Electronic document delivery system in which notification of said electronic document is sent a recipient thereof
US6487599B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/101
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic document delivery system and methods of its use are provided. A document preferably in a portable format is forwarded to a remote server (e.g. using HTTP to “push” the document to the server). The server sends a generic notification of the document to an intended recipient and the recipient can download the document from the server using local protocols. In preferred embodiments, the invention is used for the controlled delivery of portable documents from a sender to a large number of recipients. Using a network of servers that route the documents and notifications in a store and forward manner while providing routing and accounting information back to the sender.
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