发明名称 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING UNIVERSAL READABILITY OF ELECTRONIC MAIL ATTACHMENTS
摘要 Systems and methods for providing fully readable email and attachments where senders and receivers are connected by less than fully compatible email providers or have less than fully compatible software. For example, where a sender employs word processing or graphics software not employed by the intended recipient, a network service provider downloads a loaner or loaners to the recipient so that the recipient can fully read or utilize the email and attachme nts. Preferably, the loaner or loaners are destroyed once the email and attachments h ave received. Alternatively, rather than downloading a loaner, access to a web site may be provided to the recipient who can download a fully utilizable copy of the ema il and attachments by facsimile, for example. In either case, senders and receivers no longer need to have the same software programs to fully communicate utilizing email.
申请公布号 CA2226106(A1) 申请公布日期 1998.07.16
申请号 CA19982226106 申请日期 1998.01.05
申请人 AT&T CORP. 发明人 SOMMER, JOSEPH M.;ALFRED, JOSEPH ANDERSON
分类号 G06F13/00;H04L12/58;H04L29/06;H04L29/08;(IPC1-7):H04L12/54 主分类号 G06F13/00
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