Dynamic email content update process

摘要

An email update system dynamically updates the content of an email when the originator of an email has sent the email, and the originator later determines that the email requires editing. The updating may take place transparent to the recipient and without the introduction of duplicative content into the recipient's email program. The email update system comprises a delta engine program and a delta temporary storage in a sender's computer, a queue manager program and an intermediate email queue in a server computer, and a recipient email retrieval program in a recipient's computer.

主权项

1. A method, within a computer hardware email server, for updating a sent email, comprising:
receiving, at the email server, a message; determining whether the message is a delta, the delta including a difference specifying additions, deletions, and substitutions to the sent email resulting from an edit, instructions specifying position mapping instructions for integrating the difference into the sent email, and a header; upon determining that the message is the delta, determining whether the delta matches an email stored within a queue; and, integrating the delta into the sent email creating an updated email upon determining that the delta matches the email stored within the queue.