CA2423493A1 - Business method implemented on the message exchange system with geographically driven addressing - Google Patents
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Abstract
Business method implemented on the secured message exchange system with subscription based on the street address of the user. Each user gets initial password by secure means. Users are able to send and receive messages to and from other users within system. Usage of the system regulated by internal rules.
Description
Business method implemented on the message exchange system with geographically driven addressing The present invention relates to Internet based information processing. More particularly, the present invention relates to Internet based exchanging of electronic messages (emails), and also provides secure communication between users.
In the email service business model, email service providers (ESP) usually operate email service opened for messages from any other ESP. The ESP usually allows subscribers to choose any available (not used by existed subscribers) word or alphanumerical text as an email address identifier, followed by domain name of the ESP or Internet Service Provider (ISP). Usually service providers allowed the use of the email system without confirmation of subscriber's name and address and without restriction by the account name or the number of allowed email accounts.
This practice has lead to existing difficulties of creation of email directories for finding of the person or business's email address and is partially responsible for the wide spread of unsolicited emails or so-called "spam". This practice makes no relation between user's name or street address and email address. Also it doesn't prevent users from creating multiple email addresses. Existing email systems allow users be anonymous, except the case for closed systems, where senders belongs to particular group, such as company, or ISP. These are some of the reasons why emails are not used as the secure and trusted communication tool for all population.
The present invention is disclosed in response to above-mentioned shortcomings.
The present invention relates to a business method that employs closed electronic message system with the participation (subscription) open to everyone with valid postal address. The system allows exchange of emails among subscribers. The system provides sender with real address (and optionally name) of the recipient.
And vice versa the system also provides recipient with verifiable return address of the sender as the real person or the real business.
The present invention includes a platform allowing enforce rules of usage.
Such rules guaranty limitation of unsolicited emails for the subscribers.
Other components include sending of the initial password by regular mail. This is to confirm existence of the real person or the business, and to ensure that email messages will be send and received by person or business who resides at particular address. Another important purpose of using the regular mail for sending initial password are the cases were person or business is moving to different address and a new owners should start using existed email address and old owners should stop using it.
Another component includes pre or post-paid system. A subscriber purchased a voucher at store. It could be any store that sells postal stamps or phone cards. The subscriber enters unique number from the voucher to pay for usage.
Any subscriber could have a certain credit for 50 or 100 messages that will ensure that subscribers are able to use the system at any time of need. Possible system for payment is the system when senders are paying for sending of the message, but recipients get messages for free. This is the additional reason why senders are not -I
encouraged to send massive amounts of unsolicited advertisements. Consumers who are willing to receive such messages will have electronic mailboxes for advertisements. Direct access to those consumers will be an efficient method for advertising. Another feature of this payment platform is the ability to provide sender of the business advertiser with the number of possible recipients in a given geographical location Other aspects and features of the present invention will become apparent to those ordinary skilled in the art upon review of the following descriptions of specific embodiments of the invention in conjunction with the accompanying figures.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the transfer of the initial password to the subscriber with simultaneous confirmation of subscriber's street address, as well as structure of the Email Service Provider Web Site and message exchange in accordance with the present invention.
The novel features believed characteristic of the invention are set forth in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, as well as a preferred mode of use, further objectives and advantages thereof, will best be understood by reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Perspective subscribers use Computer (100) to connect through the Internet (102) to the Email Service Provider Web Site (104) from subscriber's Home (106) or from any other Computer (100) having Internet connection. After subscriber has provided it's street address, Letter with initial Password (108) is sent from the Email Service Provider Office (110) to subscriber's home (106) through Postal Service (112). Optional way of providing subscriber with initial password is the use of the telephone service (114) after confirmation of the telephone number of the subscriber through telephone directory (White Pages). After obtaining the initial password subscribers are ready to use the system. Subscribers interact with the system through the User Interface (116) transmitted from Ernail Service Provider Web Site (104). Subscribers are entering their received initial Password provided by the Address and Initial Password Generation block (118). After that subscribers have an option to change their password at any time by themselves. Address and the password entered by the user are checked by the Ilser Password / Payment Validation block (120). Email Messages Database (122) stores all messages as the single copy, which helps to reduce overall size of the memory required for the system, and simplifies operations. Encryption Block (124) provides additional level of security for the system. Internal Rules Check and Enforce Block (126) watches for violations of the internal rules of the usage of the system and limits user's ability to use the system in case of the violation. For instance violations such as sending unsolicited messages to multiple addresses or sending advertising message to the personal folder of the subscriber. Other components of the system didn't mentioned before are the Printer for Letters with initial password (128) and Telephone Modem (130) for sending Initial Password by callimg to subscriber's telephone number found in the telephone directory.
In the email service business model, email service providers (ESP) usually operate email service opened for messages from any other ESP. The ESP usually allows subscribers to choose any available (not used by existed subscribers) word or alphanumerical text as an email address identifier, followed by domain name of the ESP or Internet Service Provider (ISP). Usually service providers allowed the use of the email system without confirmation of subscriber's name and address and without restriction by the account name or the number of allowed email accounts.
This practice has lead to existing difficulties of creation of email directories for finding of the person or business's email address and is partially responsible for the wide spread of unsolicited emails or so-called "spam". This practice makes no relation between user's name or street address and email address. Also it doesn't prevent users from creating multiple email addresses. Existing email systems allow users be anonymous, except the case for closed systems, where senders belongs to particular group, such as company, or ISP. These are some of the reasons why emails are not used as the secure and trusted communication tool for all population.
The present invention is disclosed in response to above-mentioned shortcomings.
The present invention relates to a business method that employs closed electronic message system with the participation (subscription) open to everyone with valid postal address. The system allows exchange of emails among subscribers. The system provides sender with real address (and optionally name) of the recipient.
And vice versa the system also provides recipient with verifiable return address of the sender as the real person or the real business.
The present invention includes a platform allowing enforce rules of usage.
Such rules guaranty limitation of unsolicited emails for the subscribers.
Other components include sending of the initial password by regular mail. This is to confirm existence of the real person or the business, and to ensure that email messages will be send and received by person or business who resides at particular address. Another important purpose of using the regular mail for sending initial password are the cases were person or business is moving to different address and a new owners should start using existed email address and old owners should stop using it.
Another component includes pre or post-paid system. A subscriber purchased a voucher at store. It could be any store that sells postal stamps or phone cards. The subscriber enters unique number from the voucher to pay for usage.
Any subscriber could have a certain credit for 50 or 100 messages that will ensure that subscribers are able to use the system at any time of need. Possible system for payment is the system when senders are paying for sending of the message, but recipients get messages for free. This is the additional reason why senders are not -I
encouraged to send massive amounts of unsolicited advertisements. Consumers who are willing to receive such messages will have electronic mailboxes for advertisements. Direct access to those consumers will be an efficient method for advertising. Another feature of this payment platform is the ability to provide sender of the business advertiser with the number of possible recipients in a given geographical location Other aspects and features of the present invention will become apparent to those ordinary skilled in the art upon review of the following descriptions of specific embodiments of the invention in conjunction with the accompanying figures.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the transfer of the initial password to the subscriber with simultaneous confirmation of subscriber's street address, as well as structure of the Email Service Provider Web Site and message exchange in accordance with the present invention.
The novel features believed characteristic of the invention are set forth in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, as well as a preferred mode of use, further objectives and advantages thereof, will best be understood by reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Perspective subscribers use Computer (100) to connect through the Internet (102) to the Email Service Provider Web Site (104) from subscriber's Home (106) or from any other Computer (100) having Internet connection. After subscriber has provided it's street address, Letter with initial Password (108) is sent from the Email Service Provider Office (110) to subscriber's home (106) through Postal Service (112). Optional way of providing subscriber with initial password is the use of the telephone service (114) after confirmation of the telephone number of the subscriber through telephone directory (White Pages). After obtaining the initial password subscribers are ready to use the system. Subscribers interact with the system through the User Interface (116) transmitted from Ernail Service Provider Web Site (104). Subscribers are entering their received initial Password provided by the Address and Initial Password Generation block (118). After that subscribers have an option to change their password at any time by themselves. Address and the password entered by the user are checked by the Ilser Password / Payment Validation block (120). Email Messages Database (122) stores all messages as the single copy, which helps to reduce overall size of the memory required for the system, and simplifies operations. Encryption Block (124) provides additional level of security for the system. Internal Rules Check and Enforce Block (126) watches for violations of the internal rules of the usage of the system and limits user's ability to use the system in case of the violation. For instance violations such as sending unsolicited messages to multiple addresses or sending advertising message to the personal folder of the subscriber. Other components of the system didn't mentioned before are the Printer for Letters with initial password (128) and Telephone Modem (130) for sending Initial Password by callimg to subscriber's telephone number found in the telephone directory.
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1. A method for conducting business implementing a message system comprising:
a. assigning of the email address according to street address of the house or the business;
b. confirming subscriber's identification by sending initial password for using email through regular postal service to subscribers address or by telephone line to subscriber's telephone number;
c. providing subscriber ability to send messages to other subscribers within closed email system, and closed for emails coming from outside of the system;
d. maintaining rules of usage for subscribers, violation of such rules should lead to limitation of subscriber's usage of the system.
a. assigning of the email address according to street address of the house or the business;
b. confirming subscriber's identification by sending initial password for using email through regular postal service to subscribers address or by telephone line to subscriber's telephone number;
c. providing subscriber ability to send messages to other subscribers within closed email system, and closed for emails coming from outside of the system;
d. maintaining rules of usage for subscribers, violation of such rules should lead to limitation of subscriber's usage of the system.
2. The method of claim 1 comprising the additional facility of payment for the use of the system.
3. The method of claim 2 in which the facility comprises a credit card or checking account or a card with PIN code purchased through retailers.
4. The method of claim 1 comprising the additional facility of providing separate email addresses for family members or employees of the business having the same street address.
5. The method of claim 1 comprising the additional facility of providing subscribers with separate folders for incoming messages, senders have the ability to see these folders and to select to which folder message will be sent.
6. The method of claim 5 in Which the facility comprises a separate storage for advertisement messages with optional selection by recipient of the geographical location of the advertisers and advertisement subjects.
7. The method of claim 5 in which the facility comprises a separate storage for newspapers and news servers.
8. The method of claim 5 in which the facility comprises a separate storage for bills and invoices.
9. The method of claim 1 comprising the additional facility of providing advertisers with ability to chose target geographical location of the recipients of the advertising message.
10. The method of claim 9 comprising the additional facility of providing information about number of available recipients
11. The method of claim 1 comprising the additional facility of providing subscribers with ability to send and receive email messages outside of the system
12. The method of claim 1 comprising the additional facility of detecting the use of not designated computer and reporting of such activity to subscriber mailbox with the ability to delete such report only from designated computer.
13. The method of claim 1 comprising the additional facility of personal and business directories of subscribers, with free access to such directories for all internet users.
14. The method of claim 1 comprising the additional facility of tracking down or restore sent messages, even deleted by recipient.
15. The method of claim 1 comprising the additional facility of optional connection to the system's web site through designated telephone number.
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