MESSAGING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for communication, comprising:
- a network-connected server enabled for communication with individual ones of a plurality of network-connected computerized appliances; and
software executing on the server from a machine-readable physical medium;
wherein the software executing at the server provides an interactive interface to a subscriber, on a display of the subscriber'"'"'s computerized appliance, for creating a message to be sent to an intended recipient'"'"'s computerized appliance, the interactive interface provided to the subscriber providing functionality for the subscriber to dynamically select a quick-response format, to select a recipient or enter a destination for a recipient, to enter a message body, and to trigger sending of the message, and the message, when sent, includes executable code that provides an interactive interface on a display of the recipient'"'"'s computerized appliance of at least the message body and one or more quick-response interactive soft keys dictated by the format selected by the subscriber in preparing the message, such that the recipient may select one of the soft keys to send a response back to the subscriber.
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Abstract
A method for communication includes steps for (a) connecting to a network-connected server by a subscriber operating a computerized appliance, (b) accessing by the subscriber an interactive interface provided by software executing on the server, (c) selecting by the subscriber in the interactive interface provided by the server, a quick-response format, a recipient or a destination for a recipient, (d) entering by the subscriber a message body and triggering sending of the message, (e) transmitting by the sever the message to the recipient'"'"'s computerized appliance, the message including interactive code that provides an interactive interface on a display of the recipient'"'"'s computerized appliance of at least the message body and one or more quick-response interactive soft keys dictated by the format selected by the subscriber in preparing the message, such that the recipient may select one of the soft keys to send a response back to the subscriber.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for communication, comprising:
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a network-connected server enabled for communication with individual ones of a plurality of network-connected computerized appliances; and software executing on the server from a machine-readable physical medium; wherein the software executing at the server provides an interactive interface to a subscriber, on a display of the subscriber'"'"'s computerized appliance, for creating a message to be sent to an intended recipient'"'"'s computerized appliance, the interactive interface provided to the subscriber providing functionality for the subscriber to dynamically select a quick-response format, to select a recipient or enter a destination for a recipient, to enter a message body, and to trigger sending of the message, and the message, when sent, includes executable code that provides an interactive interface on a display of the recipient'"'"'s computerized appliance of at least the message body and one or more quick-response interactive soft keys dictated by the format selected by the subscriber in preparing the message, such that the recipient may select one of the soft keys to send a response back to the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for communication, comprising:
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(a) connecting to a network-connected server by a subscriber operating a computerized appliance; (b) accessing by the subscriber an interactive interface provided by software executing on the server; (c) selecting by the subscriber in the interactive interface provided by the server, a quick-response format, a recipient or a destination for a recipient; (d) entering by the subscriber a message body and triggering sending of the message; (e) transmitting by the sever the message to the recipient'"'"'s computerized appliance, the message including interactive code that provides an interactive interface on a display of the recipient'"'"'s computerized appliance of at least the message body and one or more quick-response interactive soft keys dictated by the format selected by the subscriber in preparing the message, such that the recipient may select one of the soft keys to send a response back to the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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