SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSOCIATION-BASED ELECTRONIC MESSAGE COMMUNICATION
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- one or more advertisement databases, the one or more advertisement databases having a plurality of advertising content representing at least one tier of advertising; and
a computer system communicatively coupled to the one or more advertisement databases and to an input mechanism, the computer system being configured to;
receive information indicative of;
an electronic message and one or more intended recipients of the electronic message;
supplemental content, wherein the supplemental content is advertising content selected from the plurality of advertising content in the one or more advertisement databases, the selected advertising content representing at least one tier of advertising;
a predetermined date, time or pre-designated event;
generate an electronic message to a user with a link to the computer system, when prompted by the predetermined date, time or pre-designated event, allowing the user to format an electronic shell comprising the electronic message associated with the information indicative of the electronic message and the selected advertising content associated with the information indicative of the supplemental content, the electronic shell being formatted to display the electronic message with the selected advertising content; and
transmit the electronic shell to the one or more intended recipients.
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Abstract
A system for association-based electronic message communication is provided. The system contemplates including advertisement databases having a plurality of advertising content representing at least one tier of advertising. The system may also include a computer system communicatively coupled to the advertisement databases and to an input mechanism. The computer system may be configured to receive information indicative of an electronic message, one or more intended recipients of the electronic message, and supplemental content. The supplemental content may be advertising content selected from the advertising content in the advertisement databases. The computer system may be also configured to format an electronic shell including the electronic message and the selected advertising content such that the electronic message is displayed with the selected advertising content. The computer system may be also configured to transmit the electronic shell to the one or more intended recipients.
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19 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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one or more advertisement databases, the one or more advertisement databases having a plurality of advertising content representing at least one tier of advertising; and a computer system communicatively coupled to the one or more advertisement databases and to an input mechanism, the computer system being configured to; receive information indicative of; an electronic message and one or more intended recipients of the electronic message; supplemental content, wherein the supplemental content is advertising content selected from the plurality of advertising content in the one or more advertisement databases, the selected advertising content representing at least one tier of advertising; a predetermined date, time or pre-designated event; generate an electronic message to a user with a link to the computer system, when prompted by the predetermined date, time or pre-designated event, allowing the user to format an electronic shell comprising the electronic message associated with the information indicative of the electronic message and the selected advertising content associated with the information indicative of the supplemental content, the electronic shell being formatted to display the electronic message with the selected advertising content; and transmit the electronic shell to the one or more intended recipients. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of association-based electronic message communication comprising:
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developing an electronic communication network of one or more constituents affiliated with an association; accumulating a plurality of advertising content from a plurality of advertisers, one or more of the accumulated advertising content being of interest to the one or more constituents; generating an electronic message to a user, said electronic message containing a link to the electronic communications network; generating for the user an electronic message to selected ones of the one or more constituents when the user activates the link; selecting supplemental content, wherein the supplemental content is advertising content selected from the plurality of advertising content in the one or more advertisement databases, the selected advertising content representing a plurality of tiers of advertising; and providing to the selected ones of the one or more constituents, an electronic shell comprising the electronic message and the selected advertising content, the electronic shell being formatted to display the electronic message with the selected advertising content. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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