Electronic content management systems and methods
First Claim
1. A system for managing electronic content, the system comprising:
- an interface to receive information that is to be distributed to a geographic locator address;
an address converter to convert geographic locator addresses into respective unique electronic addresses uniquely associated with and comprising one or more elements of the geographic locator addresses, to store the unique electronic addresses in an address store, to determine after the information is received whether the geographic locator address to which the received information is to be distributed has an associated unique electronic address in the address store, and to generate the unique associated electronic address after the information is received by converting the geographic locator address into the unique associated electronic address where the geographic locator address does not have the associated unique electronic address in the address store; and
an electronic content distribution module operatively coupled to the interface, to determine the unique electronic address that is uniquely associated with the geographic locator address by accessing the address store, and to make electronic content, which comprises the received information, available through the determined unique electronic address.
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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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41 Claims
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1. A system for managing electronic content, the system comprising:
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an interface to receive information that is to be distributed to a geographic locator address; an address converter to convert geographic locator addresses into respective unique electronic addresses uniquely associated with and comprising one or more elements of the geographic locator addresses, to store the unique electronic addresses in an address store, to determine after the information is received whether the geographic locator address to which the received information is to be distributed has an associated unique electronic address in the address store, and to generate the unique associated electronic address after the information is received by converting the geographic locator address into the unique associated electronic address where the geographic locator address does not have the associated unique electronic address in the address store; and an electronic content distribution module operatively coupled to the interface, to determine the unique electronic address that is uniquely associated with the geographic locator address by accessing the address store, and to make electronic content, which comprises the received information, available through the determined unique electronic address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of managing electronic content, the method comprising:
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converting geographic locator addresses into respective unique electronic addresses uniquely associated with and comprising one or more elements of the geographic locator addresses; populating an address store using the geographic locator addresses and the unique associated electronic addresses; receiving information that is to be distributed to a geographic locator address; determining after the information is received whether the geographic locator address to which the received information is to be distributed has an associated unique electronic address in the address store; generating the unique associated electronic address after the information is received by converting the geographic locator address into the unique associated electronic address where the geographic locator address does not have the associated unique electronic address in the address store; accessing the address store to determine the unique electronic address that is uniquely associated with the geographic locator address; and making electronic content, which comprises the received information, available through the unique electronic address. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for managing electronic content, the system comprising:
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an interface to receive information for distribution to geographic locator addresses, the information comprising addressed information that specifies a unique geographic locator address to which the addressed information is to be distributed, and unaddressed information that specifies no unique geographic locator addresses to which the unaddressed information is to be distributed; and an electronic content distribution module operatively coupled to the interface, to distribute electronic content comprising the received addressed information to a unique electronic address that is uniquely associated with the geographic locator address specified by the addressed information;
to determine, based on a geographic locator address of a source of the received unaddressed information, geographic locator addresses in a geographic area in which the received unaddressed information has local significance; and
to distribute electronic content comprising the received unaddressed information to respective unique electronic addresses uniquely associated with the determined geographic locator addresses in the geographic area in which the received unaddressed information has local significance. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. A system for managing electronic content, the system comprising:
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an interface to receive information for distribution to a geographic locator address, the information comprising information addressed to the geographic locator address and specifically-addressed information addressed to a specific user associated with the geographic locator address; an electronic content distribution module operatively coupled to the interface, to distribute electronic content comprising the received information to a unique electronic address that is uniquely associated with the geographic locator address; and a secure host system for hosting the unique electronic address, the secure host system controlling access to the electronic content through the unique electronic address in accordance with an authentication process, the authentication process comprising a first user authentication for access to the unique electronic address and the electronic content comprising the information addressed to the geographic locator address, and a second user authentication different from the first user authentication for access to the electronic content comprising the specifically-addressed information. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. A method of managing electronic content, the method comprising:
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receiving information for distribution to geographic locator addresses, the information comprising addressed information that specifies a unique geographic locator address to which the addressed information is to be distributed, and unaddressed information that specifies no unique geographic locator addresses to which the unaddressed information is to be distributed; distributing electronic content comprising the received addressed information to a unique electronic address that is uniquely associated with the geographic locator address specified by the addressed information; determining, based on a geographic locator address of a source of the received unaddressed information, geographic locator addresses in a geographic area in which the received unaddressed information has local significance; and distributing electronic content comprising the received unaddressed information to respective unique electronic addresses uniquely associated with the determined geographic locator addresses in the geographic area in which the received unaddressed information has local significance. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of managing electronic content, the method comprising:
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receiving information for distribution to a geographic locator address, the information comprising information addressed to the geographic locator address and specifically-addressed information addressed to a specific user associated with the geographic locator address; distributing electronic content comprising the received information to a unique electronic address that is uniquely associated with the geographic locator address; and controlling access to the electronic content through the unique electronic address in accordance with an authentication process, the authentication process comprising a first user authentication for access to the unique electronic address and the electronic content comprising the information addressed to the geographic locator address, and a second user authentication different from the first user authentication for access to the electronic content comprising the specifically-addressed information. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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