System and method for granting deposit-contingent e-mailing rights
First Claim
1. An Email guarantee deposit method, comprising the steps of:
- receiving from a sender a request to send to a recipient an Email;
receiving a deposit or an authorization to obtain a deposit of something of value;
sending the Email to the recipient only if a deposit of authorization for a deposit is received;
determining if the recipient has accepted the deposit; and
if the recipient has accepted the deposit, then facilitating the disposal of the deposit.
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Abstract
An Email guarantee deposit method, system, and program product, with the method comprising in one embodiment, the steps of: receiving from a sender a request to send to a recipient an Email; receiving a deposit or an authorization to obtain a deposit of something of value; sending the Email to the recipient only if a deposit of authorization for a deposit is received; determining if the recipient has accepted the deposit; and if the recipient has accepted the deposit, then facilitating the disposal of the deposit. In an important alternate embodiment, a deposit can be required before an Email with a auditory or visual enhancement is provided, or before routing to a designated type of device occurs.
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20 Claims
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1. An Email guarantee deposit method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a sender a request to send to a recipient an Email;
receiving a deposit or an authorization to obtain a deposit of something of value;
sending the Email to the recipient only if a deposit of authorization for a deposit is received;
determining if the recipient has accepted the deposit; and
if the recipient has accepted the deposit, then facilitating the disposal of the deposit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An Email address access method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a sender a request to send to a recipient an Email;
receiving a payment or an authorization to obtain a deposit of something of value;
determining if the deposit equals or exceeds a threshold value; and
if the payment equals or exceeds the threshold payment, then sending the Email to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A program product for an Email guarantee deposit method, comprising machine-readable program code for causing a machine to perform the following method steps:
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receiving from a sender a request to send to a recipient an Email;
receiving a deposit or an authorization to obtain a deposit of something of value;
sending the Email to the recipient only if a deposit of authorization for a deposit is received,;
determining if the recipient has activated the deposit; and
if the recipient has accepted the deposit, then facilitating the disposal of the deposit.
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10. An Email guarantee deposit system, comprising:
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a component for receiving from a sender a request to send to a recipient an Email;
a component for receiving a deposit or an authorization to obtain a deposit of something of value;
a component for sending the Email to the recipient only if a deposit of authorization for a deposit is received;
a component for determining if the recipient has accepted the deposit; and
a component for, if the recipient has accepted the deposit, then facilitating the disposal of the deposit.
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11. An Email guarantee deposit method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a sender a request to send to a recipient an Email with a visual or auditory signal or with other emphasis or to route the Email to designated type of device;
receiving a deposit or an authorization to obtain a deposit of something of value;
sending the Email to the recipient with such a visual or auditory signal or other emphasis or routing the Email to the designated type of device only if a deposit of authorization for a deposit is received;
determining if the recipient has accepted the deposit; and
if the recipient has accepted the deposit, then facilitating the disposal of the deposit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. An Email address access method, comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a sender a request to send to a recipient an Email with a visual or auditory signal or with other emphasis or routed to a designated type of device;
receiving a payment or an authorization to obtain a deposit of something of value;
determining if the deposit equals or exceeds a threshold value; and
if the payment equals or exceeds the threshold payment, then sending the Email with said signal or emphasis to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A program product for an Email guarantee deposit method, comprising machine-readable program code for causing a machine to perform the following method steps:
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receiving from a sender a request to send to a recipient an Email with a visual or auditory signal or with other emphasis or routed to a designated type of device;
receiving a deposit or an authorization to obtain a deposit of something of value;
sending the Email with said signal or emphasis to the recipient only if the deposit or authorization for the deposit is received;
determining if the recipient has activated the deposit; and
if the recipient has accepted the deposit, then facilitating the disposal of the deposit.
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20. An Email guarantee deposit system, comprising:
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a component for receiving from a sender a request to send to a recipient an Email with a visual or auditory signal or with other visual emphasis or routing to a designated type of device;
a component for receiving a deposit or an authorization to obtain a deposit of something of value;
a component for sending the Email with said visual or auditory signal or emphasis to the recipient or routing the Email to the designated device;
a component for determining if the recipient has accepted the deposit; and
a component for, if the recipient has accepted the deposit, then facilitating the disposal of the deposit.
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