Balraj Raj Gill

US Patent:

7917485, Mar 29, 2011

Filed:

Sep 30, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/239833

Inventors:

Phil Gibson - Sunnyvale CA, US
Robert Reneau - Brisbane CA, US
William Citajaya - Cupertino CA, US
Balraj Gill - Milpitas CA, US
Jeffrey R. Perry - Cupertino CA, US

Assignee:

National Semiconductor Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707705, 707781

Abstract:

A sender, such as a sales representative, may create a customized product notice message directly from a web site that is then sent to one or more customers. The customized product notice message may contain information, such as URL links, that relate to the product. The product notice message may also be customized to include items such as the sender's company logo and the like. When the user opens the product notice message a tracking message is automatically sent to the user who created the message. The user's activity relating to the content of the message that may be tracked is stored within a data store. This activity data may then be delivered to the sender at predetermined times.