Internet redirection methods
First Claim
1. A method of delivering email from a sender to a recipient, via a redirection service, including the following steps:
- (a) the sender obtains the recipient'"'"'s telephone number;
(b) the sender forwards an email message to the email address;
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telephone number>
@<
redirection service domain>
(c) the redirection service receives the message and checks to see whether the recipient'"'"'s telephone number is registered with the redirection service;
(d) if the recipient'"'"'s telephone number is registered, the redirection service forwards the email message to an address which has previously been specified by the recipient.
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Abstract
A method of delivering email from a sender to a recipient, via a redirection service, including the step of the sender obtaining the recipient'"'"'s telephone number. Thereafter, the sender forwards an email message to the email address: <telephone number>@<redirection service domain>. The redirection service receives the message and checks to see whether the recipient'"'"'s telephone number is registered with the redirection service. If the recipient'"'"'s telephone number is registered, the redirection service forwards the email message to an address which has previously been specified by the recipient. A similar method applies for directing a computer user to an Internet site associated with a person or business, via a redirection service.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of delivering email from a sender to a recipient, via a redirection service, including the following steps:
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(a) the sender obtains the recipient'"'"'s telephone number;
(b) the sender forwards an email message to the email address;
<
telephone number>
@<
redirection service domain>(c) the redirection service receives the message and checks to see whether the recipient'"'"'s telephone number is registered with the redirection service;
(d) if the recipient'"'"'s telephone number is registered, the redirection service forwards the email message to an address which has previously been specified by the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of directing a computer user to an Internet site associated with a person or business, via a redirection service, including the following steps:
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(a) the computer user obtains the telephone number of the person or business;
(b) the computer user types into an Internet browser the following;
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telephone number>
@<
redirection service domain>(c) the redirection service checks to see whether the person or business'"'"'s telephone number is registered with the redirection service;
(d) if the person or business'"'"'s telephone number is registered, the redirection service redirects the computer user'"'"'s browser to an Internet address which has previously been specified by the person or business. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 17)
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10. A method of delivering email from a sender to a recipient, via a redirection service, including the following steps:
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(a) the sender has redirection service software integrated into or additional to his or her email software;
(b) the sender obtains the recipient'"'"'s telephone number;
(c) the sender sends an email message to the email address;
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telephone number>using the redirection service software and/or his or her standard email application software;
(d) the redirection service software forwards the recipient'"'"'s telephone number to the redirection service;
(e) the redirection service receives the telephone number and checks to see whether it is registered with the redirection service;
(f) if the recipient'"'"'s telephone number is registered, the redirection service forwards the email message to an address which has previously been specified by the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of directing a computer user to an Internet site associated with a person or business, via a redirection service, including the following steps:
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(a) the computer user has redirection service software integrated into or additional to his or her web browser software;
(b) the computer user obtains the telephone number of the person or business;
(c) the computer user types into an Internet browser or the redirection service software the following;
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telephone number>(d) the redirection service software forwards the telephone number to the redirection service;
(c) the redirection service checks to see whether the person or business'"'"'s telephone number is registered with the redirection service;
(e) if the person or business'"'"'s telephone number is registered, the redirection service redirects the computer user'"'"'s browser to an Internet address which has previously been specified by the person or business. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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