Late loading rich media

US8713451B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Michael C. Kunz · Seattle, US
• David S. Barlin · Seattle, US
• Joost Martijn Bon · Seattle, US
• Brian D. Holdsworth · Woodinville, US
• Michael D. Schackwitz · Pleasanton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 23, 2009
• Grant date: Apr 29, 2014
• Expiry date: Dec 29, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/02
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Methods for delivering rich media content to a user within an email system via a dedicated media channel. An email system receives an email message associated with rich media content from a registered sender for delivery to a recipient. To improve the recipient's viewing experience, the email system ensures that the rich media content is loaded in a rich media database before delivering the email message to the recipient. When the recipient reads the email message, the email system delivers the rich media content to the recipient from the rich media database via a dedicated media channel efficiently and at a low cost.