Electronic mail address validation
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving at a transmitter device a request for transmission of user message data to a requested email address on a network;
querying a network resource for the requested email address to determine if the requested email address is valid;
if the requested email address is invalid, displaying a diagnostic visible to the user; and
if the requested email address is valid;
optically scanning at the transmitter device at least one object to form corresponding object data; and
forming in said user message data said object data.
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Abstract
A transmitter device receives an email address selected by a user. The transmitter device retrieves a validation status of the email address from a resource on an interconnecting network. The transmitter device sends message data to the email address if the retrieved validation status indicates the validity of the email address.
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35 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving at a transmitter device a request for transmission of user message data to a requested email address on a network;
querying a network resource for the requested email address to determine if the requested email address is valid;
if the requested email address is invalid, displaying a diagnostic visible to the user; and
if the requested email address is valid;
optically scanning at the transmitter device at least one object to form corresponding object data; and
forming in said user message data said object data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of sending message data from a transmitter device, the method comprising:
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receiving input at a transmitter device of an email address on a network;
sending a request from the transmitter device for validation of the email address to a resource on the network;
receiving a validity status at the transmitter device from the resource for the email address; and
if the validity status is negative, displaying a diagnostic; and
if the validity status is positive;
addressing message data using said email address; and
transmitting said message data from the transmitter device to the email address. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus capable of sending message data, the apparatus comprising:
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an input device for receiving a requested email address;
logic operatively coupled to said input device, said logic being configured to form message data with said requested email address, said message data being at least a request from the apparatus for validation of the requested email address;
at least one network interface operatively coupled to said logic and configurable to;
send said message data to a network resource over the at least one communication network; and
receive from the network resource a validation status of the requested email address;
a module associated with said logic for processing the validation status and if the validity status is negative, display a diagnostic, and if the validity status is positive, initiate a transmission routine to said email address. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A transmitter device comprising:
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means for transmitting message data to a network address on a network resource, wherein the message data includes a request for an email address validation of a network email address; and
means for processing valid and invalid responses received from the network resource for the request for the email address validation, and including;
for said valid response, means to transmit message data to the network email address; and
for said invalid response, means to display a diagnostic. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A transmitter device comprising:
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means for receiving input of an email address;
means for querying a network resource to determine if the email address is valid;
where the email address is an invalid email address, means for displaying a visible diagnostic to the user; and
where the email address is a valid email address, means for;
optically scanning at least one object to form corresponding scanned object data; and
forming in user message data said scanned object data. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A system comprising:
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a network resource query module configured to query a network resource from a transmitter device over a network to ask whether an email address is valid;
a messaging module configured to send an email message from the network resource associated with the email address over the network to the transmitter device and relaying whether the email address is valid; and
a validity module, for use if the email address is valid, to;
optically scan at least one object to form corresponding scanned object data; and
form in said user message data said scanned object data. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A processor-readable medium having processor-executable instructions thereon which, when executed by a processor of a transmitter device, cause the processor to:
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query a network resource to determine if an email address is valid;
where the email address is an invalid email address, display a visible diagnostic to the user; and
where the email address is a valid email address;
optically scanning at least one object to form corresponding scanned object data; and
form in said user message data said scanned object data. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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