Automatic delivery selection for electronic content
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1. A method for secure delivery of a message in a communication system comprising:
- automatically identifying a method for delivery of a message wherein the message is an email message and wherein the method is selected from among three available delivery methods including direct, gateway and Web browser-accessible message center delivery methods, wherein automatically identifying includes;
identifying preferences for delivery of the sender and the recipient including determining an availability of security parameters for securing content of the message, wherein the security parameters include a recipient key and a recipient gateway key;
automatically determining, by one or more processors, a preferred ordering from among the three available delivery methods including when to first send the message directly to the recipient, when to first send the message through a gateway and when to notify the recipient to retrieve the message at the Web browser-accessible message center based on the sender, recipient and availability;
encrypting the message with the recipient key when available and sending the recipient key encrypted message directly to the recipient, encrypting the message with the recipient gateway key when available and sending the recipient gateway encrypted message to the recipient gateway or sending the message to the Web browser-accessible message center for delivery in accordance with the preferred ordering of delivery methods from among available delivery methods and attempting to deliver the message to the recipient in accordance with the preferred ordering.
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Abstract
Computer program products and methods for the secure delivery of a message in a communication system. The method includes identifying a best method for delivery of a message including considering preferences of a sender and a recipient and sending the message from the sender to the recipient using the identified method.
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1. A method for secure delivery of a message in a communication system comprising:
automatically identifying a method for delivery of a message wherein the message is an email message and wherein the method is selected from among three available delivery methods including direct, gateway and Web browser-accessible message center delivery methods, wherein automatically identifying includes; identifying preferences for delivery of the sender and the recipient including determining an availability of security parameters for securing content of the message, wherein the security parameters include a recipient key and a recipient gateway key; automatically determining, by one or more processors, a preferred ordering from among the three available delivery methods including when to first send the message directly to the recipient, when to first send the message through a gateway and when to notify the recipient to retrieve the message at the Web browser-accessible message center based on the sender, recipient and availability; encrypting the message with the recipient key when available and sending the recipient key encrypted message directly to the recipient, encrypting the message with the recipient gateway key when available and sending the recipient gateway encrypted message to the recipient gateway or sending the message to the Web browser-accessible message center for delivery in accordance with the preferred ordering of delivery methods from among available delivery methods and attempting to deliver the message to the recipient in accordance with the preferred ordering. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product, wherein the product is not a signal, for secure delivery of a message in a communication system, the computer program product operable to cause a computer to execute instructions to:
automatically identifying a method for delivery of a message wherein the message is an email message and wherein the method is selected from among three available delivery methods including direct, gateway and Web browser-accessible message center delivery methods, wherein automatically identifying includes; identifying preferences for delivery of the sender and the recipient including determining an availability of security parameters for securing content of the message, wherein the security parameters include a recipient key and a recipient gateway key; automatically determining, by one or more processors, a preferred ordering from among the three available delivery methods including when to first send the message directly to the recipient, when to first send the message through a gateway and when to notify the recipient to retrieve the message at the Web browser-accessible message center based on the sender, recipient and availability; encrypting the message with the recipient key when available and sending the recipient key encrypted message directly to the recipient, encrypting the message with the recipient gateway key when available and sending the recipient gateway encrypted message to the recipient gateway or sending the message to the Web browser-accessible message center for delivery in accordance with the preferred ordering of delivery methods from among available delivery methods and attempting to deliver the message to the recipient in accordance with the preferred ordering. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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