Web based email control center
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1. A method, comprising:
- generating a unique email address when registering with each of multiple web sites;
receiving emails from the multiple web sites at an email control center;
identifying and sorting the emails according to the web sites from which the emails were received; and
forwarding one or more of the emails to a user'"'"'s email account in accordance with instructions provided by the user to the email control center.
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Abstract
Accessing web sites on which the user has an account and providing notification of changes at the site, and improved electronic mail management is provided, allowing all email to be collected and forwarded from a central site to other email addresses or allowing for the user to view the email at the central site. The user may assign individual email addresses to any number of uses, for example, an individual email address for use in communicating with a particular commercial web site.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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generating a unique email address when registering with each of multiple web sites;
receiving emails from the multiple web sites at an email control center;
identifying and sorting the emails according to the web sites from which the emails were received; and
forwarding one or more of the emails to a user'"'"'s email account in accordance with instructions provided by the user to the email control center.
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2. A method, comprising:
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generating an email address to correspond with a user and a network site; and
supplying the email address to the network site as a contact email address of the user. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system, comprising:
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generating means for generating an email address to correspond with a user and a network site; and
supplying means coupled to the generating means for supplying the email address to the network site as a contact email address of the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A computer readable storage medium storing program code for causing a computer to perform the steps of:
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generating an email address to correspond with a user and a network site; and
supplying the email address to the network site as a contact email address of the user.
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