Proxy email method and system
First Claim
1. A proxy email computer installation including:
- (a) a database in computer memory associating a customer'"'"'s identification, a customer'"'"'s actual email address and a customer'"'"'s proxy email address;
(b) an email server to which the customer'"'"'s proxy email address directs email;
(c) programming to retrieve a customer'"'"'s actual email address from the database upon receipt of email to that customer'"'"'s proxy email address;
(d) programming to copy the content of email to the customer'"'"'s proxy email address into email to that customer'"'"'s actual email address; and
(e) a connection to a communications link forwarding email to customers'"'"' actual email addresses.
4 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A system and method of proxy (60) domain name registration permits a would-be domain name registrant anonymity. A registrar (24) affords customers (20) the opportunity to use the proxy registration. If the customer seeking registration of a domain name requests, the registrar obtains contact information needed for registration from a proxy entity established for this purpose. The registrar completes the registration of the domain name with the appropriate registry (22) (i.e. “.com, .net” etc.). The contact information published in WHOIS (27) is that of proxy entity. Contractually the customer is afforded control over the domain name. Emails intended for the customer are received by the proxy entity who may filter them if the customer requests. Emails sent by the customer are sent to the proxy entity who in turn send them to the indicated addressee.
50 Citations
14 Claims
-
1. A proxy email computer installation including:
-
(a) a database in computer memory associating a customer'"'"'s identification, a customer'"'"'s actual email address and a customer'"'"'s proxy email address;
(b) an email server to which the customer'"'"'s proxy email address directs email;
(c) programming to retrieve a customer'"'"'s actual email address from the database upon receipt of email to that customer'"'"'s proxy email address;
(d) programming to copy the content of email to the customer'"'"'s proxy email address into email to that customer'"'"'s actual email address; and
(e) a connection to a communications link forwarding email to customers'"'"' actual email addresses.
-
-
2. A method of proxy email address management including:
-
(a) associating a proxy email address with a customer having an actual email address, (b) receiving email intended for the customer at the proxy email address, and (c) forwarding email containing the messages intended for the customer to the customer'"'"'s actual email address. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
-
-
6. A proxy email computer installation including:
-
(a) a database in memory storing customer information in association with a proxy email addresses, said customer information including customers'"'"' actual email addresses;
(b) an email server to receive email intended for a customer at a proxy email address stored in the database in association with that customer'"'"'s information;
(c) programming to detect email received at the server intended for customers;
(d) programming for retrieving a customer'"'"'s actual email address from the database upon receipt of email addressed to the proxy email address associated in the database with that customer'"'"'s customer information;
(e) programming to copy the content of an email addressed to a customer'"'"'s proxy email address into an email to that customer'"'"'s email address; and
(f) a connection to a communication link for forwarding email to customers'"'"' actual email addresses. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A computer program for proxy email address management comprising:
-
(a) programming establishing a database for storing customer information in association with a proxy email address, said information including customers'"'"' actual email addresses;
(b) programming to identify email intended for a customer addressed to the customer'"'"'s proxy email address;
(c) programming to retrieve a customer'"'"'s actual email address;
(d) programming to copy the content of email to a customer'"'"'s proxy email address into email to a customer'"'"'s actual email address; and
(e) programming operative to send the email to a customer'"'"'s actual email address. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
-
Specification