Methods and systems for automatic content retrieval and organization

Abstract

Methods and systems for automated retrieval of content embedded in or referred to in a message received in a user account are provided. A UCM and/or a UCR may access a user account and retrieve a message from the account. The message may be then analyzed to extract information related to the content that may be included in the message. The content associated with the extracted information is accessed and retrieved. The retrieved content is presented to the user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method for digital content delivery, the method comprising, by a computer system:
 receiving from a first user a request, wherein the request is associated with digital content and a recipient, and the digital content is unavailable on the request;   determining a destination, wherein the destination is associated with the recipient; and   causing at least a part of the digital content to be stored on the destination independently of interaction of the recipient with the request.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining that the first user is associated with the recipient; and   wherein determining the destination comprises identifying the destination associated with the recipient.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein determining that the first user is associated with the recipient comprises determining that the first user is an acceptable sender in relation to a user account, wherein the user account is associated with the recipient. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein determining that the first user is associated with the recipient comprises determining that the first user is an acceptable sender in relation to a user account based on an authorization, wherein the user account is associated with the recipient, and the authorization is available prior to receiving the request from the first user. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 storing the part of the digital content on a device, wherein the device is non-local to the first user; and   wherein causing at least a part of the digital content to be stored on the destination comprises causing at least a part of the digital content to be stored on the destination via the device, wherein the causing is free from interaction of the recipient with the request.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving the digital content from the first user;   storing the digital content on another destination, wherein the other destination is non-local to the first user; and   wherein receiving the request from the first user comprises receiving from the first user a request to associate the digital content with the recipient, wherein the digital content is unavailable on the request.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein causing at least a part of the digital content to be stored on the destination comprises causing a device to download the part of the digital content, wherein the causing and downloading are free from interaction of the recipient with the request, and the device comprises the destination. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining the destination comprises determining the destination based on at least input from the recipient, the input having been provided prior to the request. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 causing at least the part of digital content to be stored on another destination, wherein the other destination is non-local to the recipient; and   wherein causing at least the part of the digital content to be stored on the destination comprises causing at least the part of the digital content to be stored on the destination via the other destination independently of interaction of the recipient with the request.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein causing at least the part of digital content to be stored on the other destination comprises causing at least the part of digital content to be stored on a device, wherein the device comprises the other destination and is non-local to the recipient. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein causing at least the part of digital content to be stored on the destination comprises causing at least the part of digital content to be stored on a device via the other destination independently of interaction of the recipient with the request, wherein the device comprises the destination and is local to the recipient. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein causing at least the part of digital content to be stored on the destination comprises causing at least the part of digital content to be stored on a device via a message sent to the device, wherein the causing is free from interaction of the recipient with the request and free from interaction of the recipient with the message, and the device comprises the destination. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the device is local to the recipient. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein causing at least the part of the digital content to be stored on the destination comprises causing at least the part of the digital content to be stored on the destination, wherein the causing is free from interaction of the recipient with the request or messages sent to the recipient. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein causing at least the part of the digital content to be stored on the destination comprises causing at least the part of the digital content to be stored on the destination, wherein the causing is free from interaction of the recipient with the request or indications to the digital content sent to the recipient. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the destination is a non-transient storage on a communicatively coupled device. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein receiving from the first user the request comprises receiving from a device the request, wherein the device is associated with the first user, the request is associated with the digital content and the recipient, and the digital content is unavailable on the request and the device. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining the destination comprises identifying a location of the digital content and the destination based on at least the request, wherein the request identifies the digital content and the recipient, and the destination is associated with the recipient. 
     
     
         19 . A method comprising:
 under control of one or more computing systems of a service, the one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions,   receiving from a first user a message, wherein the message is associated with digital content and a recipient, and the digital content is unavailable on the message;   determining a destination, wherein the destination is associated with the recipient; and   causing at least a part of the digital content to be stored on the destination, wherein the causing is free from interaction of the recipient with the message.   
     
     
         20 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media for storing a plurality of instructions for controlling one or more processing units of a system, that when executed on one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:
 receiving from a first user a request, wherein the request is associated with digital content and a recipient, and the digital content is unavailable on the request;   identifying a destination, wherein the destination is associated with the recipient; and   causing at least a part of the digital content to be stored on the destination independently of interaction of the recipient with the request.