System and method for granting deposit-contingent E-mailing rights
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1. An Email guarantee method for operating a system, comprising:
- the system receiving from a sender information associated with an objective of sending an Email to at least one human recipient;
the system receiving something of value from or on behalf of the sender or establishing control of a deposit guarantee associated with the something of value held or maintained on behalf of the sender, that is associated with the Email, at the same time as or prior to the sending of the email to the recipient;
after receipt of the information from the sender, electronically sending or sending in a particular manner the Email to a recipient inbox for the human recipient depending at least in part on whether or not the system has received the something of value from or on behalf of the sender or established control of the deposit guarantee associated with the something of value held or maintained on behalf of the senders, that is associated with the Email;
evaluating information generated after receipt of the Email by the recipient inbox, the information consistent with a decision by the human recipient to approve or disapprove the email, said decision having been made subsequent to the receipt of the Email by the recipient in box; and
facilitating taking or not taking the something of value or a benefit arising from the something of value consistent with the evaluating step only at a time subsequent to the receipt of the Email by the recipient inbox.
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Abstract
An Email guarantee deposit method, system, and program product, with the method comprising in one embodiment, the steps of: receiving from a sender a request to send to a recipient an Email; receiving a deposit or an authorization to obtain a deposit of something of value; sending the Email to the recipient only if a deposit of authorization for a deposit is received; determining if the recipient has accepted the deposit; and if the recipient has accepted the deposit, then facilitating the disposal of the deposit. In an important alternate embodiment, a deposit can be required before an Email with a auditory or visual enhancement is provided, or before routing to a designated type of device occurs.
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43 Claims
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1. An Email guarantee method for operating a system, comprising:
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the system receiving from a sender information associated with an objective of sending an Email to at least one human recipient; the system receiving something of value from or on behalf of the sender or establishing control of a deposit guarantee associated with the something of value held or maintained on behalf of the sender, that is associated with the Email, at the same time as or prior to the sending of the email to the recipient; after receipt of the information from the sender, electronically sending or sending in a particular manner the Email to a recipient inbox for the human recipient depending at least in part on whether or not the system has received the something of value from or on behalf of the sender or established control of the deposit guarantee associated with the something of value held or maintained on behalf of the senders, that is associated with the Email; evaluating information generated after receipt of the Email by the recipient inbox, the information consistent with a decision by the human recipient to approve or disapprove the email, said decision having been made subsequent to the receipt of the Email by the recipient in box; and facilitating taking or not taking the something of value or a benefit arising from the something of value consistent with the evaluating step only at a time subsequent to the receipt of the Email by the recipient inbox. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A program product for an Email guarantee method for operating a system, comprising:
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at least one computer useable medium having machine-readable program code embodied therein or among them if more than one computer useable medium, capable of-causing when executed, a machine to perform the following method steps; the system receiving from a sender information associated with an objective of sending an Email to at least one human recipient; the system receiving something of value from or on behalf of the sender or establishing control of a deposit guarantee associated with the something of value held or maintained on behalf of the sender, that is associated with the Email, at the same time as or prior to the sending of the email to the recipient; after receipt of the information from the sender, electronically sending or sending in a particular manner the Email to a recipient inbox for the human recipient depending at least in part on whether or not the system has received the something of value from or on behalf of the sender or established control of the deposit guarantee associated with the something of value held or maintained on behalf of the sender, that is associated with the Email; evaluating information generated after receipt of the Email by the recipient inbox, the information consistent with a decision by the human recipient to approve or disapprove the email, said decision having been made subsequent to the receipt of the Email by the recipient inbox; and facilitating taking or not taking the something of value or a benefit arising from the something of value consistent with the evaluating step only at a time subsequent to the receipt of the Email by the recipient inbox. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. An Email guarantee system, comprising:
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a storage medium; and at least one computer operably connected to the storage medium, and including the following components therein or among them if more than one; a component for receiving from a sender information associated with an objective of sending an Email to at least one human recipient; a component for receiving something of value from or on behalf of the sender or establishing control of a deposit guarantee associated with the something of value held or maintained on behalf of the sender, that is associated with the Email, at the same time as or prior to the sending of the email to the recipient; a component for electronically sending or sending in a particular manner the Email, after receipt of the information from the sender, to a recipient inbox for the human recipient depending at least in part on whether or not the system has received the something of value from or on behalf of the sender or established control of the deposit guarantee associated with the something of value held or maintained on behalf of the sender, that is associated with the Email; a component for evaluating information generated after receipt of the Email by the recipient inbox, the information consistent with a decision by the human recipient to approve or disapprove the email, said decision having been made subsequent to the receipt of the Email by the recipient inbox; and a component for facilitating taking or not taking the something of value or a benefit arising from the something of value consistent with the evaluating step only at a time subsequent to the receipt of the Email by the recipient inbox. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An Email guarantee method for operating a system, comprising:
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the system receiving from a sender information associated with an objective of sending an Email to at least one human recipient with a visual or auditory signal or with other emphasis or to route the Email to designated type of device or folder; the system receiving something of value from or on behalf of the sender or establishing control of a deposit guarantee associated with the something of value held or maintained on behalf of the sender, that is associated with the Email, at the same time as or prior to the sending of the email to the recipient; after receipt of the information from the sender, electronically sending or sending in a particular manner the Email to a recipient inbox for the human recipient with such a visual or auditory signal or other emphasis or routing the Email to the designated type of device or folder depending at least in part whether or not the system has received the something of value from or on behalf of the sender or established control of the deposit guarantee associated with the something of value held or maintained on behalf of the sender, that is associated with the Email; evaluating information generated after receipt of the Email by the recipient inbox, the information consistent with a decision by the human recipient to approve or disapprove the email, said decision having been made subsequent to the receipt of the Email by the recipient inbox; and facilitating taking or not taking the something of value or a benefit arising from the something of value consistent with the evaluating step only at a time subsequent to the receipt of the Email by the recipient inbox. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A program product for an Email guarantee method for operating a system, comprising:
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at least one computer useable medium having machine-readable program code embodied therein or among them if more than one computer useable medium, capable of causing, when executed, a machine to perform the following method steps; receiving from a sender information associated with an objective of sending an Email to at least one human recipient with a visual or auditory signal or with other emphasis or routed to a designated type of device or folder; the system receiving something of value from or on behalf of the sender or establishing control of a deposit guarantee associated with the something of value held or maintained on behalf of the sender, that is associated with the Email, at the same time as or prior to the sending of the email to the recipient; after receipt of the information from the sender, electronically sending or sending in a particular manner the Email with said visual or auditory signal or other emphasis or routing to a designated type of device or folder depending at least in part on whether or not the system has received the something of value from or on behalf of the sender or established control of the deposit guarantee associated with the something of value held or maintained on behalf of the sender, that is associated with the Email; evaluating information generated after receipt of the Email by the recipient inbox, the information consistent with a decision by the human recipient to approve or disapprove the email, said decision having been made subsequent to the receipt of the Email by the recipient inbox; and facilitating taking or not taking the something of value or a benefit arising from the something of value consistent with the evaluating step only at a time subsequent to the receipt of the Email by the recipient in box. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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37. An Email guarantee system, comprising:
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a storage medium; and at least one computer operably connected to the storage medium, and including the following components therein or among them if more than one; a component for receiving from a sender information associated with an objective of sending an Email to at least one human recipient with a visual or auditory signal or with other visual emphasis or routing to a designated type of device or folder; a component for receiving something of value from or on behalf of the sender or establishing control of a deposit guarantee associated with the something of value held or maintained on behalf of the sender, that is associated with the Email, at the same time as or prior to the sending of the email to the recipient; a component for electronically sending or sending in a particular manner the Email, after receipt of the information from the sender, with said visual or auditory signal or emphasis to a recipient inbox for the human recipient or routing the Email to the designated device or folder depending at least in part on whether or not the system has received the something of value from or on behalf of the sender or established control of the deposit guarantee associated with the something of value held or maintained on behalf of the senders that is associated with the Email; a component for evaluating information generated after receipt of the Email by the recipient inbox, the information consistent with a decision by the human recipient to approve or disapprove the email, said decision having been made subsequent to the receipt of the Email by the recipient inbox; and a component for facilitating taking or not taking the something of value or a benefit arising from the something of value consistent with the evaluating step only at a time subsequent to the receipt of the Email by the recipient inbox. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. A network communication guarantee method for operating a system, comprising:
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the system receiving from a sender information associated with an objective of sending a network communication to at least one human recipient; the system receiving something of value from or on behalf of the sender or establishing control of a deposit guarantee associated with the something of value held or maintained on behalf of the sender, that is associated with the network communication, at the same time as or prior to the sending of the network communication to the recipient; after receipt of the information from the sender, electronically sending or sending in a particular manner the network communication to the human recipient depending at least in part on whether or not the system has received the something of value from or on behalf of the sender or established control of the deposit guarantee associated with the something of value held or maintained on behalf of the sender, that is associated with the network communication; the system evaluating information generated after receipt of the network communication by the human recipient, the information consistent with a decision by the human recipient to approve or disapprove the network communication, said decision having been made subsequent to the receipt of the network communication by the human recipient; and facilitating taking or the not taking the something of value or a benefit arising from the something of value consistent with the evaluating step only at a time subsequent to the receipt of the network communication by the human recipient. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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