Switching Internet service providers
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1. A method for facilitating migration from an old Internet service provider (ISP) to a new ISP, the method comprising the steps of:
- accessing an addressbook at the old ISP;
obtaining an email address of a contact from the accessed addressbook;
generating an email message to the contact using the obtained email address; and
sending the generated email message to the contact.
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Abstract
Inconveniences in switching from one Internet service provider (ISP) to another ISP are remedied by providing streamlined approaches that facilitate the migration from one ISP to another ISP. In one embodiment, email is automatically forwarded from an old ISP to a new ISP after a scheme for forwarding the email messages is set up at the new ISP.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating migration from an old Internet service provider (ISP) to a new ISP, the method comprising the steps of:
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accessing an addressbook at the old ISP;
obtaining an email address of a contact from the accessed addressbook;
generating an email message to the contact using the obtained email address; and
sending the generated email message to the contact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer-readable medium comprising:
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computer-readable code adapted to instruct a programmable device to access an addressbook at the old ISP;
computer-readable code adapted to instruct a programmable device to obtain an email address of a contact from the accessed addressbook;
computer-readable code adapted to instruct a programmable device to generate an email message to the contact using the obtained email address; and
computer-readable code adapted to instruct a programmable device to send the generated email message to the contact.
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6. A system for facilitating migration from an old Internet service provider (ISP) to a new ISP, the system comprising:
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accessing logic configured to access an addressbook at the old ISP;
email-address-retrieving logic configured to obtain an email address of a contact from the accessed addressbook;
email-message-generation logic configured to generate an email message to the contact using the obtained email address; and
transmitter logic configured to send the generated email message to the contact.
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7. A system for facilitating migration from an old Internet service provider (ISP) to a new ISP, the system comprising:
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means for accessing an addressbook at the old ISP;
means for obtaining an email address of a contact from the accessed addressbook;
means for generating an email message to the contact using the obtained email address; and
means for sending the generated email message to the contact.
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8. A method for facilitating migration from an old Internet service provider (ISP) to a new ISP, the method comprising the steps of:
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accessing an old ISP email account at the old ISP;
retrieving an email message from the old ISP email account; and
forwarding the email message to a new ISP email account at the new ISP. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for facilitating migration from an old Internet service provider (ISP) to a new ISP, the system comprising:
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access logic configured to access an old ISP email account at the old ISP;
first email-message-retrieval logic configured to retrieve an email message from the old ISP email account; and
first email-message-forwarding logic configured to forward the email message to a new ISP email account at the new ISP. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A system for facilitating migration from an old Internet service provider (ISP) to a new ISP, the system comprising:
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means for accessing an old ISP email account at the old ISP;
means for retrieving an email message from the old ISP email account; and
means for forwarding the email message to a new ISP email account at the new ISP.
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16. A computer-readable medium comprising:
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computer-readable code adapted to instruct a programmable device to access an old ISP email account at the old ISP;
computer-readable code adapted to instruct a programmable device to retrieve an email message from the old ISP email account; and
computer-readable code adapted to instruct a programmable device to forward the email message to a new ISP email account at the new ISP.
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