Method for personal email archiving and organization for electronic data, including email, which can be utilized by both the user and the provider in a variety of ways
First Claim
1. A method by which an email service provider, including but not limited to an ISP or Internet Service Provider can sell email storage space to a customer, consisting of:
- one or more existing account(s) on the email service provider with an existing customer of the email service provider, whereby the account has a size limit restricting the amount of emails the account will store, software which will allow a customer to store more emails than his/her the account will store under the size limit, the ability of the email service provider to allocate more space on the email service provider'"'"'s computer bank to the customer in one or more locations on the email service provider, thereby allowing the customer to store additional emails above and beyond the size limit of his/her account, software used by the email service provider which can download the additional emails and store them in the additional storage space, the ability of the email service provider to download the additional emails from the customer'"'"'s In-Box as provided by the email service provider, and, the ability of the email service provider to provide password protection and virus scanning capabilities to the email downloading capabilities it provides to the customer.
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Abstract
This invention is directed to a method for electronic data exchange, including Email, which involves archiving and organizing a personal email management system used in electronic data communication and exchange system. The invention adds utility to existing internet-based email systems for enhancing user satisfaction by providing easy manageability of personal emails. The invention can also include a client system that allows users to archive and organize emails, and also to download important emails from their internet-based email system and help manage them through either email provider or by a client program residing on the user'"'"'s system. Extending client program for email management would help user archive, download, upload and manage/organize emails from different email providing system. The invention also allows a user to interface email management from one or more computers, with one or more internet providers, and one or more software programs, such as virus scanning software, which can be located either on user'"'"'s computer(s) or the email service provider. Furthermore, the methods taught by this invention can be available from any email service provider or third party via either internet-based systems, which may include the email system itself or other systems, or via client programs residing on the user'"'"'s system.
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19 Claims
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1. A method by which an email service provider, including but not limited to an ISP or Internet Service Provider can sell email storage space to a customer, consisting of:
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one or more existing account(s) on the email service provider with an existing customer of the email service provider, whereby the account has a size limit restricting the amount of emails the account will store, software which will allow a customer to store more emails than his/her the account will store under the size limit, the ability of the email service provider to allocate more space on the email service provider'"'"'s computer bank to the customer in one or more locations on the email service provider, thereby allowing the customer to store additional emails above and beyond the size limit of his/her account, software used by the email service provider which can download the additional emails and store them in the additional storage space, the ability of the email service provider to download the additional emails from the customer'"'"'s In-Box as provided by the email service provider, and, the ability of the email service provider to provide password protection and virus scanning capabilities to the email downloading capabilities it provides to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method by which an email service provider can organize email storage for a customer, comprising:
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an existing account on the email service provider with an existing customer of the email service provider, whereby the account has a size limit restricting the amount of emails the account will store, software provided by email service provider by which the customer to store more emails than his/her the account will store under the size limit, the ability of the email service provider to allocate space on the customer'"'"'s computer, thereby allowing the customer to store additional emails above and beyond the size limit of his/her account on the customer'"'"'s computer, software used by the email service provider which can download the additional emails and store them on the customer'"'"'s computer, and the ability of the email service provider to download the additional emails from the customer'"'"'s In-Box as provided by the email service provider onto the customer'"'"'s computer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of enticing potential customers to sign up with an email service provider by which the email service provider advertises the enhanced abilities, including a number of options for storing, archiving, and retrieving his/her email, including a variety of plans under which the customer can do so, via this invention, of the email service provider to assist a potential customer to manage his/her emails, through subscription to that particular email service provider, in situations where both a customer does not have any email accounts with any email service provider, and those in which a customer has one or more email accounts with another email service provider.
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