Method and a system for providing network communication between a product supplier and a potential buyer

• US 7,467,182 B2
• Filed: 05/11/2001
• Issued: 12/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kurt Seljeseth
• Original Assignee: Kurt Seljeseth
• Inventors: Seljeseth, Kurt
• Primary Examiner(s): WON, MICHAEL YOUNG
• Application Number:
  US10/276,017
• Publication Number:
  US 20030191839A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,776 Days
• Field of Search: 709/227, 709/219, 709/245, 709/203, 709/228, 709/238
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9566 URL specific, e.g. using aliases, detecting broken or misspelled links
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/45 Network directories; Name-to-address mapping

Abstract

Network communication is provided between an offerer of a product and a potentially interested party with regard to the product, by the offerer placing an announcement regarding the product in an announcement channel, for instance a newspaper, and he then incorporates a unique perceivable element, for example a graphic icon, in the approach, which may be an advertisement. The perceivable element indicates an association with a proprietor of a special network domain name. The potential interested party then uses, for establishing the network communication, the special domain name together with an intuitive net address part that can be understood from the announcement (the advertisement), the intuitive address is interpreted in a data processor with the domain name proprietor, whereafter the communication is directed directly to an address with the offerer that is relevant with regard to the announced product.

Claims

1. A system for providing network communication between an offerer of a product and a potential interested party with regard to the product, especially a potential buyer, the system including:

at least one announcement channel directed to the public, to a group of potential buyers or directed individually, by means of which the offerer places an announcement regarding the product;

a network by means of which the potentially interested party establishes communication with the offerer by means of a special network address associated with the offerer;

a unique perceivable element that the offerer incorporates in the announcement with permission from a proprietor of at least one special network domain name; and

a network central belonging to the proprietor, the network central including a computer with;

look-up tables including topical and possible network address parts for each individual announcement that has been established, including such network address parts garbled;

a means for analyzing and interpreting a two-part network address stated in a network calling from a potentially interested party, the network address including an announcement-specific intuitive part and the special domain name, the means for analyzing and interpreting further including a means for checking address parts in the network address against the topical and possible network address parts as well as permutations and misprints thereof; and

a means for onward routing, of the network calling, directly to a network resource associated with the offerer and relevant with regard to the announced product or with regard to one argument among a number of arguments in the announcement.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the announcement channel is a printed medium selected from the group consisting of a newspaper, a periodical, a brochure, a publication, a postcard, a poster, a letter-paper, a visiting card, advertisement material or a commodity with printed marking thereon.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the announcement channel is an either ether medium, for example radio or television with programs and advertisement features.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the announcement channel is a publishing forum and/or communication forum connected to a world wide web, regional web, or local web.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the announcement channel includes program categories with perceivable marking, special domain names being associated with respective program categories.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the perceivable element is a graphic element in a visual announcement with regard to the product.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the perceivable element is a special sound or sound combination in an audible announcement with regard to the product.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the perceivable element is a scent from an aromatic announcement with regard to the product.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the network central of the proprietor is equipped with tools for processing and verifying data associated with communication between the offerers, the potential buyers, and the announcement channels.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the product is selected from a group consisting of material products, especially commodities, services, applications, functions, access permissions, and data storage.