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Method and System for Using a Point System to Deliver Advertisement Emails and to Stop Spam

  • US 20050076220A1
  • Filed: 01/05/2004
  • Published: 04/07/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system of using anti-spam points for email processing, comprising:

  • a) means for providing one or more web addresses, with choice of languages, accessible by email users;

    b) means for allowing said email users to register to become said system'"'"'s registered email users;

    c) means for interacting with said email users through said web addresses to ensure that a real human being is interacting with said system;

    d) means for generating one or more unique fingerprint keys for said registered email users, said fingerprint key is a string of ASCII characters assigned to or chosen by said registered email users, and said fingerprint key is optionally encrypted;

    e) means for automatically or manually inserting said fingerprint keys into said registered email users'"'"' email messages;

    f) means for issuing a fixed or varied number of one or more types of anti-spam points to said registered email users, and adding a fixed or varied number of said anti-spam points to said registered email users'"'"' accounts after a fixed or varied period of time has elapsed;

    g) means for limiting the number of said anti-spam points said registered email users could use within a period of time;

    h) means for setting a same or different rate limit on the usage of said anti-spam points for each sub-periods of equal or non-equal duration within a period of time;

    i) means for deducting one or more of said anti-spam points from said registered email users'"'"' account for each of their email message that is delivered to an email recipient who is or isn'"'"'t a registered email user;

    j) means for monitoring said registered users'"'"' email usage patterns, and making adjustments to the availability of said registered users'"'"' anti-spam points;

    k) means for selling various types of said anti-spam points to said registered email users, and tracking each registered email user'"'"'s anti-spam points by type and quantity;

    l) means for owners of email servers to register and establish accounts for their servers to earn and redeem said anti-spam points;

    m) means for tracking the number of anti-spam points earnings processed by each email server;

    n) means for maintaining one or more databases containing registered email user profiles;

    o) means for extracting from an email message its sender'"'"'s profile for comparison with the record in said databases;

    p) means for encoding said sender'"'"'s profile into a string or field;

    q) means for receiving from an email recipient'"'"'s email server one or more encoded or non-encoded strings or fields containing email sender'"'"'s profile, and decoding said strings or fields for comparison with the record in said databases;

    r) means for comparing the information from said strings or fields with said email senders'"'"' record in said databases;

    s) means for sending a message to said email sender requesting registration if said system has determined that said email sender'"'"'s profile has not been created or has not met certain preset criteria;

    t) means for commanding said email recipient'"'"'s email servers to deliver said email message to said email recipient if said sender'"'"'s profile has met or exceeded certain preset criteria;

    u) means for registered email users to earn anti-spam points by receiving advertiser'"'"'s emails;

    v) means for notifying owners of registered email servers and registered email users of the anti-spam points they have accumulated, and providing ways for them to redeem their accumulated anti-spam points for money, goods or services;

    w) means for limiting the number of registered accounts assigned to each individual email user;

    x) means for enabling said registered email users to send emails via one or more provided web pages;

    y) means for said registered email senders to set one or more threshold values or ranges for an email'"'"'s available anti-spam points to be charged;

    z) means for said registered email recipients to set one or more threshold values or ranges for accepting the delivery of an email;

    aa) means for said registered email recipients to set one or more threshold values or ranges for accepting the delivery of one or more types or categories of emails;

    bb) means for domain owners to issue anti-spam points to registered email users belonging to their own domain for emails delivered only to within their own domain;

    cc) means for authenticating said registered email senders, optionally with the use of cryptographic software generated digital signatures;

    dd) means for setting, or for newly registered email recipients to set, a fixed or varied initial period of time for permitting all incoming emails to be delivered to said newly registered email recipient;

    ee) means for inserting text messages and/or hyperlinks to said registered email senders'"'"' email messages prior to their delivery to said registered email recipients;

    ff) means for assigning one or more serial numbers to each email.

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