Apparatus and method for broadcasting messages to selected group (s) of users
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting a message to at least one group of users selected from a population of users, said method comprising:
- a) assigning to each member of the one group a common characteristic;
b) collecting from each member of the population an address to which the message may be sent;
c) providing a selected message;
d) selecting the common characteristic;
e) determining each user of the group with the selected common characteristic; and
f) transmitting the selected message to each member of the group with the selected characteristic.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a method and apparatus for transmitting a message to at least one group of users selected from a population of the users. The method comprises the steps of assigning to each member of the one group a common characteristic or indication, collecting from each member of the population an address to which the message may be sent, selecting the common characteristic of a group of message recipients and determining therefrom the users of a particular group or groups based upon the selected common characteristic, whereby messages may be quickly and efficiently sent to all of the users of the selected group(s).
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15 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting a message to at least one group of users selected from a population of users, said method comprising:
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a) assigning to each member of the one group a common characteristic;
b) collecting from each member of the population an address to which the message may be sent;
c) providing a selected message;
d) selecting the common characteristic;
e) determining each user of the group with the selected common characteristic; and
f) transmitting the selected message to each member of the group with the selected characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. Apparatus for transmitting a message to a plurality of groups of users selected from a population of users, said apparatus comprising:
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a) a database; and
b) a server programmed to implement the following steps;
1) facilitating each member of the population of users to transmit via an Internet and to store in said database an address whereby the message for that user may be sent to the user;
2) facilitating each user to select a characteristic of the group to which the user belongs and to store the selected characteristic in said database;
3) facilitating an administrator to select and to transmit via the Internet a characteristic to the server;
4) determining each user of the group which has the selected common characteristic, and 5) transmitting a selected message to each member of the group with the common characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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