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1. A communications method for transferring electronic data between users of a communications system, the method comprising:
- delivering an e-mail message from a sender to at least one recipient; and
upon opening of the e-mail message by the recipient, indicating on a display, to the at least one recipient, an online state of one or more of the sender and any one other recipient of the e-mail message,wherein indicating the online state comprises;
determining an identity of one or more of the sender or any one other recipient by stripping a domain name from an email address associated with the one or more of the sender or any one other recipient, anddetermining the online state of the one or more of the sender or any one other recipient by performing a reverse look-up with the determined identity of the one or more of the sender or any one other recipient.
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Abstract
Systems and techniques for transferring electronic data between users of a communication system by delivering an e-mail message from a sender to at least one recipient and indicating the online state of at least one of the sender and any other recipient of the e-mail message upon opening of the e-mail message by the recipient.
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1. A communications method for transferring electronic data between users of a communications system, the method comprising:
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delivering an e-mail message from a sender to at least one recipient; and upon opening of the e-mail message by the recipient, indicating on a display, to the at least one recipient, an online state of one or more of the sender and any one other recipient of the e-mail message, wherein indicating the online state comprises; determining an identity of one or more of the sender or any one other recipient by stripping a domain name from an email address associated with the one or more of the sender or any one other recipient, and determining the online state of the one or more of the sender or any one other recipient by performing a reverse look-up with the determined identity of the one or more of the sender or any one other recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer program for transferring electronic data between users of a communications system, the computer program being stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium and comprising instructions for:
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delivering an e-mail message from a sender to at least one recipient; upon opening of the e-mail message by the recipient, indicating on a display, to the at least one recipient, an online state of at least one of the sender and any one other recipient of the e-mail message, wherein indicating the online state comprises; determining an identity of one or more of the sender or any one other recipient by stripping a domain name from an email address associated with the one or more of the sender or any one other recipient, and determining the online state of the one or more of the sender or any one other recipient by performing a reverse look-up with the determined identity of the one or more of the sender or any one other recipient. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A communications apparatus for transferring electronic data between users of a communications system, the apparatus including at least one processor and configured to:
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deliver an e-mail message from a sender to at least one recipient; upon opening of the e-mail message by the recipient, indicate on a display, to the at least one recipient, an online state of at least one of the sender and any one other recipient of the e-mail message, wherein to indicate the online state comprises; determine an identity of one or more of the sender or any one other recipient by stripping a domain name from an email address associated with the one or more of the sender or any one other recipient, and determine the online state of the one or more of the sender or any one other recipient by performing a reverse look-up with the determined identity of the one or more of the sender or any one other recipient. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A communications apparatus for transferring electronic data between users of a communications system, the apparatus including at least one processor and comprising:
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delivering means for delivering an e-mail message from a sender to at least one recipient; and indicating means for indicating on a display, to the at least one recipient, an online state of at least one of the sender and any one other recipient of the e-mail message upon opening of the e-mail message by the recipient, wherein the indicating means comprises; means for determining an identity of one or more of the sender or any one other recipient by stripping a domain name from an email address associated with the one or more of the sender or any one other recipient, and means for determining the online state of the one or more of the sender or any one other recipient by performing a reverse look-up with the determined identity of the one or more of the sender or any one other recipient. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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