62 results about "Mail Distributions" patented technology

E-mail addresses are converted by a hashing function into hash codes. An e-mail mass mailer that can have millions of addresses hash codes all addresses to which a message might be sent to form a first list. An entity that wishes to exclude delivery of a message to various e-mail addresses, hash codes such addresses to form a second list. Hash codes in the first list that are also in the second list are purged from the first list to yield a third list of hash codes, each of which represents an e-mail address to which a message may be sent.

Collaborating on documents by e-mail may be streamlined into a unified process. In one example, a user creates a document in an online document service, and sends the document to collaborators by mailing a link to the document. The document may have permissions set so that the creator of the document, and any user on the e-mail distribution list, can read and edit the document. When a user receives the e-mail, that user may open and edit the document. Upon closing the editing application, the user may be presented with an appropriate interface to create a reply e-mail.

An E-mail distributing system which is composed of a server and a client including a user, and distributes an E-mail corresponding to a group including a plurality of clients.The client transmits a mail acquisition demand including a group identifier, and the server includes personal mail spools and group mail spools. The received E-mails are accumulated in the mail spools according to an arrival address. When a mail acquisition demand from the client includes the group identifier, the E-mail with top priority corresponding to the group identifier is extracted from the group mail spools and is then distributed to the client.

To provide a junk mail rejection system which can effectively reject junk mail in electronic mail. When junk mail transmitted from many and unspecified persons is sent to a first electronic mail address registered in a first mail distribution service center, sources of the junk mail are not acceptable electronic mail addresses, and a reception enable unit rejects receiving the junk mail, thereby avoiding transmission of the junk mail to subscribers. On the other hand, the electronic mail transmitted from many and unspecified persons and not to be rejected by the reception enable unit is transmitted to a second electronic mail address. The electronic mail to the second electronic mail address received by a second mail distribution service center is forwarded to a third mail distribution service center, and a replacement unit replaces a source with an acceptable electronic mail address registered in the first mail distribution service center, and the electronic mail is transmitted to the first mail distribution service center. Since the source is set to an acceptable electronic mail address, the reception enable unit in the first mail distribution service center enables reception, and a subscriber can receive the electronic mail.

When an alias mail having an alias address X as a destination is received from an originator terminal, an alias mail relay server restores a recipient address R and an alias address generation argument C, generates a reply destination address Y including the generation argument C restores and an originator address S, and replaces the destination and a transmission source with the recipient address R and Y to transfer the alias mail to a recipient terminal. On the other hand, when a reply mail is received from the recipient terminal, a remailer restored the originator address S and the generation argument C from Y, regenerates X from the generation argument C restored and the recipient address R, and replaces a destination and a transmission source with the originator address S and X to transfer the reply mail to the originator terminal.

A recipient identifier and communication condition information stored in a recipient-identifier storing unit are encrypted by an identifier-for-disclosure creating unit of a recipient terminal to create an identifier-for-disclosure. An identifier-for-disclosure notifying unit notifies a sender terminal of the identifier-for-disclosure. When a communication request using the identifier-for-disclosure is sent from the recipient terminal, a restoring unit of a relay system extracts the communication condition information from the identifier-for-disclosure. Only when communication conditions included in the communication condition information are satisfied, communication between the recipient terminal and the sender terminal is established.

Method of validating mail items by a sender with a view to their handover to a mail distribution service, wherein the mail items are handed over to the mail distribution service by the sender without affixing any post mark, the mail items each being provided with a unique identification number at the manufacturing stage and this number, following capture by the sender, being transmitted to a server together with an amount payable determined by the sender, the confirmation of payment by a debit on the sender's account in the server constituting proof of franking. The invention also relates to a mail item and terminals for the validation and verification of mail.

The disclosed E-mail system comprises: a server, including a user proxy module with a Web Service container, a mail transmission proxy module, and a mail distribution proxy module; and a client. Wherein, the Web Service container comprises a main package sub-module, a mail transmission sub-module, a mail receiving sub-module, a mail decomposition sub-module, a user key management sub-module, an enciphering / deciphering sub-module, and some corresponding calling interfaces. This invention avoids repeated development, and has wide application, such as PC, palm PC, and mobile phone.

A method and system for sorting mailpieces in a single pass is provided. The system consists of a mail feeding unit, a mail scanner and a mail distribution unit having a number of receiving bins. Mailpieces are fed into the system one at a time through the scanner to determine the mailstop of the mailpiece. A control system assigns unique mailstops to unique receiving bins. Each mailpiece is deposited in a receiving bin assigned with its mailstop. When the number of mailstops exceeds the number of receiving bins, the control system empties a receiving bin and assigns the new mailstop to the emptied bin so it can receive mailpieces having the new mailstop. Accordingly, the system can sort mail destined for “m” mailstops into “n” receiving bins where “m” is greater than “n”.

A method is provided of automatically generating and updating e-mail distribution lists including e-mail addresses of persons of an organization. The method uses an arrangement of the persons in one or more groups according to an organizational relationship. The one or more groups are stored in an organizational database system. An e-mail distribution list structure reflecting the arrangement of the persons in the one or more groups according to the organizational relationship is generated by automatically merging the e-mail addresses of the persons of the one or more groups into corresponding e-mail distribution lists. The e-mail distribution lists are updated consistently with an update of the organizational database system.

There is provided a system and method for processing mailpieces within a mail transportation and distribution system comprising at least a first mail distribution center, a second mail distribution center and an electronic parcel compartment facility located in the area of the second mail distribution center. An exemplary method comprises acquiring data present on a mailpiece in the first mail distribution center, the acquired data comprising at least information that unambiguously identifies the mailpiece as well as information about the recipient of the mailpiece, wherein destination information for an electronic parcel compartment facility is associated with the information that unambiguously identifies the mailpiece. The exemplary method may also comprise transmitting the acquired data to a first data processing unit of the first mail distribution center, comparing the data indicating the recipient of the mailpiece with data about registered customers stored in a database, acquiring a data record that is stored for a customer in the database on the basis of the acquired data about the recipient, and providing the acquired data record of a customer to the first data processing unit. The exemplary method additionally comprises ascertaining a re-routing instruction from the data record of the customer and ascertaining a second mail distribution center located in the area of the electronic parcel compartment facility. The exemplary method further comprises sorting the mailpiece in the first mail distribution center on the basis of the destination information and transmitting the acquired data from the mailpiece and the destination information by the first data processing unit to a second data processing unit, the second data processing unit being of the second mail distribution center. The exemplary method also comprises transporting the mailpiece to the second mail distribution center located in the area of the electronic parcel compartment facility and acquiring the information that unambiguously identifies the mailpiece with a reading device of the second mail distribution center. The exemplary method additionally comprises determining the destination of the mailpiece on the basis of the information that unambiguously identifies the mailpiece, sorting the mailpiece in the second mail distribution center on the basis of the destination information, and transmitting the information that unambiguously identifies the mailpiece as well as the associated destination information to a mobile device.

When gateway server 30 receives an email, which is addressed to mobile station 10, gateway server 30 transmits an email arrival notice to mobile station 10. When gateway server 30 receives an acknowledgement response (referred to as ‘Ack’ hereinafter) responding to the email arrival notice from mobile packet communication network 20, gateway server 30 evaluates the status of mobile station 10 on the basis of the type of Ack, and determines whether to transmit the email or not. Moreover, gateway server 30 modifies the time interval for retransmitting the email arrival notice to mobile station 10 according to the status of mobile station 10 when the transmission of the email arrival notice fails.

A method and system facilitating the delivery of a mailpiece in a mail distribution system. The method includes the steps of: (i) reading a mailpiece identifier, disposed in combination with the mailpiece, upon initial mailpiece processing, (ii) developing tracking information corresponding to various mailpiece processing activities in the mail distribution system; (iii) producing a delivery report based upon the tracking information, and (iv) communicating the delivery report to the recipient of the mailpiece. The method may further provide contact information in combination with the mailpiece to facilitate communication between a delivery agent and the mailpiece recipient. The contact information can be used to communicate mailpiece handling information as such information is developed or upon delivery of the mailpiece. Moreover, the method may include the steps of receiving instructions from the recipient regarding changes in the handling of the mailpiece and having the instructions executed by the delivery agent. The method and system can employ any one of a variety of electronic communication networks (e.g., e-mail, Internet, facsimile and telephone) to communicate the delivery report.

A system and method for collecting and storing communications preferences of recipients and delivering communications to a recipient in accordance with the recipient's preferences is disclosed herein. Preferably, the communications preferences consist of at least one mail formatting preference and at least one sending preference. The system automatically formats a message in accordance with the intended recipient's communications preferences stored in a profile table. In an alternative embodiment, the system provides for a prompting function that can alter the communications preferences in the event that a particular preference must be changed. This prompting function is also useful if recipient does not have a corresponding profile in the profile table.

The invention discloses a method and a system for batch delivery of an express delivery cabinet. The method comprises steps of A, receiving a batch opening request of a logged-in user and opening idle bins of the express delivery cabinet; B, randomly distributing express mails with waybill numbers to the idle bins of the express delivery cabinet in a one-to-one manner and generating the corresponding relation; and C, uploading the express mail distribution information to the server background and closing the bins of the express delivery cabinet. Through the scheme of the invention, the delivery staff can deliver the express mails in batches, saving time and improving the efficiency of express delivery.

Collaborating on documents by e-mail may be streamlined into a unified process. In one example, a user creates a document in an online document service, and sends the document to collaborators by mailing a link to the document. The document may have permissions set so that the creator of the document, and any user on the e-mail distribution list, can read and edit the document. When a user receives the e-mail, that user may open and edit the document. Upon closing the editing application, the user may be presented with an appropriate interface to create a reply e-mail.

To check the security of a link destination described in an electronic mail without the necessity of access operation on the link destination, A terminal device according to the present invention, when operation on a user interface satisfies a predetermined first condition different from operation, of instructing connection to a WEB site, requests test of the security of a link destination indicated by first link information contained in an electronic mail text, and then displays information corresponding to the test result in a manner permitting visual recognition together with second link information indicating another link destination which is different from that of the first link information.

A system and method is provided to enable an e-mail to display a Web-based form. A definition concerning an e-mail address may include form schema owned by a Web site. Alternatively, the definition may contain a link to a Web service that provides the form schema. An e-mail client may download the form schema from the Web service, preferably along with additional data such as information concerning previous e-mails sent to the e-mail address, a FAQ list concerning an e-mail distribution list if the e-mail address represents the e-mail distribution list, etc. The Web site owning the form schema may receive and process e-mail containing the form according to the metadata of the Web-based form.

A method and system for sorting mailpieces in a single pass is provided. The system consists of a mail feeding unit, a mail scanner and a mail distribution unit having a number of receiving bins. Mailpieces are fed into the system one at a time through the scanner to determine the mailstop of the mailpiece. A control system assigns unique mailstops to unique receiving bins. Each mailpiece is deposited in a receiving bin assigned with its mailstop. When the number of mailstops exceeds the number of receiving bins, the control system empties a receiving bin and assigns the new mailstop to the emptied bin so it can receive mailpieces having the new mailstop. Accordingly, the system can sort mail destined for “m” mailstops into “n” receiving bins where “m” is greater than “n”.

A method for communicating mailing preferences of a mail recipient including a messenger for use in connection with an unsolicited mailpiece received by a mail recipient. The messenger functions to communicate a mailing preference to the sender of the unsolicited mailpiece that the mail recipient desires some change regarding future unsolicited mail communications from the sender. The mailing preference may include an instruction to discontinue future mail communications from the sender. The messenger may be affixed in combination with the unsolicited mailpiece and re-introduced into the mail distribution system by the mail recipient. Further, the messenger may be mailed to and received by a mail service provider to act on behalf of the mail recipient for the purpose of communicating the mailing preference or instruction to the sender.

A computer-implemented method for generating a customized dynamic distribution e-mail list is provided. The method includes determining a predefined addressee-selecting rule in response to a user-executed command to send an e-mail. The method also includes selecting at least one addressee from an electronic data file based upon the addressee-selecting rule. The method further includes, for each addressee selected, inserting a corresponding address into a predetermined field of an e-mail prior to conveying the e-mail over a data communications network.

There is provided an electronic mail distributing apparatus which can prevent attacks by repeated subscription. E-mail addresses as destinations of e-mails to be distributed are stored in a first database, and e-mail addresses to which e-mail distribution is rejected are stored in a second database. If the received e-mail address is not stored in the second database, it is registered in the first database, but if not, authentication information is requested from an external apparatus to carry out an authenticating process on the received e-mail address. The e-mail address is registered in the first database when the authentication is successful, whereas the registration of the e-mail address in the first database is rejected when the authentication is unsuccessful.

A system for manual delivery of mail to a series of recipients includes a stack of mail holders each comprising a front flap, a back flap and a central fold. One or more mail pieces are disposed in each holder, such that all of the mail pieces in each holder are to be delivered to the same recipient. The holders are stacked in a predetermined order for a carrier delivery route, and may be banded or otherwise secured together until the time of delivery.

The E-mail distribution system which will be distributed to each addressee in a mail server after adding a transmitting person's job administrator to an addressee automatically if an E-mail is sent from the terminal of a computer network system built in the organization. This E-mail distribution system possesses the automatic reading means which comes to have an individual data control area, an organization data control area, and an addressee addition program in the mail server. In this individual data control area, personal information, such as its affiliation post, job class, and an e-mail address, is memorized. In this organization data control area, organization information, such as its post and job class, is memorized based on this personal information. If an E-mail is sent, this addressee addition program will specify a transmitting person's job administrator from an individual data control area and an organization data control area, and will appoint him to be a new addressee. And the e-mail address of this addressee is added to an E-mail. In this way, the E-mail which had the new addressee added is distributed by the E-mail transmission protocol towards each addressee.

A system and method for collecting and storing communications preferences of recipients and delivering communications to a recipient in accordance with the recipient's preferences is disclosed herein. Preferably, the communications preferences consist of at least one mail formatting preference and at least one sending preference. The system automatically formats a message in accordance with the intended recipient's communications preferences stored in a profile table. In an alternative embodiment, the system provides for a prompting function that can alter the communications preferences in the event that a particular preference must be changed. This prompting function is also useful if recipient does not have a corresponding profile in the profile table.

A communications distribution system for a network, e.g. Internet E-Mail transmitted between interactive display terminals. The invention offers a solution to the above problems by providing a display interface at a receiving terminal including the conventional mechanisms of access of an E-Mail distribution server by an E-Mail client; but in addition provides an indicator mechanism enabling a user of the E-Mail distribution system to receive an indication of its status of the system. The invention further provides, in some implementations, a mechanism to initiate various tests to confirm access and availability. This invention is applicable to enable an E-Mail user to instantly and visually / aurally determine whether any connected E-Mail distribution system is presently available. The invention may also be extended to other communications networks including standard telephone (POTS, PSTN), cellular, and wireless, broadband communications systems.