Internet-based system and method for providing selected information to recipients
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting messages from a plurality of groups to a plurality of users comprising:
- a) receiving and storing messages posted by a plurality of groups;
b) receiving and storing a list of groups of interest and a current email address from each user; and
c) periodically sending to each user'"'"'s current email address an email containing messages posted by the user'"'"'s groups of interest.
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Abstract
Communication between registered groups and registered users, is facilitated with a system in the form of an Internet accessible website that includes a first displayable web page for obtaining group registration information; a second displayable web page for obtaining user registration, the user registration information including a current email address; a third displayable web page accessible by registered users for registration with one or more groups as a group member; a forth displayable web page accessible by a group for posting messages at a designated time to registered members of the group; a database for storing information and messages posted by groups and users; and a computer program for periodically sending an email to each user containing messages posted by groups with which the user is registered.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting messages from a plurality of groups to a plurality of users comprising:
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a) receiving and storing messages posted by a plurality of groups;
b) receiving and storing a list of groups of interest and a current email address from each user; and
c) periodically sending to each user'"'"'s current email address an email containing messages posted by the user'"'"'s groups of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for facilitating communications between groups and users over an Internet accessible website, said method being comprised of:
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a) receiving and storing group registration information from a plurality of groups;
b) receiving and storing user registration information from a plurality of users, said registration information including a designation of groups with which the user is registered, and the user'"'"'s last-designated email address;
c) receiving and storing messages from each group, said messages including a time when said message is scheduled to be sent to registered user members; and
d) periodically sending an email to each user member at said current email address containing scheduled messages from groups with which the user member is registered. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An Internet accessible website for facilitating communications between groups and users, said website being comprised of:
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a) a first means for receiving messages from each group;
b) a second means for receiving a last-designated email address and a list of groups with which a user is registered from each user; and
c) a third means for periodically sending an email to each user at the user'"'"'s last-designated email address containing messages posted by the user'"'"'s groups. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An Internet accessible website for facilitating communications between registered groups and registered users, said website being comprised of:
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a) a first displayable web page including a form for obtaining group registration information from groups;
b) a second displayable web page including a form for obtaining user registration information from users, said registration information including the user'"'"'s current email address;
c) a third displayable web page accessible by registered users including a form for use in registering as a group member with one or more groups;
d) a fourth displayable web page accessible by a group for posting messages to said website;
e) a database for storing information and messages obtained from groups and users; and
f) a computer program for periodically sending an email to each user containing messages posted by groups with which the user is registered. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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