E-mail conversion service
First Claim
1. A messaging system, comprising:
- an e-mail server configured to receive an e-mail message for an intended recipient;
a computer system including an e-mail client and a suite of software modules configured to process data files having respective compatible data file formats;
a trigger responsive to a data file associated with said e-mail message and configured to provide an indication that a data format of the data file associated with said e-mail is not one of said compatible data file formats; and
a data file converter responsive to said trigger and configured to selectively convert the data file associated with said e-mail message into one of said compatible data file formats.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a messaging system and methods for converting attachments to e-mails into a suitable format. The messaging system includes an e-mail server for receiving or sending an e-mail message for an intended recipient and a computer system including an e-mail client and a suite of software modules for processing data files having respective compatible data file formats. A trigger is provided for responding to a data file associated with an e-mail message and providing an indication that a data format of the data file associated with said e-mail message is not one of the compatible data formats. A data file converter, responsive to the trigger, selectively converts the data file associated with said e-mail message into one of the designated compatible data file formats.
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20 Claims
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1. A messaging system, comprising:
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an e-mail server configured to receive an e-mail message for an intended recipient;
a computer system including an e-mail client and a suite of software modules configured to process data files having respective compatible data file formats;
a trigger responsive to a data file associated with said e-mail message and configured to provide an indication that a data format of the data file associated with said e-mail is not one of said compatible data file formats; and
a data file converter responsive to said trigger and configured to selectively convert the data file associated with said e-mail message into one of said compatible data file formats. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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14. A messaging system, comprising:
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an e-mail server configured to send an e-mail message for an intended recipient;
a computer system including an e-mail client and a suite of software modules configured to process data files having respective compatible data file formats;
a trigger responsive to a data file associated with said e-mail message and configured to provide an indication that a data format of the data file associated with said e-mail message is not one of said compatible data file formats; and
a data file converter responsive to said trigger and configured to selectively convert the data file associated with said e-mail message into one of said compatible data file formats.
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16. A method of operating a messaging system, comprising the steps of:
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storing a listing of compatible data file formats acceptable to an intended recipient of an e-mail message;
receiving an e-mail message for an intended recipient;
examining at least one file associated with said e-mail message to identify a data file format thereof;
determining if said data file format of said at least one file is included in said listing of said compatible data file formats;
transmitting, in response to said determining step, said at least one file to a remote conversion service;
designating to said remote conversion service a desired one of said compatible data file format into which said at least one file is to be converted;
converting said at least one file into said desired file format; and
forwarding said file converted into said desired file format to said intended recipient.
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