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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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.
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