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Patent US6449634 - Method and system for remotely sensing the file formats processed by an E ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsThe present invention relates to the processing of E-mail messages over a telecommunications network. More particularly, the present invention relates to the detection and monitoring of file formats which can be processed and displayed at an E-mail client. Specific embodiments include, sending an E-mail...http://www.google.com/patents/US6449634?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6449634 - Method and system for remotely sensing the file formats processed by an E-mail clientAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6449634 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/240,096Publication dateSep 10, 2002Filing dateJan 29, 1999Priority dateJan 29, 1999Fee statusLapsedAlso published asUS7139803, US8200759, US20030120735, US20030149733Publication number09240096, 240096, US 6449634 B1, US 6449634B1, US-B1-6449634, US6449634 B1, US6449634B1InventorsGerardo J. CapielOriginal AssigneeDigital Impact, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (9), Referenced by (105), Classifications (31), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and system for remotely sensing the file formats processed by an E-mail clientUS 6449634 B1Abstract The present invention relates to the processing of E-mail messages over a telecommunications network. More particularly, the present invention relates to the detection and monitoring of file formats which can be processed and displayed at an E-mail client. Specific embodiments include, sending an E-mail message to the E-mail client, determining at the E-mail client a file format that the E-mail client can process and display, and indicating to the E-mail sensor server the file format that the E-mail client can process and display. Once the file format is determined, subsequent E-mail messages maybe of the same file format. The file format could be hyper text mark up language (HTML) statements or dynamic HTML(DHTML) statements or Java applets. The method may also include monitoring the status of the E-mail message received at the E-mail client.
What is claimed is: 1. A method for sending and tracking E-mail messages, said method comprising;
sending an E-mail message from an E-mail server to an E-mail client over a public network, said E-mail message including a first portion in a text format and a second portion that includes an image; determining, at the E-mail client, whether the E-mail client can process and display said image included in said E-mail message; if the E-mail client can process and display said image, indicating to the E-mail sensor server that the E-mail client can process and display said image and displaying the image on a display coupled to the E-mail client; and if the E-mail client cannot process and display said image, displaying the text portion of the E-mail message on the display. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the image included in the second portion is a mark up language statement.
13. The method of claim 9 wherein said image is a 1�1 pixel.
19. The method of claim 1 wherein said image is a 1�1 pixel.
sending an E-mail message from an E-mail server to an E-mail client over a public network, said E-mail message including a mark up language text portion and an image tag, said image tag comprising an image, a unique message identifier and the E-mail client's E-mail address; receiving and opening said E-mail message at said E-mail client; determining, at said E-mail client, whether the E-mail client can process and display said image; if the E-mail client can process and display said image, sending a response to the E-mail server over the public network, said response including said unique message identifier and the E-mail client's E-mail address; receiving said response at said E-mail server; and storing in a database accessible to the E-mail server an indication that said message was received and opened. 22. The method of claim 21 wherein said storing step includes storing said unique message identifier and associating said identifier with said client's E-mail address.
28. The method of claim 21 wherein said image is a 1�1 pixel.
sending an E-mail message from an E-mail server to an E-mail client over a public network, said E-mail message including a mark up language text portion and a java object tag, said java object tag comprising a unique message identifier and the E-mail client's E-mail address; receiving and opening said E-mail message at said E-mail client; determining, at said E-mail client, whether the E-mail client can process said java object tag; if the E-mail client can process said java object tag, sending a response to the E-mail server over the public network, said response including said unique message identifier and the E-mail client's E-mail address; receiving said response at said E-mail server; and storing in a database accessible to the E-mail server, said unique message identifier, the client's E-mail address. 31. The method of claim 30 wherein said mark up language text part is an HTML statement.
E-mail has become a major method of communicating information over telecommunication networks; this includes the �Internet� and intranets. There are estimates that about 30-55 million American homes are wired for E-mail communication today, and this number is rapidly growing. This provides a large audience for E-mail advertisers. Thus, through E-mail, vendors can make millions of customers aware of their products. One method is to reach the largest audience possible. However, blanket advertising is akin to junk mail and is ineffective in terms of actual sales.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention describes a method and system for analyzing an E-mail client by an E-mail sensor server. The E-mail client may be, for example, the home personal computer and E-mail client software, Netscape Mail, which a person uses to access his/her E-mail. The E-mail sensor server may be, for example, a merchant's Windows NT server. One goal is to develop a customer base which receives visual advertisements targeted to their interests and that respond by buying the advertised products. The present invention detects through an E-mail sensor message, the file format that an E-mail client can process and display. Thus, those E-mail clients that can display images can receive compatible visual image advertisements and those that cannot receive text. The invention in addition tracks the responses of the E-mail clients to further refine the �visual media� group that responds positively to targeted advertisements with images. Another advantage of the invention is that the invention works with most commercially available E-mail client software, e.g., Qualcomm's Eudora, Novell's Groupwise, Microsoft OutLook/Exchange and Netscape's E-mail client, and hence there is typically no need for users to purchase special software.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS Specific embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for determining at the E-mail sensor server, the file format that an E-mail client can display. If the file format allows visual images to be displayed, then the E-mail sensor server may update its sensor database and may send subsequent files of the same format to the E-mail client. In addition, the E-mail client may send to the E-mail sensor server, the type and version of the E-mail client software and status information on the opening and re-openings of the E-mail sensor message. If visual images cannot be displayed, the E-mail sensor server may send only textual messages to the client.
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The E-mail address of each recipient, i.e., �email=,� is included as a parameter in the above HTML �src=� statement along with a unique E-mail code, i.e., �catid=�, that is unique to every E-mail delivered. In the E-mail sensor message example given above, email=gcapie1@digital-impact.com, which represents, in this example, the Internet address of E-mail client 142, and catid=10424522, which represents the unique identifier assigned to this E-mail sensor message. When multiple messages are sent to the same recipient, the unique E-mail code will change to identify different messages. In an alternative DHTML embodiment the HTML image tag would still be present. Since the image tag passes to the E-mail sensor server the type and version of the E-mail client software, the type and version of DHTML that can be processed by the E-mail client can be determined. Thus the correct type and version of DHTML can be sent to the E-mail client.
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As a specific example of the E-mail sensor server program, an example of a Visual Basic Script that runs on the E-mail sensor server 130 executing the flowchart of FIG. 7 is given below: <%@ LANGUAGE=�VBSCRIPT�
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Set updateE-mailMetaCmd=Server.CreateObject(�ADODB.Command�)
updateE-mailMetaCmd.CommandText=�update member_E-mails set em_client_id=
?, modified_on=getdate( ) where E-mail=? and target_address=1�
Set clientIdParm=updateE-mailMetaCmd.CreateParameter(�clientidparm�, 2, 1)
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