sending the altered electronic message to the web browser for display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method of capturing electronic data, said method comprising:
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retrieving instructions from computer storage for identifying data content in electronic message; receiving an electronic message having a header and a body; examining the body of said electronic message to identify data content in accordance with the retrieved instructions; extracting the identified data content from the body of said electronic message; writing the extracted data content into an HTML file; altering said electronic message based on said extracted data content to create an altered electronic message; and sending the altered electronic message and the HTML filed to a web browser for display to a user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer implemented method of displaying electronic data from an e-mail message, said method comprising:
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receiving an e-mail message having a header portion and a body portion; analyzing the body portion of the e-mail message to identify relevant data; extracting the relevant data from the body portion; writing the extracted relevant data into an HTML file; altering said e-mail message based on said extracted relevant data to create an altered e-mail message; and sending the altered e-mail message and HTML file to a client for display to a user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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