Information delivery system for providing senders with a recipient's messaging preferences

• US 8,630,883 B2
• Filed: 06/14/2010
• Issued: 01/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Pitney Bowes Incorporated (Böwe Systec AG)
• Original Assignee: Pitney Bowes Incorporated (Böwe Systec AG)
• Inventors: Law, Robert A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Allen, Akiba
• Application Number:
  US12/815,051
• Publication Number:
  US 20100306332A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,310 Days
• Field of Search: 705/1.1, 705/7.11, 705/7.13
• US Class Current: 705/7.11
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data

Abstract

An information delivery system includes a web server in operative communication with a plurality of recipients and a plurality of senders, the plurality of senders desirous of generating messages intended for the plurality of recipients, respectively. The web server includes a plurality of recipient preference profiles corresponding to the plurality of recipients, respectively, and a plurality of sender profiles corresponding to the plurality of senders, respectively. Each of the recipient preference profiles includes respective information directed to the recipient'"'"'s preferences for receiving messages and the web server provides the plurality of senders with access to the plurality of recipient preference profiles. The web server maintains a relationship between a log of recipient preference profiles out of the plurality of recipient preference profiles that have been accessed by a particular sender. For each of the recipient preference profiles in the log of recipient preference profiles, the web server provides a change notification to the particular sender of a change in the recipient preference profile.

Claims

1. An information delivery system, comprising:

a server in operative communication with a plurality of recipients and a plurality of senders, the plurality of senders desirous of generating messages intended for the plurality of recipients, respectively; and

wherein;

the server includes a plurality of recipient preference profiles corresponding to the plurality of recipients, respectively;

the server maintains a relationship between a log of recipient preference profiles out of the plurality of recipient preference profiles that have been accessed by a particular sender; and

for each of the recipient preference profiles in the log of recipient preference profiles, the server provides a change notification to the particular sender of a change in the recipient preference profile.

2. The information delivery system of claim 1, wherein:

the server comprises a web server;

the web server includes a plurality of sender profiles corresponding to the plurality of senders, respectively;

each of the recipient preference profiles includes respective information directed to the recipient'"'"'s preferences for receiving messages;

the web server provides the plurality of senders with access to the plurality of recipient preference profiles; and

the web server notifies the particular sender in a format specified in the particular sender'"'"'s sender profile.

3. The information delivery system of claim 2, wherein:

each of the recipient preference profiles includes respective interest data;

each of the sender profiles includes respective industry description data; and

when a new recipient establishes a new recipient preference profile, the web server provides a new recipient notification to those senders whose industry description data matches the new recipient'"'"'s interest data.

4. The information delivery system of claim 3, wherein:

the new recipient notification of industry description data and interest data match is in accordance with instructions provided in the plurality of sender profiles, respectively.

5. The information delivery system of claim 4, wherein:

each of the recipient preference profiles includes respective no interest data; and

if a given sender accesses one of the plurality of recipient preference profiles and the given sender'"'"'s industry description data matches the one of the plurality of recipient preference profiles no interest data, then the web server provides a listing of other senders whose industry description data matches the one of the plurality of recipient preference profiles interest data.

6. The information delivery system of claim 5, wherein:

for each of the recipient preference profiles the web server associates a listing of those of the plurality of senders that have accessed the recipient preference profile; and

the web server utilizes this listing in generating the change notifications.

7. The information delivery system of claim 1, wherein:

for each of the recipient preference profiles the web server associates a listing of those of the plurality of senders that have accessed the recipient preference profile; and

the web server utilizes this listing in generating the change notifications.

8. The information delivery system of claim 2, wherein:

each of the recipient preference profiles includes respective interest data;

each of the sender profiles includes respective industry description data; and

when a new recipient establishes a new recipient preference profile, the web server provides a new recipient notification to those senders whose industry description data matches the new recipient'"'"'s interest data.

9. The information delivery system of claim 8, wherein:

the new recipient notification of industry description data and interest data match is in accordance with instructions provided in the plurality of sender profiles, respectively.

20. The information delivery system of claim 1, wherein:

the server comprises a web server;

the web server includes a plurality of sender profiles corresponding to the plurality of senders, respectively;

each of the recipient preference profiles includes respective information directed to the recipient'"'"'s preferences for receiving messages;

the web server provides the plurality of senders with access to the plurality of recipient preference profiles; and

the web server notifies the particular sender in a format specified in the particular sender'"'"'s sender profile, wherein;

each of the recipient preference profiles includes respective interest data;

each of the sender profiles includes respective industry description data; and

when a new recipient establishes a new recipient preference profile, the web server provides a new recipient notification to those senders whose industry description data matches the new recipient'"'"'s interest data.

23. The information delivery system of claim 1, wherein:

the changed in the recipient preference profile comprises the creation of a new recipient preference profile and the server provides a change notification to at least one particular sender using interest data in the recipient preference profile.

10. A method of operating a server for exchanging information between a plurality of recipients and a plurality of senders desirous of generating messages intended for the plurality of recipients, respectively;

the method comprising;

storing a plurality of recipient preference profiles corresponding to the plurality of recipients, respectively;

maintaining a relationship between a log of recipient preference profiles out of the plurality of recipient preference profiles that have been accessed by a particular sender; and

for each of the recipient preference profiles in the log of recipient preference profiles, providing, by a processor, a change notification to the particular sender of a change in the recipient preference profile.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

storing a plurality of sender profiles corresponding to the plurality of senders, respectively, each of the recipient preference profiles includes respective information directed to the recipient'"'"'s preferences for receiving messages;

providing the plurality of senders with access to the plurality of recipient preference profiles; and

notifying the particular sender in a format specified in the particular sender'"'"'s sender profile.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein:

the server is a web server;

each of the recipient preference profiles includes respective interest data;

each of the sender profiles includes respective industry description data; and

further comprising;

when a new recipient establishes a new recipient preference profile, providing a new recipient notification to those senders whose industry description data matches the new recipient'"'"'s interest data.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

providing the new recipient notification of industry description data and interest data match in accordance with instructions provided in the plurality of sender profiles, respectively.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein:

each of the recipient preference profiles includes respective no interest data; and

further comprising;

if a given sender accesses one of the plurality of recipient preference profiles and the given sender'"'"'s industry description data matches the one of the plurality of recipient preference profiles no interest data, then providing a listing of other senders whose industry description data matches the one of the plurality of recipient preference profiles interest data.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

for each of the recipient preference profiles, associating a listing of those of the plurality of senders that have accessed the recipient preference profile; and

utilizing this listing in generating the change notifications.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

for each of the recipient preference profiles, associating a listing of those of the plurality of senders that have accessed the recipient preference profile; and

utilizing this listing in generating the change notifications.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein:

each of the recipient preference profiles includes respective interest data;

each of the sender profiles includes respective industry description data; and

further comprising;

when a new recipient establishes a new recipient preference profile, providing a new recipient notification to those senders whose industry description data matches the new recipient'"'"'s interest data.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

providing the new recipient notification of industry description data and interest data match in accordance with instructions provided in the plurality of sender profiles, respectively.

19. An information delivery system, comprising:

a server in operative communication with a plurality of recipients and a plurality of senders, each of the plurality of senders desirous of generating outgoing messages intended for a respective subset of the plurality of recipients, respectively;

and wherein;

the server includes a plurality of recipient preference profiles corresponding to the plurality of recipients, respectively;

for each particular sender of the plurality of senders, the server maintains a log of a list of the respective subset of recipient preference profiles out of the plurality of recipient preference profiles that have been accessed by the particular sender; and

after a particular recipient preference profile is changed, the server provides a change notification to each of the respective particular senders for which the changed recipient preference profile is listed in the log of recipient preference profiles associated with each of the respective senders.

21. An information delivery system, comprising:

a server in operative communication with a plurality of recipients and a plurality of senders, each of the plurality of senders desirous of generating outgoing messages intended for a respective subset of the plurality of recipients, respectively; and

wherein;

the server includes a plurality of recipient preference profiles corresponding to the plurality of recipients, respectively;

for each particular sender of the plurality of senders, the server maintains a log of a list of the respective subset of recipient preference profiles out of the plurality of recipient preference profiles that have been accessed by the particular sender; and

after a particular recipient preference profile is changed, the server provides a change notification to at least one of the respective particular senders for which the changed recipient preference profile is listed in the log of recipient preference profiles associated with each of the respective senders.

22. The information delivery system of claim 21, wherein:

the server provides a change notification to at least one of the respective particular senders for which the changed recipient preference profile is listed in the log of recipient preference profiles associated with each of the respective sender if the at least one respective particular sender is associated with a sender profile indicating a desire to receive updates regarding the changed recipient preference profile.

24. An information delivery system, comprising:

a server in operative communication with a plurality of recipients and a plurality of senders, each of the plurality of senders desirous of generating outgoing messages intended for a respective subset of the plurality of recipients, respectively; and

wherein;

the server includes a plurality of recipient preference profiles corresponding to the plurality of recipients, respectively;

for each particular sender of the plurality of senders, the server maintains a log of a list of the respective subset of recipient preference profiles and recipient profile data for profiles that have been accessed by the particular sender; and

after a particular recipient preference profile is changed, the server provides a change notification to at least one of the respective particular senders for which the changed recipient preference profile is listed in the log of recipient preference profiles associated with each of the respective senders.

25. The information delivery system of claim 24, wherein:

the recipient profile data comprises a date of the respective recipient preference profile.