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System and method for a fee address system

  • US 7,280,982 B1
  • Filed: 04/04/2000
  • Issued: 10/09/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An e-mail address system, comprising:

  • means for monitoring information sent by a sender and asynchronously received at a public fee address associated with an e-mail recipient, wherein the information is unsolicited by the e-mail recipient;

    means for determining a fee for the information, wherein the fee is based upon a preferences record defined by the e-mail recipient;

    means for collecting the fee from the sender into a first account;

    means for forwarding the information received at the public fee address to a private e-mail address associated with the e-mail recipient; and

    means for transferring the collected fee to a second account.

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