Address inquiry system, computer software product, and address inquiry method
First Claim
1. An address inquiry system for informing an inquirer of a new address of a changer based on an old address of the changer via an Internet, comprising:
- a data base relationally storing at least the old address, the new address, and an address disclosing condition capable of setting a condition whereby the changer judges whether to give permission to disclose the new address;
a means for searching the new address corresponding to the old address and the address disclosing condition from the data base when the inquirer sends an inquiry including the old address;
a means for making the changer confirm whether the new address is disclosed when the address disclosing condition in searching includes the set condition; and
a means for informing the inquirer of the new address when the changer permits the disclosure of the new address.
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Abstract
This system includes a changer data base, in which a changer registers his or her own new address, relationally storing a new address disclosing condition for an inquirer who wishes to know the new address of the changer, a disclosure judge judging whether to disclose the new address to the inquirer based on the new address disclosing condition when the inquirer inquirers about the new address with the presentation of an old address of the changer, and a discloser disclosing the new address of the changer to the inquirer if the disclosure judge judges that the new address is disclosed. Hence, various responses, with a high degree of freedom, can be made depending on a changer'"'"'s intention when an inquiry about the new address after change of the changer is sent from an inquirer.
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1. An address inquiry system for informing an inquirer of a new address of a changer based on an old address of the changer via an Internet, comprising:
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a data base relationally storing at least the old address, the new address, and an address disclosing condition capable of setting a condition whereby the changer judges whether to give permission to disclose the new address;
a means for searching the new address corresponding to the old address and the address disclosing condition from the data base when the inquirer sends an inquiry including the old address;
a means for making the changer confirm whether the new address is disclosed when the address disclosing condition in searching includes the set condition; and
a means for informing the inquirer of the new address when the changer permits the disclosure of the new address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for making an inquiry about an address, comprising:
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an address data base, in which a registrant registers his or her own address, relationally storing an address disclosing condition for an inquirer who wishes to know the address of the registrant;
a disclosure judging means for judging whether to disclose the address to the inquirer based on the address disclosing condition when the inquirer makes an inquiry about the address of the registrant; and
an address disclosing means for disclosing the address of the registrant to the inquirer if the disclosure judging means judges that the address is disclosed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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23. A computer software product for instructing a computer system to inquire of a system for making an inquiry about an address, about an address, comprising:
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a storage medium; and
an inquiry instructing means, stored in the storage medium and started based on the return of an electronic mail because its destination is unknown, for instructing the computer system to inquire of the system for making the inquiry about the address about an electronic mail address of an addressee of the electronic mail.
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24. A computer software product for instructing a computer system to inquire of a system for making an inquiry about an address, about an address, comprising:
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a storage medium; and
an inquiry instructing means, stored in the storage medium and started based on the impossibility of display of a home page because its destination is unknown, for instructing the computer system to inquire of the system for making the inquiry, about the address about an address of the home page.
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26. A method for inquiring about an address of a registrant, comprising:
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an inquiry receiving step of receiving an inquiry about the address of the registrant from an inquirer;
a registration judging step of judging whether the registrant is registered in an address data base;
a disclosure judging step of judging whether the address is disclosed to the inquirer based on a predetermined disclosing condition when the registrant is registered in the address data base; and
an address disclosing step of disclosing the address of the registrant to the inquirer if it is judged that the address is disclosed in the disclosure judging step.
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Specification