Patent ID: 7949706
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for publishing an electronic document, the system comprising: a processor comprising hardware, the processor executing a distribution module to retrieve, from the electronic document, a distribution list identifying a plurality of users that is to be notified about a publication of the electronic document, wherein the electronic document comprises a header that contains the distribution list; a transfer module to send the electronic document to a network location designated for a first user and associated with a unique key for accessing the network location; a messaging module to automatically notify the plurality of users from the distribution list of the publication of the electronic document by the first user and to provide instructions to the plurality of users from the distribution list for retrieving the electronic document from the network location designated for the first user via an electronic message, wherein the electronic message contains a hyperlink that references the electronic document from the network location; and an application unit for displaying file information to the plurality of users, the application unit configured to modify the distribution list and to save the modified distribution list in the header of the electronic document.