Systems and Methods for Information Delivery
First Claim
1. A computer system for information delivery, which computer system includes a memory arrangement for storing specific instructions;
- a processor arranged in communication with said memory arrangement which processor executes the specific instructions, in use, in order to automatically determine when a user sends an e-mail from the computer, to electronically prompt the user to specify a delivery method for such e-mail before said e-mail is sent via a communications network, to relay the e-mail together with identifying information to a particular central server on the communications network via a specific dedicated network access port of the computer not associated with a conventional e-mail delivery access port of the computer if the user specifies such delivery, or to relay the e-mail via a conventional e-mail delivery port of the computer if such delivery is specified, to receive information uniquely pre-associated with the relayed e-mail via the dedicated network access port, and to format the received information into a suitable format for delivery into an e-mail inbox of the computer; and
a suitable transceiver with which the processor is able to relay and receive data via the communications network, so that the information associated with the address is requestable and/or deliverable as an e-mail independent from the conventional e-mail delivery port of the computer.
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Abstract
Provided is a computer system 26 and associated methods for information delivery across a communications network 38, such as the Internet. The computer system 26 includes a memory arrangement 28, a processor 30, a display 44, and a transceiver 32 for managing input and output ports 34 and 36. The processor 30 is configured to execute the specific instructions stored in the memory arrangement 28 in order to automatically determine when a user sends an e-mail from the computer system 26. The processor also executes specific instructions to electronically prompt the user to specify a delivery method for such e-mail before said e-mail is sent via the communications network 38, to relay the e-mail together with identifying information to a particular central server 40 and/or 42 on the communications network via a specific dedicated network access port 34 of the computer not associated with a conventional e-mail delivery access port 36 of the computer if the user specifies such delivery. Otherwise, if the user specifies conventional e-mail delivery, the processor 30 relays the e-mail to the conventional e-mail delivery port 36 of the computer
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40 Claims
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1. A computer system for information delivery, which computer system includes a memory arrangement for storing specific instructions;
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a processor arranged in communication with said memory arrangement which processor executes the specific instructions, in use, in order to automatically determine when a user sends an e-mail from the computer, to electronically prompt the user to specify a delivery method for such e-mail before said e-mail is sent via a communications network, to relay the e-mail together with identifying information to a particular central server on the communications network via a specific dedicated network access port of the computer not associated with a conventional e-mail delivery access port of the computer if the user specifies such delivery, or to relay the e-mail via a conventional e-mail delivery port of the computer if such delivery is specified, to receive information uniquely pre-associated with the relayed e-mail via the dedicated network access port, and to format the received information into a suitable format for delivery into an e-mail inbox of the computer; and a suitable transceiver with which the processor is able to relay and receive data via the communications network, so that the information associated with the address is requestable and/or deliverable as an e-mail independent from the conventional e-mail delivery port of the computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for information delivery which method includes the following steps
automatically determining when a user sends an e-mail from a computer; -
electronically prompting the user to specify a delivery method for such e-mail before said e-mail is sent via a communications network; relaying the e-mail together with identifying information to a particular central server on the communications network via a specific dedicated network access port of the computer not associated with a conventional e-mail delivery access port of the computer if the user specifies such delivery, or relaying the e-mail via a conventional e-mail delivery port of the computer if such delivery is specified; receiving information uniquely pre-associated with the relayed e-mail via the dedicated network access port; and formatting the received information into a suitable format for delivery into an e-mail inbox of the computer, so that such information is requestable and/or deliverable as an e-mail independent from the conventional e-mail delivery port of the computer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer system for information delivery which computer system includes
a memory arrangement for storing specific instructions; -
a processor arranged in communication with said memory arrangement which processor executes the specific instructions, in use, in order to automatically recognize an e-mail address when entered into an address bar or tool bar of an existing network browser or a search engine input box of a computer, to relay the e-mail address together with identifying information to a particular central server on a communications network, to receive information uniquely pre-associated with the relayed e-mail address via the communications network, and to display the received information in a window of the network browser; and a suitable transceiver with which the processor is able to relay and receive data via the communications network, so that the information associated with the e-mail address is requestable and deliverable into the browser of the computer. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for information delivery which method includes the following steps
automatically recognizing an e-mail address when entered into an address bar or tool bar of an existing network browser or a search engine input box of a computer; -
relaying the e-mail address together with identifying information to a particular central server on a communications network; receiving information uniquely pre-associated with the relayed e-mail address via the communications network; and displaying the received information in a window of the network browser. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. (canceled)
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40. (canceled)
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