Method of and system for improving communication over the internet
First Claim
1. A method of providing a user with information using the Internet, whereby the method includes:
- a user accessing an organization'"'"'s web-site, via a user terminal, and activating an icon located on the organization'"'"'s web-site;
activation of the icon resulting in the user being placed in communication with a database server;
presenting data fields to the user via the database server and allowing the user to select data fields of their choice, the user selections being communicated to the database server;
database searching software locating information, in a database associated with the database server, based on the user selected data fields communicated to the database server; and
transmitting the located information to the user;
whereby, the located information is transmitted to the user in the form of an electronic business card or the like.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a new type of method of and system for improving communication over the Internet, and in a preferred embodiment, a method of providing a user with information using the Internet, whereby the method includes:
a user accessing an organization'"'"'s web-site, via a user terminal, and activating an icon located on the organization'"'"'s web-site;
activation of the icon resulting in the user being placed in communication with a database server;
presenting data fields to the user via the database server and allowing the user to select data fields of their choice, the user selections being communicated to the database server;
database searching software locating information, in a database associated with the database server, based on the user selected data fields communicated to the database server; and
transmitting the located information to the user;
whereby, the located information is transmitted to the user in the form of an electronic business card or the like.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of providing a user with information using the Internet, whereby the method includes:
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a user accessing an organization'"'"'s web-site, via a user terminal, and activating an icon located on the organization'"'"'s web-site;
activation of the icon resulting in the user being placed in communication with a database server;
presenting data fields to the user via the database server and allowing the user to select data fields of their choice, the user selections being communicated to the database server;
database searching software locating information, in a database associated with the database server, based on the user selected data fields communicated to the database server; and
transmitting the located information to the user;
whereby, the located information is transmitted to the user in the form of an electronic business card or the like. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36)
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19. A method of providing a user with information in relation to goods or services offered by various organizations, the information being communicated to the user using the Internet, whereby the method includes:
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a database provider maintaining a database;
organizations electronically indicating interest in receiving sales leads to the database provider and information relating to the organization thereafter being recorded in the database;
a user electronically transmitting a request, via a user terminal, to the database provider relating to goods or services for which they have an interest in receiving further details and special offers on, via the Internet;
information filtering software categorising the user request;
if the categorised user request relates to an organization'"'"'s goods or services the user is sent at least one electronic business card or the like from the database provider on behalf of the organization.
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24. A system of providing a user with information, the information in relation to an organization, using the Internet, whereby the system includes:
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an organization'"'"'s web-site provided with an icon;
a user terminal, the user terminal providing means for a user to connect to the organization'"'"'s web-site;
a database;
means to allow the user to activate the icon located on the organization'"'"'s web-site, the user being placed in communication with a database server, associated with the database, after activation of the icon;
means to present data fields to the user and allow the user to select data fields of their choice;
database searching software to locate information within the database based on the user selected data fields; and
means to transmit the information to the user in the form of at least one electronic business card or the like.
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34. A system of providing a user with information in relation to goods or services offered by various organizations, the information being communicated to the user using the Internet, whereby the system includes the components:
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a database provider which maintains a database;
means for an organization to electronically indicate their interest in receiving sales leads to the database provider and information relating to the organization thereafter being recorded in the database;
a user terminal to facilitate a user electronically transmitting a request to the database provider, the request relating to goods or services for which the user has an interest in receiving further details and special offers on;
information filtering software for categorising the user request;
whereby, if the categorised user request relates to the organization'"'"'s goods or services the user is sent at least one electronic business card or the like from the database provider on behalf of the organization.
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