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Apparatus for and a Method of Delivering a Message to a User

  • US 20090172077A1
  • Filed: 11/23/2006
  • Published: 07/02/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. Service agency apparatus for delivering a message to a user from any of plurality of service providers via any of a plurality of user devices, the apparatus providing a point of access for the service providers to deliver and receive messages to and from the user, the apparatus including a gateway for communicating with the service providers and an agent communication module for communicating with device agents operating on respective user devices, the gateway including a user authentication module for receiving and handling requests to authenticate the user, a user communication module for receiving and handling requests to communicate with the user, a payment module for receiving and handling requests for settling payment made by the user and a location module for receiving and handling requests to locate the user, wherein the user communication module can receive requests from service providers and from the other modules, and wherein the service providers are connectable to the modules by a network via respective application programming interfaces.

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