Patent ID: 7506028

Claim:
Internet-supported information system for selectively displaying at least one data email of a plurality of data emails provided by a plurality of data providers (X,Y) to at least one selected receiver of plurality of data receivers, the internet-supported information system comprising: a central information server (1) comprising an email interface unit (4), a web interface unit (10), a memory device (6), and a selection device (13); the memory device (6) comprising an advertising memory unit (7) storing a plurality of data emails (8) provided by the plurality of data providers (X,Y), the email interface unit comprising a plurality of provider-specific email addresses, wherein each provider-specific email address is allocated to one individual data provider and serves as a means for receiving the data emails from said one individual data provider, to whom it is allocated; a plurality of data processing systems (2), each of the plurality of data processing systems being allocated to a respective one of the plurality of data providers (X,Y), each of the plurality of data processing systems comprising an email interface (5.sub.x, 5.sub.Y) in communication with one of a plurality of provider-specific email addresses (4.sub.X,B. 4.sub.Y,B, 4.sub.Y,C); and a plurality of portal servers (3), each of the plurality of portal servers comprising a web interface (11.sub.A, 11.sub.B, 11.sub.C) in communication with the web interface unit (10); and wherein the selection device (13) comprises a memory unit for provider-specific input concerning an identity of the portal servers (3) with authorization to access data emails (8) from specific data providers (X,Y), wherein the selection device automatically determines the at least one data email for display to the receiver of the plurality of receivers according to the respective portal server; wherein the at least one data email is represented via a link on a homepage (16.sub.A, 16.sub.B, 16.sub.C).