Electronic stamp providing system for online advertisement and method of operating thereof
First Claim
1. An electronic stamp method, comprising the steps of:
- displaying an electronic stamp image on a system of a first system user;
providing means for said first system user to append said electronic stamp image to an outgoing electronic mail message; and
when said first system user appends said electronic stamp image to an outgoing electronic mail message and when a recipient of said electronic mail message clicks on the display in the recipient'"'"'s system of the electronic stamp image in the received electronic mail message, then displaying an online advertisement on the recipient'"'"'s system.
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Abstract
The electronic stamp providing system provides a customized online advertisement to an electronic mail receiver by using a data transmission network such as the Internet. The electronic stamp providing system gives an electronic stamp which combines a stamp image and identification information. A transmitter appends the electronic stamp to an electronic mail message by using an electronic stamp program, and a receiver of the message connects to the electronic stamp providing system through the electronic stamp contained in the electronic mail, and the electronic stamp providing system delivers the customized online advertisement on the basis of personal information provided by the receiver only in case that there is a request by the receiver. The electronic stamp providing system can provides a customized advertisement only in the case that the receiver wants to receive the online advertisement.
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29 Claims
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1. An electronic stamp method, comprising the steps of:
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displaying an electronic stamp image on a system of a first system user;
providing means for said first system user to append said electronic stamp image to an outgoing electronic mail message; and
when said first system user appends said electronic stamp image to an outgoing electronic mail message and when a recipient of said electronic mail message clicks on the display in the recipient'"'"'s system of the electronic stamp image in the received electronic mail message, then displaying an online advertisement on the recipient'"'"'s system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An electronic stamp method, comprising the steps of:
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displaying an electronic stamp image on the system of a first system user;
providing means for said first system user to append said electronic stamp image to an outgoing electronic mail message; and
when said first system user appends said electronic stamp image to an outgoing electronic mail message and when a recipient of said electronic mail message clicks on the display of the electronic stamp image in the received electronic mail message, then displaying an advertisement providing window on the recipient'"'"'s system. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. An electronic stamp system, comprising:
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an electronic stamp server, said electronic stamp server comprising;
means for displaying an electronic stamp image on a first system of a first system user;
means for said first system user to append said electronic stamp image to an outgoing electronic mail message; and
means for displaying an online advertisement on the recipient'"'"'s system when said first system user appends said electronic stamp image to an outgoing electronic mail message and when a recipient of said electronic mail message clicks on the display of the electronic stamp image in the received electronic mail message; and
a database server connected to said electronic stamp server, said database server comprising;
means for storing identification information of the electronic stamp; and
means for storing information on the display of online advertisements by the electronic stamp server. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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Specification