Method and system of sending and tracking electronic mail messages
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- associating an embedded mail object with a unique electronic mail message;
transmitting the unique electronic mail message to a recipient;
receiving data from the recipient utilizing the embedded mail object; and
retrieving the received data directly from the unique electronic mail message.
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Abstract
An embedded mail object to include in electronic mail messages. In one embodiment, a method may include associating an embedded mail object with a unique electronic mail message. For example, an embedded mail object may include a newsletter, a survey, a quiz, or a promotion. The electronic mail messages may be transmitted to a recipient. Data about the recipient may be received and processed to present results or send another round of electronic mail messages. Embedded mail objects may also be used to keep track of which electronic mail message subjects are responded to more often to improve electronic mail message advertising. Embedded mail messages may also allow secure transactions between a recipient and the user of the electronic mail message.
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85 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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associating an embedded mail object with a unique electronic mail message;
transmitting the unique electronic mail message to a recipient;
receiving data from the recipient utilizing the embedded mail object; and
retrieving the received data directly from the unique electronic mail message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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generating a uniform resource locator for a web document, the uniform resource locator including a classification identifier associated with a class;
transmitting the uniform resource locator to a recipient;
receiving a request for the web document including the uniform resource locator from the recipient; and
identifying the class utilizing the classification identifier. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A method comprising:
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transmitting an electronic mail message including a first subject line to each of a first plurality of recipients;
transmitting the electronic mail message including a second subject line to each of a second plurality of recipients;
monitoring an attribute of the transmitted electronic mail messages; and
automatically associating one of the first subject line and the second subject line with the electronic mail message and transmitting the electronic mail message to each of a third plurality of recipients in response to monitoring an attribute of the transmitted electronic mail messages. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A method comprising:
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generating a plurality of electronic mail messages;
automatically attaching a unique secure document to each of the plurality of electronic mail messages; and
transmitting each of the plurality of electronic mail messages to a corresponding one of a plurality of recipients. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method comprising:
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selecting a data element from a plurality of data elements within a database;
generating a database view based on the selected data element;
generating a plurality of electronic mail messages;
fetching data from the database view; and
incorporating the fetched data from the database view into the plurality of electronic mail messages. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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39. A method comprising:
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transmitting an image data file from a remote client data processing system to a local server data processing system;
storing the image data file within the local server data processing system;
incorporating the image data file within a plurality of electronic mail messages; and
transmitting the plurality of electronic mail messages utilizing the local server data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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43. A method comprising:
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constructing a natural language query by example statement including a plurality of fields;
identifying a plurality of recipients utilizing the natural language query by example statement;
converting the natural language query by example statement to a structured query language statement;
transmitting a data message and the structured query language statement to a server data processing system;
executing the structured query language statement at the server data processing system; and
generating an electronic mail message for each of a plurality of recipients at the server data processing system in response to executing the structured query language statement. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45)
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46. A system, comprising:
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one or more processors;
a memory coupled to the one or more processors to store program instructions executable to implement a server;
wherein the server is configured to;
associate an embedded mail object with a unique electronic mail message;
transmit the unique electronic mail message to a recipient;
receive data from the recipient utilizing the embedded mail object; and
retrieve the received data directly from the unique electronic mail message. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A carrier medium comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are computer-executable to implement a method comprising:
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associating an embedded mail object with a unique electronic mail message;
transmitting the unique electronic mail message to a recipient;
receiving data from the recipient utilizing the embedded mail object on a user level; and
retrieving the received data directly from the unique electronic mail message. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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