KR20040096521A - Searching email address by numerical codes - Google Patents

Abstract

An email address retrieval method (FIG. 3) provides an information database 40 in which each of a plurality of email addresses is assigned and stored together with a specific numeric telephone code that is a predetermined combination of telephone numbers of the email address registrants. Receiving a search request from the email sender S by inputting a combination of telephone numbers as a search code for an email to be sent by S), and searching for the individual telephone code that matches the search code with the individual telephone code; Matching the search code to the phone code to search for a correspondingly assigned e-mail address effectively and quickly.

Description

How to search email addresses by numeric code {SEARCHING EMAIL ADDRESS BY NUMERICAL CODES}

With years of advances in information technology, the argument that today people inevitably depend on some kind of digital or electronic information exchange channel, such as the Internet, is indisputable. Because of this ever-dependance on information technology, people are looking for a more convenient and faster way of broadcasting and exchanging information to promote their growth and growth, or simply to improve their standard of living.

One popular way to communicate information quickly and accurately is through email. Email systems use the Internet or the World Wide Web (WWW) as a medium for delivering personal email from the sender to each recipient. More clearly, if the user wants to deliver the information to a specific recipient in text or computer file format, the user only prepares the email using some form of e-mail software, and then uploads the information to a mail server connected to the Internet. Just do it. The recipient will then receive some kind of notification when they are connected to the Internet and will open the specific mail receiving software. To receive an email, the recipient only needs to download a specific email from the mail server to complete the email delivery process. The recipient can then obtain the information as it was sent from the email sender. One of the advantages of this email system is that the sender and receiver do not have to be connected to the Internet at the same time to complete the email delivery process. The user can put an email on the mail server during a certain period.

Currently, there are two major categories of email: the POP Office Protocol (POP) email system and the Web-Based email system. In the case of a POP email system, as shown in Figure 1, certain email software must be installed on the sender and receiver computers. In a POP email system environment, the sender S must create an email and upload it to the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server (1) via the Internet (I), and the email is then forwarded to the recipient's POP server (2). When the recipient R connects to the Internet I, the recipient can download the email from the POP server 2 to his computer to complete the email delivery process.

On the other hand, in the web-based e-mail system environment, as shown in Figure 2, the transmission and retrieval of a specific e-mail is entirely using the World Wide Web (W). Therefore, instead of the email software, the sender S and the receiver R each need a web browser that can surf the web page through the World Wide Web, and the email is first sent by the sender S to the web server. Uploaded to (3), and then to the receiver (R). The main advantage of this method is that the sender and receiver can send and receive emails from any computer connected to the Internet. No additional email software is needed.

Each email is characterized by a unique email address consisting of letters such as alphabets, numbers and punctuation marks, and all communication related to a particular email refers to its email address. In fact, with the ever-growing use of information technology, the number of registered e-mail addresses worldwide is huge but still increasing. There are currently more than 20 million websites accessible through the World Wide Web around the world, and most web sites host one or more email addresses in their browsers for contact or information exchange. Thus, the amount of email addresses registered on different mail servers around the world is enormous. Indeed, there are Internet service providers that provide email services to many individuals or companies.

Despite all the advantages, there is one urgent problem that needs to be addressed with email addresses. Currently, specific email addresses are usually determined by the user of the email account, and popular email addresses on a particular mail server quickly run out, i.e. are registered or occupied by the user. In some popular mail servers such as Yahoo or Hotmail, competition is really intense.

In addition, there are currently no authoritative agents and centralized mechanisms for controlling the distribution and assignment of email addresses. As a result, a particular e-mail address can take all forms of a plurality of characters, such as alphabets and numbers. Email addresses that are really irrational and have no implied meaning for the owner are also very common.

For the reasons mentioned above, people will probably have difficulty remembering email addresses. Some people try to guess email addresses from the name of the company they want to contact (for example, IBM, SONY, etc.) if they forget their email address. But such a strategy is a bit inefficient, even for a famous organization. So the best way to remember your email address is to record your email address.

However, the record itself is not a panacea because the record still has the following limitations:

(a) Occasionally, when traveling or traveling, a user may not have the opportunity to use his or her usual computer. The user may also be unable to access his or her record for some reason. As a result, it is not possible to get any desired or necessary email address. Then when a user wants to contact the host for that email address, they will have to search again or call home or work for help. Even if a user can call for help by phone, the phonetic similarity of the letters that make up an email address can cause serious confusion by speaking on the phone. For example, it is difficult for a user to distinguish 'b' and 'd' during a phone call. Thus, the user may think 'b' wrongly as 'd' or vice versa. Even if a user can finally call for help, they may have already wasted valuable business time by making a phone call during the process of retrieving an email address. If the user is in a different time zone than his company, the search time may be unnecessarily much longer.

(b) In the modern information age, where electronic commerce is predominant, e-mail communication is inevitable, especially in developed countries such as the United States. In some companies, email communication is often the main method of communication between departmental employees or between the company and its customers. In this case, you need a large number of email addresses. The problem of how to deal with this large amount of irrational email addresses presents tremendous challenges for the company's management.

In view of the foregoing, a more systematic approach to the handling of massive email addresses should be used.

The present invention relates to a retrieval method, and more particularly to a retrieval method that enables a user to avoid long and sometimes unreasonable e-mail addresses by retrieving a particular email containing a combination of a plurality of specific telephone numbers using a numeric code. will be.

1 is a block diagram of a conventional POP email system.

2 is a block of a conventional web-based email system.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a method of retrieving a particular email address with a unique numeric code that includes a combination of specific telephone numbers in accordance with one preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart of a Visual Basic Script for a web page search request according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart of a visual basic script for the searching method according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a block diagram illustrating an alternative method of the email address retrieval method according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a block diagram illustrating a method of retrieving a particular email address with a unique numeric code that includes a combination of specific telephone numbers in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a block diagram illustrating an alternative method of searching for a specific email address with a unique numeric code including a combination of specific telephone numbers according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The main object of the present invention is that a particular email address and a corresponding numeric code are registered together with the server so that if a user wants to send an email to that specific email address, the user does not need to actually handle the email address. It is to provide a method for retrieving an email address with a unique numeric code comprising a predetermined telephone number combination, which can provide a corresponding numeric code to a server.

Another object of the present invention is to retrieve an email address with a unique numeric code comprising a predetermined combination of telephone numbers, in which a specific email address and its corresponding numeric code are registered together with the server to act as a unique identifier for the email account. To provide a way.

Another object of the present invention is to allow a user to register one or more numeric codes on the server that act as unique identifiers for a particular email account so that the user can send the information to a specific email by specifying one of the email and the associated numeric code. The present invention provides a method for retrieving an email address with a unique numeric code including a predetermined telephone number combination.

Another object of the present invention is a unique number comprising a predetermined number of phone number combinations, using a respective number code to construct a relatively long and complex email address into a corresponding number code so that the sender can quickly and easily retrieve the desired email address. It provides a way to retrieve email addresses by code.

It is another object of the present invention to minimize the difficulties and problems arising from retrieval of the requested telephone number, i.e., the numeric code, for example when a user calls the home country while traveling, so that the telephone number is the local telecommunication of the email owner. and a method for retrieving an email address with a unique numeric code containing a predetermined combination of telephone numbers, which is registered together with networks and publicly available in the telephone directory.

The present invention to achieve the above object

(a) providing a database of information in which each of the plurality of email addresses is assigned and stored with a specific numeric telephone code, the predetermined combination of telephone numbers of registrants of the individual email addresses,

(b) receiving a search request from an email sender according to input of a combination of phone numbers, a search code for an email to be sent by the email sender, and

(c) matching the search code with the phone code to retrieve an individual phone code that perfectly matches the search code to find a corresponding email address assigned with the individual phone code;

It provides an email address retrieval method consisting of.

The email address retrieval method of the present invention also includes, after step (c), if the individual telephone code is found, sending the email to the email address assigned with the telephone code that matches the search code. (d-1) is further included.

The email address retrieval method of the present invention also includes the step (d-2) of requesting the email sender to re-enter another search code if there is no telephone code matching the search code after the step (c). It includes more.

According to the email address retrieval method of the present invention, the combination of the search code and the telephone number for each of the telephone codes includes a registered telephone number of a registrant of an individual email address, wherein the registered telephone number is a country code. ) Number, area code number, and local phone number.

A method of retrieving a specific email address with a unique numeric code including a combination of specific telephone numbers according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The above email address retrieval method

(a) providing an information database 40 in which each of the plurality of email addresses is assigned and stored with a specific numeric phone code, which is a combination of predetermined telephone numbers of the registrants of the individual email addresses,

(b) receiving a search request from a user, such as the email sender S, as a combination of a phone number which is a search code for an email to be sent by the mail sender S, and

(c) matching the search code with the phone code to search an individual phone code in the information database 40 that fully matches the search code to find a corresponding email identifier assigned with each phone code. step

It includes.

According to the email address retrieval method of the present invention, the combination of the search code and the telephone number for each of the telephone codes includes a registered telephone number of a registrant of an individual email address, wherein the registered telephone number is a country code number, a region. Include code number and local phone number.

According to a first preferred embodiment of the invention, the information database 40 is linked with an information center ready to be connected to the Internet. The search request sent from the email sender S in step (b) is received by the information center, the search request is sent with the email sending request from the email sender S, and the email sending request includes a search code. .

According to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the email address retrieval method of the present invention is mainly used through an email processing website on the Internet and is intended to operate like a POP email system. The information center is preloaded into a computer system connected to a plurality of computer systems via the Internet. Thus, the information center is linked to the World Wide Web, and any computer system linked to the DWW can also access the information center.

The information center includes an email processing website 10 that includes a specific website server 11 connected to the World Wide Web, and the email processing website 10 includes a search request webpage 20. do. The search request web page 20 may be either the home page of the email processing website 10 or a web page under the control of the email processing website 10.

Since the information center is connected to the World Wide Web via the Internet, all other computer systems connected to the World Wide Web can also access the information database by accessing the email processing website 10. Thus, the search request webpage 20 is a high level language such as Visual Basic Script, XHIML, HTML, XML, PHP, ASP, CSS, JSP, C, C ++, CG120, Java, Javascript. It is designed and programmed using any software that supports World Wide Web applications, such as Java-script and ActiveX.

The information database 40 is provided in the website server 11 and stores an email identifier and a telephone code corresponding thereto. The email identifier may be a conventional identification for a particular email account, such as an email address.

According to a first preferred embodiment of the invention, for each stored email address, a unique phone code is assigned to a corresponding email identifier such that each email account is not only characterized by that email address but also a unique call corresponding to that email address. The code also has features.

Each phone code consists of a phone number combination in the following order:

Country code-area code-local phone number,

The local telephone number is the local telephone number of the corresponding email address registrant, the area code is the official telephone area code number of the email address registrant, and the country code is the international telephone country code of the email address registrant. Depending on the nature of the email address registrant, the email address registrant can be a corporation, organization or company.

However, each email address registrant must have a local contact telephone number for contact. The uniqueness of each telephone code can be guaranteed by combining the local phone number with the area code and the country code assigned by the corresponding email address registrar by the local telecommunications authority.

For example, if the registrant with the email address chungvulin@lins.com has a local phone number "5719812" registered in Los Angeles with the area code "626" in the United States with country code "1", the registrant's email address chungvulin @ lins The telephone code corresponding to .com is "16265719812".

In certain functions of the above-described search request webpage 20, the search request webpage 20 includes a section allowing a user of the present search method to input a numeric search code known to the email sender S. FIG. It is preferable to include at least.

The numeric code is the phone code of the email account that the email sender S wishes to search. In other words, the numeric search code should be entered in the following order format:

Country code-area code-local phone number.

Thus, the e-mail sender S is required to enter a corresponding numeric telephone code to retrieve the e-mail address to be contacted. According to a first preferred embodiment of the invention, in step (c) by matching the search code with the telephone code stored in the information database 40 to obtain a search result including the individual email address of the recipient R to which the email is to be sent. , The search code is retrieved from the information database 40.

For example, an email sender wants to send an email to a registrant with the email address chungyulin@lins.com , but he forgot the email address or is sure that the email address is chunglin@lins.com or chungyulin@lins.com or something else. If you do not remember the recipient's phone number and the registrant's phone number in the email address, the email sender nevertheless replaces the recipient's country code number, area code number, and local phone number, that is, "16265719812" as the search code. You can send an email to the recipient by typing. Since the phone number consisting of such country code + area code + local phone number is the registrant's unique number that will never be the same as any other phone number, the search code matches the phone code "16265719812" assigned to the specified chungyulin@lins.com You can. So email can be sent to the correct email address without having to remember what the email address is.

According to the present invention, if there is no telephone code that matches the search code, the email address retrieval method of the present invention, after step (c), asks the email sender to re-enter another search code (d-2). It includes more.

If each telephone code is known to the email sender S, the email address retrieval method of the present invention, after step (c), sends the email to the email address assigned to the telephone code matching the search code (d-1). It includes more.

The retrieval process in step (c) is performed by comparing the entered numeric retrieval code with each stored phone representing an individual email address. If the numeric search code matches one of the stored phone codes, a search result is obtained that includes the email address assigned to that phone code. The email sender's email in addition to the found email address will then be sent to the sender's SMTP email server 50 which in turn sends the email to the recipient's POP email server 60 via the Internet I. Then, the recipient R can retrieve the email of the email sender S by downloading the email from his POP email server 60 via the Internet.

However, in step (d-2), if the numeric retrieval code does not match any of the phone codes stored in the information database 40, the re-entry webpage may re-enter the user with a new numeric retrieval code or previously unmatched numbers. Immediately urge you to modify the search code. Of course, the email prepared by the email sender S is not sent to any recipient.

It should be noted that the email address retrieval method of the present invention is not limited to single numeric code retrieval. Thus, one or more telephone codes may be assigned to each email identifier stored in information database 40.

If the numeric search code matches any of the phone codes assigned to that particular email address, the email is sent to that particular email address, followed by the procedure described above. Also, local phone numbers are not limited to personal phone numbers. The local phone number can be the contact number of the company or the mobile phone number of the owner of the email account.

In addition, if the registrant assigns one or more phone codes to his or her registered email address, the clearinghouse will determine whether the phone code entered is assigned to another email address, or if the child or spouse has assigned the same phone number to their registered email address. Start searching the code to determine if it is used.

When an email address registrant assigns a phone code for his or her registered email address, the clearinghouse can tell the email address registrant of the phone number that he or she selected to prevent the number of people owned phone numbers from being occupied by others. You may be asked to prove you are the owner.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sequential execution of the search interface dynamic webpage programs 200, 201, 202, 203, and 204 of the search request webpage 20 is described below. same.

Program 200: Set the language of the search request webpage 20 that is the same as the website browser.

Program 201: Enable Hypertext for Search Request Webpage 20 on the Internet.

Program 202: Sets the format of all fonts and styles that appear on the search request web page 20.

Program 203: The browser of search request webpage 20 places a specific code location 21 on search request webpage 20 that allows a user to enter a numeric search code of an email address to contact.

Program 204: After completing program 202, execute a search process.

As shown in Fig. 5, in the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the programs 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, and 305 of the retrieval program 30 are executed in sequence as described below.

Program 300: Sets the language or communication medium of the search process that should be the same as the website browser.

Program 301: Enable hypertext for the search process of the Internet.

Program 302: Validate the entered numeric search code. In other words, the inputted numeric search code is inputted by the search program such as whether there is empty space left unfilled at the code position 21 of the search request webpage 20 so that input of appropriate recognition information for executing the search process is ensured. Check if it is recognizable.

Program 303: Connect to the information database 40.

Program 304: matching the search code with the phone code to search the individual phone code in the information database 40 that exactly matches the search code to find a corresponding email identifier assigned to the individual phone code do.

If a corresponding telephone code that matches the search code is found, the mail software is started to start a connection with the SMTP email server of the corresponding email address assigned to the found telephone code. If no phone code matches the search code, continue to the next program.

Program 305: Upon receiving a signal from program 304 that no telephone code matching the search code exists, promptly send the email sender to re-enter another search code at code location 21 of search request webpage 20. Send the request message.

3 to 5, the email sender S completes the email and transmits the email to the World Wide Web (W) through a wired communication method such as a local telephone line, a TV cable, or a wireless communication method such as a cellular phone, a PDA, and a satellite phone. When accessing and entering an e-mail and a specific website 10, the e-mail sender S can click to enter the search request webpage 20 and enter a search code at the code location 21, where the search code can be sent. Contains a combination of specific phone numbers that are unique by the specified recipient (R) of the email, where the combination is a country code + area code + local, which can be the phone number of the entity that is the recipient (R) or the phone number of an individual The telephone numbers are made in order. For example, 1 (United States) -626 (Los Angeles) -1234567 (local phone number).

The local telephone number can be a cellular phone number. In some countries, such as Taiwan, there is no area code for cellular numbers. For example, when using a Taiwanese cellular phone number as a phone code or search code, the country code number of Taiwan is "886" and the cellular phone number is "912-345-678". The phone code of the e-mail address must therefore be "886912345678", and the search code that must be entered to retrieve such an e-mail address with the corresponding phone code must also be "886912345678". The cellular phone can thus be used to enter a search code at a code location displayed on the screen of the cellular phone connecting to the Internet via a wireless communication network.

Key in the search code "Country Code Number-Area Code Number-Local Phone Number" into the code location 21 of the search request webpage 20 (if there is no area code number, you must key in the area code number). Without simply keying in a country code number and a local phone number), as shown in FIG. 4, the web page programs 200, 201, 202, 203, and 204 execute program instructions one after the other, Execution of program instructions of the programs 300, 301, 302, 303, 304 immediately executes a comparison of the search code with the corresponding email address and phone code stored in the information database 40. If any of the phone codes stored in the information database 40 is found to match exactly the search code entered in the code location 21 of the search request webpage 20, then the specific email address assigned to the found phone code Is sent immediately to the SMTP email server 50 of the email sender S via the Internet I, and the email of the email sender S is received via the Internet I via the SMTP email server 50. ) Is sent to the POP email server 60.

Thus, the recipient R can download and access an email from the email sender S from his POP email server 60. Further, if after executing the programs 300, 301, 302, 303, 304 of the search program 30, it is found that there is no telephone code of the information database 40 that matches the search code, the program 305 is notified to notify the e-mail sender S. The search request web page 20 immediately sends a command such as "Please enter the correct phone number combination again", and the email sender S must enter another correct phone number combination to continue another comparison search.

Referring to FIG. 6, which illustrates an alternative method of the email address retrieval method according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention described above, the search website 10 'is linked to a plurality of website servers 11', Each website includes an information database 40 'where a plurality of emails, such as email addresses and their telephone codes, individually store identifiers. In other words, the information database 40 'of the search website 10' is greatly expanded.

Therefore, step (c) of the email address retrieval method according to the alternative method of the first preferred embodiment

(c-1) simultaneously searching for a numerical search code in a plurality of information databases, and

(c-2) matching a search code with a phone code stored in an information database to retrieve an individual phone code that exactly matches the search code and retrieve a corresponding email identifier, such as an email address assigned to that individual phone code. It further comprises a step.

In a first alternative method, the retrieval process is performed by comparing the entered numeric retrieval code with each stored telephone code representing a unique website from a plurality of information databases 40 '. If the numeric search code matches any of the stored phone codes, a search result is obtained that includes the specified email address that the phone code represents. The email prepared by the user, such as the email sender S, will then be automatically sent to the user's SMTP email server 50 ', and the email will eventually be sent to the POP email server 60' of the recipient R of the specified email address. Will be sent).

However, if the numeric retrieval code does not match all of the telephone codes stored in the information database 40 ', a web page automatically opens to the e-mail sender S to enter another numeric retrieval code, preferably the e-mail sender ( Tell S) that the previous search turned out to have no matching email address in the information database 40 '. Of course, the aforementioned communication process is generally implemented to be accomplished over the Internet.

Referring to Fig. 7, which illustrates an e-mail address retrieval method according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention, the second preferred embodiment is the first preferred embodiment described above except that an information center is introduced in step (a). This search method works on preloaded email handling software rather than on email handling websites. According to a second preferred embodiment, the email processing software 70 is preloaded into the user's computer system P, which is connected to a particular server via the Internet, and the email processing software 70 is connected to the email sender S. And a search request interface that provides a code location 71 including an area that allows a user to enter a numeric search code into the email processing software 70 to execute the search and matching process of step (c). An information database 40 that stores e-mail identifiers such as e-mail addresses and corresponding telephone codes is provided to a server connected to the Internet to which the user's computer system connects.

Similar to the first preferred embodiment, the retrieval process according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention stores each entered numeric search code in the server's information database 40 via the Internet, each phone representing an individual email address. This is done by comparing with the code.

If the entered numeric search code matches any of the stored phone codes, a search result is obtained that includes the specified email address that the phone code represents. The email of the email sender S in addition to the designated email address will then be sent to the SMTP email server 50 of the recipient R, which in turn sends the email to the recipient's POP email server 60 via the Internet. Thereafter, the recipient R can retrieve the email from the email sender S by downloading it from his POP email server 60 over the Internet.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7, when the email sender S chooses to send an email according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, the email sender S may send email processing software 70 in his computer. ), You can enter a specific phone number combination, "Country Code Number + Area Code Number + Local Phone Number" as the search code.

E.g,

(a) 1 (country code of the United States) -626 (area code of Los Angeles) -1234567 (local telephone number of recipient (R)), so the search code is "16261234567", or

(b) 886 (Taiwan's country code) -912-345-678 (Taiwan's recipient R's cellular phone number), thus the search code is "886912345678".

The e-mail sender S completes the e-mail and connects the user to the information database 40 of the server via the Internet using a wired transmission method such as a local telephone line or a TV cable or a wireless transmission method such as a cellular phone, a PDA or a satellite phone. When a search code is entered in the code location 71 of the email processing software 70 of the computer system P, the search program 80 installed in the user's computer system P is activated to retrieve the search code from the information database 40. Start a comparison search that matches all phone codes stored in the < RTI ID = 0.0 > and < / RTI > The combination is a country code + area code, which can be the recipient (R), that is, the phone number of an individual who is the registrant of an individual email address, or the phone number of a corporation. + Is made in local phone number order.

If any of the telephone codes stored in the information database 40 is found to match exactly with the search code entered in the code location 71 of the email processing software 70, the email of the email sender S is sent to the Internet I. Is sent immediately to the SMTP email server 50, and then the SMTP email server 50 will then send the email to the recipient R's POP email server 60 via the Internet < RTI ID = 0.0 > I. < / RTI > Thus, the recipient R can download and access the email from the email sender S at his POP email server 60.

Further, if it is found that there is no telephone code of the information database 40 that matches the search code, the email prepared by the email sender S is not sent to any recipient R. The search program 80 then immediately sends a command such as "Please enter the correct phone number combination again" to the search processing software 70 to inform the e-mail sender S, which the e-mail sender S compares to another. You must enter another exact phone number combination to start the search.

A slight modification of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, the search process is accomplished by comparing the numeric search code entered in FIG. 8 with each telephone code stored in a plurality of information databases 40 'in different servers of the Internet. An alternative method of execution is illustrated. If the numeric search code matches any of the phone codes stored in any information database 40 ', then a search result is obtained that includes the specified email address assigned to the matching phone code. Then, the email prepared by the email sender S will be automatically sent to the SMTP email server 50 of the email sender S, and the email is finally sent to the recipient R having the email address of the recipient R. Will be sent to the POP email server 60. In an alternative method of the second embodiment, it is mentioned that the email delivery system uses the email processing software 70 as a computer-user interface rather than a POP email system, i.e., a web page.

If the numeric retrieval code does not match any telephone code stored in any information database 40 ', an instruction is sent to the email processing software S to request the email sender S to enter a different numeric retrieval code. Preferably, the email sender S is informed that the previous search has been found to have no matching email address in the information database 40 '. Of course, the aforementioned communication process is generally implemented to be accomplished over the Internet.

As described above, the present invention provides a method for retrieving an email address by using a unique telephone code for an email account, thereby reducing the trouble and troubles caused by searching or accessing a long email address. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that the embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings and described above are merely exemplary and are not limiting.

Accordingly, it will be appreciated that the object of the present invention has been achieved completely and effectively. All embodiments have been described and illustrated to illustrate the functional and structural principles of the present invention and may be changed without departing from such principles. Therefore, the present invention includes all modifications included within the spirit and scope of the following claims.

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A method of retrieving email addresses from a web-based email system. (a) providing at least one database of information to a website server that is connected to the Internet and includes a search program and a search request web page having a code location, wherein the plurality of email addresses stored in the information database are each Individually assigned with a particular numeric telephone code comprising a successive combination of the registrant's country code number, area code number and local telephone number of the respective email address; (b) receive a search request from the email sender as a numeric search code for an email to be sent by the mail sender is entered at the code location of the website server, the search code also being a country code number, area code; Including a combination of a number and a local telephone number; (c) search the individual phone code in the information database that exactly matches the search code to obtain a corresponding email address assigned with the individual phone code, the search code being compared with the phone code stored in the information database. Matching; And (d) sending the email over the Internet to the corresponding email address assigned with the respective telephone code that matches the search code Email search method comprising a. In claim 1, The search code is input through a wireless communication device that accesses the Internet via a wireless communication network, And the code location is displayed on the screen of the wireless communication device. In claim 1, The search code is input through a computer system connected to the Internet, And wherein the code location is displayed on a monitor of the computer system. In claim 1, Wherein said local phone number is a cellular phone number. In claim 4, The cellular phone number does not have an area code. And a region code number for combining the search code and the individual search is not required. A method for retrieving e-mail addresses from a Post Office Protocol type email system. (a) providing an information database of at least one server connected with an email sender's computer system via the Internet, wherein the email processing software and retrieval program are preloaded into a computer system connected to the server via the Internet; The email processing software provides a code location, wherein the plurality of email addresses stored in the information database each comprise a specific numeric telephone comprising a consecutive combination of the registrant's country code number, area code number and local phone number of the individual email address. Individually assigned with the code; (b) receive a search request from the email sender as a numeric search code for the mail to be sent by the mail sender is entered at the code location of the email processing software of the computer system, the search code also being a country code; Including a combination of number, area code number, and local telephone number; (c) search the individual phone code in the information database that exactly matches the search code to obtain a corresponding email address assigned with the individual phone code, the search code being compared with the phone code stored in the information database. Matching; And (d) sending the email over the Internet to the corresponding email address assigned with the respective telephone code that matches the search code Email search method comprising a. In claim 6, Step (d) is (d-1) transmitting the email to the SMTP type email server of the email sender via the Internet; (d-2) transmitting the email from the SMTP email server to the POP email server of the email address via the Internet; and (d-3) said registrant of said e-mail address downloading said e-mail from said POP-type e-mail server to another registrant's other computer system of said e-mail address assigned with said telephone code that matches said search code; The email search method further comprises. In claim 6, The search code is input through a wireless communication device that accesses the Internet via a wireless communication network, And the code location is displayed on the screen of the wireless communication device. In claim 7, The search code is input through a wireless communication device that accesses the Internet via a wireless communication network, And the code location is displayed on the screen of the wireless communication device. In claim 6, The search code is input through a computer system connected to the internet, And wherein the code location is displayed on a monitor of the computer system. In claim 7, The search code is input through a computer system connected to the internet, And wherein the code location is displayed on a monitor of the computer system. In claim 6, And the local telephone number is a cellular phone number. In claim 12, If the cellular phone number has no area code, an area code number for combining the search code with the individual search code is not required. An e-mail receiving device of a registrant each registered with an e-mail address; At least one website server including a search request web page having an information database, a search program, and a code location connected to the Internet; And At least one email sending device capable of sending a search request as the code location is displayed and a numeric search code for an email to be sent from the email sending device by the email sender is entered at the code location Including; The email address is stored in the information database, and each email address is assigned a specific numeric telephone code comprising a consecutive combination of the registrant's country code number, area code number and local telephone number of the individual email address. , The search code also includes a combination of country code number, area code number, and local phone number, and searches for an individual phone code in the information database that exactly matches the search code to be assigned with the respective phone code. In order to send the email to the email receiving device of an email address, the search code is matched with the phone code stored in the information database by the search program. Email retrieval system. The method of claim 14, The email sending device is a wireless communication device for connecting to the Internet via a wireless communication network, And the code location is displayed on the screen of the wireless communication device. The method of claim 14, The email sending device and the email receiving device are wireless communication devices that connect to the Internet via a wireless communication network, respectively. And the code location is displayed on the screen of the wireless communication device. The method of claim 14, And the local telephone number is a cellular phone number. The method of claim 17, If the cellular phone number does not have an area code, an area code number for combining the search code with the individual search code is not required. Registrant's email receiving device, each registered with an email address and connected to a POP-type email server via the Internet, At least one server comprising an information database connected to the Internet, and At least one email sending device connected to the STMP type email server via the Internet and preloaded with email processing software and a retrieval program; Including; Said email address is stored in said information database, each said email address is assigned a specific numeric telephone code comprising a consecutive combination of said registrant's country code number, area code number and local telephone number of said email address, The email processing software provides a code location, the email sender inputs a search code to the email sending device by entering a numeric search code in the code location for an email to be sent from the email sending device, and the search code also It contains a combination of country code number, area code number, and local phone number. The retrieval code is stored in the information database by the retrieval program to retrieve the individual telephone code in the information database that exactly matches the retrieval code and send the e-mail to the SMTP type email server via the Internet. Matched with a telephone code, and then the email is sent from the SMTP-type email server to the POP-type email server of the email receiving device of the corresponding email address assigned with the individual telephone code, wherein the email receiving device is The email can be downloaded from the POP-type email server Email retrieval system. The method of claim 19, The email sending device is a wireless communication device for connecting to the Internet via a wireless communication network, And the code location is displayed on the screen of the wireless communication device. The method of claim 19, The email sending device and the email receiving device are wireless communication devices that connect to the Internet via a wireless communication network, respectively. And the code location is displayed on the screen of the wireless communication device. The method of claim 19, And the local telephone number is a cellular phone number. In claim 22 If the cellular phone number does not have an area code, an area code number for combining the search code with the individual search code is not required.