Automatic electronic publishing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8930495-B2
Application number	US-201313904270-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 29, 2013
Priority date	Sep 24, 2004
Publication date	Jan 6, 2015
Grant date	Jan 6, 2015

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for publishing an electronic document. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of the system, among others, can be implemented as follows. A distribution module retrieves a distribution list identifying at least one user that is to be notified about the publication of the electronic document. As such, when a transfer module sends the electronic document to a network location, a messaging module automatically notifies the at least user from the distribution list of the publication of the electronic document and provides instructions to the at least one user for retrieving the electronic document from the network location. Other systems and methods are also provided.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A method comprising:
receiving a notification that an electronic document has been published, the notification comprising a key;
accessing the electronic document via utilization of the key;
specifying a distribution list associated with the accessed electronic document;
specifying a network location associated with the accessed electronic document;
generating an updated key associated with the accessed electronic document; and
publishing, to the dist…

Assignees

• At & T Ip I Lp
• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Malik Dale W

Classifications

• H04L67/06

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L12/587

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L69/329

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L67/38

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L51/24

  Electricity · mapped topic