Method and system for delivering of messages
First Claim
1. A method for enabling the supply of data to a predetermined group of recipients, each of which has a means for displaying messages carried in said data and received electronically via a communications channel;
- wherein a host provides an electronic communications facility operating to send data to a first plurality of individually specified recipient addresses over one or more communications channels;
wherein a requesting party provides to said host one or more items of data and a further plurality of individually specified recipient addresses; and
wherein said host sends said one or more items of data to each of said recipient addresses.
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Abstract
A method, and infrastructure supporting the same, for enabling the supply of data to a predetermined group of recipients (14), each of which has a means (24) for displaying messages carried in said data and received electronically via a communications channel (28). A host (10) provides an electronic communications facility operating to send data to its own group of client recipients over the communications channel (28). A requesting party (12) provides to the host (10) one or more items of data and a plurality of individually specified recipient addresses, and the host (10) sends this data to each of the recipient addresses on behalf of the requesting party (12). In this arrangement, the host (10) can recoup some of the costs of establishing the communications facility by charging the requesting party (12) for message delivery, whilst the requesting party avoids such establishment costs.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for enabling the supply of data to a predetermined group of recipients, each of which has a means for displaying messages carried in said data and received electronically via a communications channel;
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wherein a host provides an electronic communications facility operating to send data to a first plurality of individually specified recipient addresses over one or more communications channels;
wherein a requesting party provides to said host one or more items of data and a further plurality of individually specified recipient addresses; and
wherein said host sends said one or more items of data to each of said recipient addresses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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