System and method for creating and managing forwarding email address
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. During an Internet session where a user is viewing a web page that includes a prompt for an email address, a method of creating and forwarding an email forwarding address to said user comprising the steps of:
- creating and storing a unique email forwarding address for the user that is automatically associated with said web page, said email forwarding address being dedicated for use by an entity associated with said web page to enable said entity to send email messages to said user, email messages directed to said email forwarding address being re-directed to a target email address associated with said user; and
sending said email forwarding address to said user to enable said user to use said email forwarding address to satisfy the email address prompt.
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Abstract
A system and method of creating an email forwarding address during an Internet session where a user is viewing a web page that includes a prompt for an email address includes creating and storing an email forwarding address for the user that is automatically associated with the web page. The email forwarding address re-directs email addressed thereto to a target email address associated with the user. The email forwarding address is sent to the user to enable the user to use the email forwarding address to satisfy the email address prompt.
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41 Claims
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1. During an Internet session where a user is viewing a web page that includes a prompt for an email address, a method of creating and forwarding an email forwarding address to said user comprising the steps of:
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creating and storing a unique email forwarding address for the user that is automatically associated with said web page, said email forwarding address being dedicated for use by an entity associated with said web page to enable said entity to send email messages to said user, email messages directed to said email forwarding address being re-directed to a target email address associated with said user; and sending said email forwarding address to said user to enable said user to use said email forwarding address to satisfy the email address prompt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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11. A system for creating and forwarding email forwarding addresses comprising:
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a web server communicating with client computer systems over Internet connections, said web server receiving requests from said client computer systems generated by users of said client computer systems who during Internet sessions view web pages that include prompts for email addresses; and a database server creating and storing unique email forwarding addresses for the users that are automatically associated with said web pages in response to requests received by said web server, said email forwarding addresses being dedicated for use by entities associated with said web pages to enable said entities to send email messages to said users, email messages directed to said email forwarding addresses being re-directed to target email addresses associated with said users, said database server conveying created email forwarding addresses to said web server, said web server sending said email forwarding addresses to said users to enable said users to use said email forwarding addresses to satisfy the email address prompts. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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18. During an Internet session where a user is viewing a web page via a first browser window that includes a prompt for an email address, a method of creating and forwarding an email forwarding address to said user comprising the steps of:
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creating and storing a unique email forwarding address for the user that is automatically associated with said web page, email messages directed to said email forwarding address being re-directed to a target email address associated with said user; and sending said email forwarding address to said user and displaying said email forwarding address in a second browser window different from that displaying said web page to enable said user to use said email forwarding address to satisfy the email address prompt, said email forwarding address being draggable from said second browser window into the first browser window. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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30. During an information exchange session wherein a web page that includes a prompt for an email address is being viewed, a method of creating and forwarding an email forwarding address for a user comprising the steps of:
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creating a unique email forwarding address for the user that is automatically associated with said web page, said email forwarding address being dedicated for use by an entity associated with said web page to enable said entity to send email messages to said user, email messages directed to said email forwarding address being re-directed to a target email address associated with said user; and using said email forwarding address to satisfy the email address prompt. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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