Unique identifier addressing and messaging enabling transfer of digital communication, content, and commerce

• US 20060200582A1
• Filed: 02/21/2006
• Published: 09/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Platester, LLC
• Original Assignee: Platester, LLC
• Inventors: Phipps, Andrew Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/359,118
• Publication Number:
  US 20060200582A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/245
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/26 Government or public services business processes related to the transportation industry G06Q50/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/37 E-mail addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/69 using geographic information, e.g. room number
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases

Abstract

A method and system to convert a plurality of unique identifiers (license plates) from defined certain defined classes of unique identifiers (i.e. license plates) into electronic addresses enabling digital communication, content, and commerce to be transferred to the associated address, whereby a verified rightful holder of the unique identifier can claim by contract; rights which can grant access to the digital data that has been transferred to the assigned electronic address. It is an object, in some aspects, to allow a sender without knowing the identity of the holder of the unique identifier, to communicate a message, send money, pictures, and files to the converted corresponding electronic address in the hopes that the holder will claim the email address through a verification process. In order to facilitate the invention a central domain repository is used to determine and publish a uniform convention for the unique identifier, to establish a standard that is universal. The preferred embodiment of the invention is in the inventions ability to be utilized as a universal uniform international standard email address assignment to all legally valid alphanumeric license plate numbers.

Claims

1. A method for converting a unique identifier from a defined class of identifiers;

including but not limited to a legally valid alphanumeric license plate number, a social security number, a credit card number, or anything else within the scope, into a corresponding electronic address, including but not limited to an email address, instant messaging address, or anything else within the scope, comprising;

hosting an internet accessible central domain repository, including but not limited to an internet website destination, accessible via a uniform resource locater;

publishing a defined uniform standard convention at the central domain repository utilized for converting a unique identifier from a defined class of identifiers, such as a legal alphanumeric license plate number to an electronic address. In accordance this claim, furthermore;

includes anything else within the scope.

2. In accordance with claim 1 a method for a central domain repository, including but not limited to a website or anything else within the scope, to serve as a gateway for transfers of digital communications, content, and commerce, comprising:

an internet accessible central domain repository, sending and receiving digital data, storing the digital data, granting access to digital data to mail clients, forwarding digital data to the respective holder of the unique identifier, and/or posting the communication for public viewing, preferably on a website or anything else within the scope. In accordance this claim, furthermore;

includes anything else within the scope.

3. In accordance with claim 1, and claim 2, a method and system for filtering digital communications comprising:

utilizing pre-defined variables corresponding with certain defined values that are published at a central domain repository;

including but not limited to using subject line of an email communication to indicate “

public”

or “

private”

, with “

public”

having a value of x and “

private”

having a value of y;

or anything else within the scope. In accordance this claim, furthermore, includes anything else within the scope.

4. In accordance with claim 1 a method and system for establishing a connection with a unique identifier across a globally connected network, comprising:

associating an electronic address, assigning the conversions corresponding electronic address with the holder of the unique identifier upon contract with the holder, whereby an originating electronic address, including but not limited to an email address or anything else within the scope, can connect electronically with the destination address. In accordance this claim, furthermore;

includes anything else within the scope.

5. In accordance with claim 1 a method and system for sharing of digital content with another based on addressing their unique identifier, comprising:

sharing via email, instant messaging, or anything else within the scope. In accordance this claim, furthermore;

includes anything else within the scope.

6. In accordance with claim 1 a method and system for associating a unique identifier, and its corresponding electronic address, with a location reporting system, comprising:

a holder of a unique identifier registers at the central domain repository as the rightful holder of the unique identifier, the holder is successfully verified and contracts with the central domain repository (i.e. website), holder using a location tracking device, including but not limited to GPS, RFID or anything else within the scope, that transmits a geographic reporting of the location of the unique identifier, or at the very least another object tethered to the object, such as, but not limited to a car or anything else within the scope, a query is made to a server storing the location information that is transmitted from the tracking device and uploaded to an internet based server, the location information is associated with the unique identifier, via a lookup table and stored memory at the central domain repository, and a mapping of the location is pinpointed, displayed on an internet-based imaging of a geographic map of the location, including but not limited to objects or a plurality of other unique identifiers within close proximity. In accordance this claim, furthermore;

includes anything else within the scope.

7. In accordance with claim 1 a method and system for monetary transactions in relation to a unique identifier, comprising:

monies sent, such as a sender utilizing an online payment solution (i.e. PayPal®

) from an originating point to a destination point being the electronic address corresponding with the unique identifier. In accordance this claim, furthermore;

includes anything else within the scope.

8. In accordance with claim 7 a method and system for monetary compensation, comprising:

a transaction of a good, service, or referral of value resulting from a unique identifier, such as being viewed by a contracting member of the central repository;

the remuneration of monies to a unique identifiers address, including but not limited to a unique identifiers rightful holder. In accordance this claim, furthermore;

includes anything else within the scope.

9. In accordance, with claim 1, a system or method, comprising:

a mail server utilizing a central domain name repository domain name (i.e. platestate.com) to receive all digital communications, content, and/or commerce transferred via the mail server, and using a primary email address as a catch-all email address for all communications intended for a plurality of possible email addresses at that mail server, incoming and outgoing and anything else within the scope. In accordance this claim, furthermore;

includes anything else within the scope.

10. In accordance with claim 1, a method and system for registering a rightful holder of a unique identifier;

including but not limited to a license plate, a social security number, a credit card number, or anything else within the scope, to an internet-based address, including but not limited to an email address or anything else within the scope, comprising;

a central domain repository, including but not limited to a website or anything else within the scope, a data compiling source, including but not limited to a scripted form or anything else within the scope, a submission of data to a central domain repository, including but not limited to a web server or anything else within the scope, an automated reply confirming registration, including but not limited to email reply or anything else within the scope. In accordance this claim, furthermore;

includes anything else within the scope.

11. In accordance with claim 10, a method and system for verification of a holder of a unique identifier, comprising:

a central domain repository, a published procedure for verification, a published fax number where supporting documentation can be submitted, an authorization letter for release of information from a third party (i.e. Department of Motor Vehicles) posted to a website for a holder, a PDF formatted document that can be downloaded by the holder and faxed to the fax number, a verification staff receives documentation and validates via third party authority for authenticity;

or anything else within the scope. In accordance this claim, furthermore;

includes anything else within the scope.

12. In accordance with claim 11 a method and system for a rightful holder of a unique identifier (i.e. license plate) to register at the central repository to be matched with the unique identifier address, comprising:

Accessing a website, completing an online form, including but not limited to providing information pertaining to the unique identifier, such as providing a legally valid license plate'"'"'s alphanumeric number and issuing state. Entering the referring unique identifier, such as the Plate and State you viewed that caused the user to go to the website. Providing a name on a confidential basis. Providing a zip code. Providing an address. Providing a phone number on an optional basis. Providing an existing valid email address. An option to include an email address of a friend. An option to type a message to the email of a friend that you would like to inform of the website. In accordance this claim, furthermore;

includes anything else within the scope.