System and method of composing search free mail

• US 20070016645A1
• Filed: 07/15/2005
• Published: 01/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Na
• Original Assignee: Hong Na
• Inventors: Na, Hong
• Application Number:
  US11/181,853
• Publication Number:
  US 20070016645A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

The method of composing search free mail is a web-based method for sending e-mail to registered members of a search free mail domain. The method uses a web server and a mail server as components of the search free mail domain. Registered members have assigned mailboxes on the mail server. The web server generates a publicly assessable web page through which system users may enter a member'"'"'s telephone number and gain access to a business ad web page for the member. At the business ad web page, a user may operate a button or link causing the web server to generate a web-based interface for composing and sending an e-mail to the member'"'"'s mailbox. The business ad web page is customized by the member and may include information about the member'"'"'s business and interests as well as a link to the member'"'"'s company or business web page.

Claims

1. A method of composing search free mail, comprising the steps of:

providing a search free mail domain accessible from the Internet, the domain including a mail server having at least one mail server storage device for hosting mailboxes associated with members registered with the search free mail domain, the domain further including a web server having at least one web server computer for generating web pages and delivering web pages to computers over the Internet;

at the search free mail domain, receiving a first input from a user computer, the first input including an identifier of a member registered with the search free mail domain;

sending from the search free mail domain to the user computer a business ad web page associated with the member identifier, the business ad web page including a password entry box for entering a password and means for sending a request by a user to compose an e-mail for sending to the member;

receiving a request from the user computer to compose an e-mail for sending to the member;

receiving a composed e-mail from the user computer; and

storing the composed e-mail in a mailbox associated with the member.

2. The method of composing search free mail according to claim 1, wherein the business ad web page further comprises a link to a company or business web page associated with the member identifier.

3. The method of composing search free mail according to claim 1, wherein the identifier of the member registered with the search free mail domain is a telephone number associated with the member.

4. The method for composing search free mail according to claim 1, further comprising the step of registering a user as member with the search free email domain, said registering step including the steps of:

receiving a member identification from a user computer associated with user;

receiving a password from the user computer;

reserving a location on the mail server for a mailbox;

identifying a business ad web page; and

storing an association of the password, the member identification, the mailbox location and the business ad web page.

5. The method for composing search free mail according to claim 4, wherein the step of registering the user as a member further comprises the steps of:

at the search free domain, sending a request to the user to specify a payment means;

receiving at the search free domain a payment means specified by the user; and

storing at the search free domain an association of the specified payment means with the member identification.

6. The method for composing search free mail according to claim 4, wherein the step of identifying a business ad web page comprises the steps of:

receiving from the user computer information describing content for the business ad web page; and

adding content to the business ad web page based on the information from the user describing the content for the business ad web page.

7. The method for composing search free mail according to claim 1, wherein the step of receiving a first input from a user computer comprises the steps of:

sending to the user computer a log in web page for transmitting a member identification from the user computer to the search free mail domain; and

receiving the member identifier from the user computer.

8. The method for composing search free mail according to claim 7, wherein the log in web page comprises:

member identifier entry means for receiving the member identifier from the user;

means for transmitting a request from the user to become a member of the search free mail domain; and

means for transmitting a user request to log in to the business ad web page associated with the member.

9. A method for composing search free mail, comprising the steps of:

providing a search free mail domain accessible from the Internet, the domain including a mail server having at least one mail server storage device for hosting mailboxes associated with members registered with the search free mail domain, the domain further including a web server having at least one web server computer;

at the search free mail domain, receiving a first input from a user computer, the first input including an identifier of a member registered with the search free e-mail domain; and

sending from the search free mail domain to the user computer a business ad web page associated with the member identifier, the business ad web page including a password entry box for entering a password and means for accepting a request at the user computer to compose an e-mail for sending to the member.

10. The method for composing search free mail according to claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

receiving from a computer associated with a first member the member identifier associated with the first member;

receiving from the computer associated with the first member a password;

verifying the password;

sending to the computer associated with the first member a user interface for composing an e-mail;

receiving from the user computer e-mail information including destination information for the e-mail and the text of a message for a recipient associated with the destination information; and

delivering the e-mail information to the destination associated with the destination information.

11. The method for composing search free mail according to claim 10, wherein the destination information comprises an e-mail address associated with the destination.

12. he method for composing search free mail according to claim 10, wherein the destination information comprises a member identifier of a second member and wherein the step of delivering the e-mail to the destination associated with the destination information further comprises storing the e-mail in a mailbox associated with the member identifier of the second member in the search free e-mail domain.

13. The method for composing search free mail according to claim 10, wherein the step of verifying the password further comprises verifying that the password matches a stored password associated with the member identifier on the search free mail domain.

14. The method for composing search free mail according to claim 10, further comprising the step of verifying an account status associated with the identifier of the member.

15. The method for composing search free mail according to claim 10, wherein the step of verifying an account status associated with the identifier of the member further comprises verifying that a payment status associated with the identifier of the member is current.

16. A system for composing search free mail, comprising a search free mail domain accessible from the Internet, the domain including:

a mail server having at least one mail server storage device for hosting mailboxes associated with members registered with the search free e-mail domain;

a web server having at least one web server computer;

web page means for receiving a first input from a user computer, the first input including an identifier of a member registered with the search free mail domain;

means for storing business ad web pages associated with the identifiers of members registered with the search free domain, each business ad web page having;

a password entry box for entering a password; and

means for sending a request by a user to compose an e-mail for sending to the member;

means for receiving a request from the user computer to compose an e-mail for sending to the member;

means for receiving a composed e-mail from the user computer; and

means for storing the composed e-mail in a mailbox associated with the member.

17. The system for composing search free mail according to claim 16, wherein the member identifier is a telephone number associated with the member.

18. The system for composing search free mail according to claim 16, wherein the business ad web page further comprises a link to a company or business web page associated with the member identifier.

19. The system for composing search free mail according to claim 16, further comprising means for registering a user as member with the search free email domain, the means for registering including:

web page means for receiving a member identifier from a user computer associated with user;

means for generating a web page including a password entry box for receiving a password from the user computer;

means for reserving a location on the mail server for a mailbox;

means for identifying a business ad web page; and

storage means on the web server for storing an association of the password, the member identifier, the mailbox location and the business ad web page.