Web-updated database with record distribution by email
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1. A remotely updatable database system comprising:
- a user interface for communicating with at least one subscriber system to receive user input from a user at said at least one subscriber system;
a database of information records and user records, said information records having respective pluralities of fields and wherein each of said information records is linked to at least one user record;
a database manager in communication with said user interface, for controlling said database such that each information record is associated with at least one user, and for amending said information records in response to user input received at said user interface from said at least one subscriber system; and
a message server in communication with said database manager for serving a message including at least one record received from said database manager to said at least one user associated with said information record, said message server including a processor and memory for storing program codes readable by said processor to direct said processor to communicate with said database manager to obtain for inclusion in said message a plurality of information records having at least one common field entry.
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A remotely updatable database system method and computer readable medium. The system includes a user interface, a database of information records, a database manager, and a message server. The system functions generally according to the method, such that the user interface is for communicating with at least one subscriber system to receive user input from a user at the at least one subscriber system. In addition, the database manager is in communication with the user interface, for controlling the database such that each information record is associated with at least one user, and for amending the information records in response to user input received at the user interface from the at least one subscriber system. The message server is in communication with the database manager for serving a message including at least one record received from the database manager to the at least one user associated with the information record. Computer readable codes are stored on the computer readable medium and are readable by a computer to direct the computer to perform the steps of the method.
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1. A remotely updatable database system comprising:
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a user interface for communicating with at least one subscriber system to receive user input from a user at said at least one subscriber system;
a database of information records and user records, said information records having respective pluralities of fields and wherein each of said information records is linked to at least one user record;
a database manager in communication with said user interface, for controlling said database such that each information record is associated with at least one user, and for amending said information records in response to user input received at said user interface from said at least one subscriber system; and
a message server in communication with said database manager for serving a message including at least one record received from said database manager to said at least one user associated with said information record, said message server including a processor and memory for storing program codes readable by said processor to direct said processor to communicate with said database manager to obtain for inclusion in said message a plurality of information records having at least one common field entry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of maintaining and distributing database information, the method comprising:
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communicating with at least one subscriber system to receive user input from a user at said at least one subscriber system;
maintaining a database of information records;
maintaining user records in said database and linking said user records with said information records;
controlling said database such that each information record is associated with at least one user, wherein controlling said database includes obtaining for inclusion in a message a plurality of information records having at least one common field entry;
amending said information records in response to user input from said at least one subscriber system; and
serving said message including said plurality of information records having at least one common field entry from said database to said at least one user associated with said information record. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A remotely updatable database system comprising:
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means for communicating with at least one subscriber system to receive user input from a user at said at least one subscriber system;
means for maintaining a database of information records;
means for maintaining user records in said database and for linking said user records with information records;
means for controlling said database such that each information record is associated with at least one user, said means for controlling said database including means for obtaining for inclusion in a message a plurality of information records having at least one common field entry;
means for amending said information records in response to said user input from said at least one subscriber system; and
means for serving said message including said plurality of information records having said at least one common field entry from said database to said at least one user associated with said information record. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A computer-readable storage medium on which is stored codes operable to direct a computer to maintain and distribute database information, by directing said computer to:
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communicate with at least one subscriber system to receive user input from a user at said at least one subscriber system;
maintain a database of information records;
maintain user records in said database and link said user records with information records;
control said database such that each information record is associated with at least one user, wherein control said database includes obtain for inclusion in a message a plurality of information records having at least one common field entry;
amend said information records in response to user input from said at least one subscriber system; and
serve said message including said plurality of information records having said at least one common field entry from said database to said at least one user associated with said information record.
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63. An apparatus for receiving database record information from a database containing a plurality of database records, the apparatus comprising:
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a) a message receiver for receiving a message from said database, said message including at least one file from said database;
b) transfer memory for storing said at least one file;
c) an output device for presenting information to a user; and
d) a processor circuit in communication with said message receiver, said transfer memory and said output device, and processor memory programmed with processor-readable codes for directing said processor to direct said output device to present to the user a list of files stored in said local memory, the files included in said list having at least one predefined characteristic; and
to direct said output device to present to the user at least some of the contents of at least one file having said at least one predefined characteristic.- View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A method of presenting database record information from a database containing a plurality of database records, the method comprising:
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receiving an Email message including at least one file from said database;
storing said at least one file in a transfer memory;
replacing existing files in said transfer memory with new files received from said database;
presenting to a user a list of files stored in said transfer memory, the files included in said list having at least one predefined characteristic; and
presenting to said user the contents of at least one file having said at least one characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87)
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88. An apparatus for communicating database record information from a database containing a plurality of database records, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving an Email message including at least one file, from said database;
means for storing said at least one file in local memory;
means for replacing existing files in said transfer memory with new files received from said database;
means for presenting to the user a list of files stored in said local memory, the files included in said list having at least one predefined characteristic; and
means for presenting to said user the contents of at least one file having said at least one characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98)
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99. A computer-readable storage medium on which is stored codes operable to direct a computer to present database record information from a database containing a plurality of database records, by directing said computer to:
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receive an Email message including at least one file from said database;
store said at least one file in a transfer memory;
replace existing files in said transfer memory with new files received from said database;
present to a user a list of files stored in said transfer memory, the files included in said list having at least one predefined characteristic; and
present to said user the contents of at least one file having said at least one characteristic.
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100. A remotely updatable database system comprising:
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a) a central server and at least one subscriber system, said central server including;
i) a user interface for communicating with said at least one subscriber system to receive user input from a user at said at least one subscriber system;
ii) a database of information records;
iii) a database manager in communication with said user interface, for controlling said database such that each information record is associated with at least one user, and for amending said information records in response to user input received at said user interface from said at least one subscriber system; and
iv) a message server in communication with said database manager for serving a message including at least one record received from said database manager to said at least one user associated with said information record. b) said subscriber system including;
i) a message receiver for receiving a message from said message server, said message including at least one file from said database;
ii) transfer memory for storing said at least one file;
iii) an output device for presenting information to a user; and
iv) a processor circuit in communication with said message receiver, said transfer memory and said output device, and processor memory programmed with processor-readable codes for directing said processor to direct said output device to present to the user a list of files stored in said local memory, the files included in said list having at least one predefined characteristic; and
to direct said output device to present to the user at least some of the contents of at least one file having said at least one predefined characteristic.
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Current AssigneeData Distribution Technologies LLC (General Patent Corporation)
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Original AssigneeNetspan Corporation
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InventorsPiett, Derrick Ronald, McAleer, Anthony James, Cellik, Peter
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Primary Examiner(s)Breene, John
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Assistant Examiner(s)LEWIS, CHERYL RENEA
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Application NumberUS09/086,079Time in Patent Office1,741 DaysField of Search707/104, 707/103, 707/10, 707/1, 707/100, 707/102, 707/104.1, 709/200, 709/203, 709/217-219US Class Current1/1CPC Class CodesG06F 16/27 Replication, distribution o...G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the webH04L 67/59 Providing operational suppo...Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessingY10S 707/99943 Generating database or data...
