Patent ID: 8166115
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for sending an electronic file to a customer, comprising: receiving, at a processor, a first electronic file containing a physical address list comprising a physical address; receiving, at the processor, a second electronic file containing file content and a content identifier code at the processor, the content identifier code comprising a concatenated string including an industry segment identifier string, a company identifier string, a product-type identifier string, and a message integrity string; extracting the physical address from the first electronic file; prior to creating a third electronic file comprising the message content, querying a customer database based on the extracted physical address to retrieve a customer's e-address and content filtering preferences associated with the physical address; comparing the content identifier code to the content filtering preferences; associating the content identifier code with message routing information; storing the message routing information in the customer database for historical tracking; if the content identifier code is consistent with the content filtering preferences, then combining the customer's e-address and file content to create the third electronic file for delivery to the customer and sending the third electronic file to an electronic mailbox associated with the customer's e-address; and if the content identifier code is inconsistent with the content filtering preferences, not routing the file content to the customer.