US 7,543,031 B2
Publication to shared content sources using natural language electronic mail destination addresses and interest profiles registered by the shared content sources
Niklas Heidloff, Satzkotten (Germany); Michael R. O'Brien, Westford, Mass. (US); and Hardy Groeger, Bad Lippspringe (Germany)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Mar. 11, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/78,827.
Prior Publication US 2006/0206578 A1, Sep. 14, 2006
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 709—206 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of publishing information to multiple users, comprising:
receiving at least one interest profile registration request from a shared content source, wherein said request includes at least one keyword;
storing said keyword in an interest profile registry in association with an electronic mail address of said shared content source;
receiving a publishable electronic mail message, said message including a natural language destination address;
comparing said natural language destination address with said keyword stored in said interest profile registry; and
in the event that at least part of said natural language destination address matches said keyword stored in said interest profile registry, forwarding said publishable electronic mail message to said electronic mail address of said shared content source.