WO2001097473A1 - Procede et dispositif d'adressage de courrier electronique - Google Patents

Procede et dispositif d'adressage de courrier electronique Download PDF

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WO2001097473A1
WO2001097473A1 PCT/NL2001/000313 NL0100313W WO0197473A1 WO 2001097473 A1 WO2001097473 A1 WO 2001097473A1 NL 0100313 W NL0100313 W NL 0100313W WO 0197473 A1 WO0197473 A1 WO 0197473A1
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Saskia Stefanie Hoskens
Wilhelmus Leonardus Peter Marie Hermans
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Saskia Stefanie Hoskens
Hermans Wilhelmus Leonardus Pe
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L61/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L51/00—User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
    • H04L51/48—Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L61/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
    • H04L61/30—Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L2101/00—Indexing scheme associated with group H04L61/00
    • H04L2101/30—Types of network names
    • H04L2101/38—Telephone uniform resource identifier [URI]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L2101/00—Indexing scheme associated with group H04L61/00
    • H04L2101/60—Types of network addresses
    • H04L2101/604—Address structures or formats
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L51/00—User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
    • H04L51/21—Monitoring or handling of messages
    • H04L51/224—Monitoring or handling of messages providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages

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  • the aim is a simple, unambiguous and clear manner of electronic addressing which can be used to dispatch electronic messages in e.g. both e-mail format and fax format.
  • an electronic message e.g. an e-mail message
  • the telephone number of a recipient is incorporated in the electronic address, which can, for example, be an e-mail address or a fax address.
  • the electronic address can, for example, be an e-mail address or a fax address.
  • the telephone number in particular is suitable for unambiguous addressing, since this is a worldwide, known, applied, standardized and uniform coding system.
  • the numbers can be looked up via various public information sources. Because of the highly intensive database management of the telephone directories, telephone number surveys are very much kept up to date. Moreover, the hierarchy of telephone numbers lends itself especially to the use of e-mail addressing, because there is great similarity between the two.
  • the invention further relates to a system for dispatching an electronic message, e.g. an e-mail message, from a sender to an electronic address, for example an e-mail address, of a recipient who also has a telephone line associated with a specific telephone number, characterised in that the system is designed for deducing a telephone number from the electronic address of the electronic message and, on the basis of-said telephone numbers, directing the message towards the recipient.
  • an electronic message e.g. an e-mail message
  • the invention can be implemented using PCs located in users* homes or offices and using a server, which supports the functionality. Even though such computer facilities are well known, Figure 1 here represents a general structure of these.
  • Figure 1 shows a computer facility 1 comprising a processor 2 for performing arithmetic operations.
  • the processor 2 is connected to a number of memory components, including a hard disk 5, Read Only Memory (ROM) 7, Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM) 9 and Random Access Memory (RAM) 11. Not all these types of memory necessarily need to be present. Furthermore, they need not be physically located close to the processor 2. They can also be located some distance away.
  • ROM Read Only Memory
  • EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
  • RAM Random Access Memory
  • the processor 2 is also linked to means for inputting instructions, data, etc. by a user, such as a keyboard 13 and a mouse 15.
  • Other input means such as a touch screen, a tracker ball and/or speech converter, which are known to those skilled in the art, can also be used,
  • a read unit 17 linked to the processor 2 is provided.
  • the read unit 17 is designed for reading data from, and possibly storing them on, a data carrier such as a floppy disk 19 or a CD-ROM 21.
  • Other data carriers can involve e.g. DVDs, as known to those skilled in the art.
  • the processor 2 is also linked to a printer 23, for printing output data to paper, and to a display unit 3, for example a monitor or LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen or any other type of display unit known to those skilled in the art.
  • a printer 23 for printing output data to paper
  • a display unit 3 for example a monitor or LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen or any other type of display unit known to those skilled in the art.
  • LCD Liquid Crystal Display
  • the processor 2 is linked to a communications network 27, for example the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network), a local network (LAN network), a wide area networik (WAN), etc. by means of input/output means 25.
  • the processor 2 is designed for communicating with other communications devices via the network 27.
  • computers e.g. PCs
  • the processor can be implemented as a stand-alone system or as a number of processors operating in parallel which are each designed for performing subtasks of a larger programme, or as one or more main processors with various subprocess s. Sub-aspects of the functionality of the invention can even be performed, if desired, by remote processors which communicate with processor 2 via network 27.
  • the structure shown in the figure can apply both to the users' PCs and to the server, which supports the invention.
  • the e-mail address comprises just the telephone number.
  • the e-mail address may be built up als follows, including the subscriber's number, the area code and the country code: subscriber's number code, country code.
  • Extra additions may be provided but are less preferred since, then, they will make the e-mail address less easy to register and to apply (telephone numbers are already unique and registered internationally).
  • the telephone number can be associated with somebody's fixed hand-set, but can also be associated with the mobile telephone number. After all, if somebody has a WAP (wireless application protocol) phone, he/she can use this for mobile retrieval of information from an e-mail address.
  • WAP wireless application protocol
  • Automatic checks can be carried out to establish whether a telephone number input by a user actually exists. In the event of a non-existent telephone number this can be reported back to the user.
  • the e-mail sent can, in the customary manner, be stored on a server or be forwarded,
  • the recipient of the e-mail message automatically receives a message on the telephone number to be deduced from the e-mail address, for example on his telephone answering machine or in his voicemail box.
  • the recipient of the e-mail message can receive a message on a medium and at an address specified by the recipient. If the e-mail is not retrieved or cannot be forwarded, one option is for the sender automatically to receive a message, after a period to be defined in more detail, but preferably longer than a day, that the e-mail message cannot be received by the addressee.
  • the recipient is able to specify, in a personal table, which is stored in the memory and is associated with and linked to his/her telephone number, whether the e-mail is to be forwarded to a forwarding e-mail address to be specified in detail.
  • the owner of the telephone number can specify, in the personal table, whether this forwarding address, possibly supplemented with other personal information, may be displayed in a publicly accessible manner, thus allowing associated personal information to be obtained with the aid of the telephone number.
  • the person in question is able, with the aid of the telephone number and a password, to change his her personal settings or read his her incoming e-mail.
  • the various personal data are managed by their owner and need not be managed by the sender.
  • a website running, for instance, on a server of a telecommunication firm and having a list of registered, telephone numbers.
  • the telephone numbers which are also e-mail addresses of the associated subscriber are, then, arranged as hyperlink.
  • an electronic message can be addressed by means of the hyperlink coupling with the telephone number.
  • the user for instance, clicks with his mouse on a telephone number after which the hyperlink is activated and an e-mail program, such a Microsoft Outlook®, is started automatically at the premises of the user (in case this is not yet active).
  • an e-mail program running on the website itself may be activated in case this is not yet active.
  • An e-mail message to be sent including the associated e-mail address is automatically made and the user only has to input the content of the message and to transmit the e-mail message.
  • the message may be sent as a fax message.
  • a domain name may be added to the hyperlink, for instance, via a plug-in to which the message may be transmitted,
  • a CD-ROM or the like may be marketed storing the list of telephone numbers and associated hyperlinks to the e-mail addresses.
  • the user puts such a CD-ROM in his computer (or in a server of the Intranet to which he/she is connected) and, then, he obtains on his computer the same functionality as illustrated above which respect to the website of, for instance, the telecommunication firm.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé et un dispositif permettant de distribuer un courrier électronique, par exemple un message électronique, d'un expéditeur à l'adresse électronique d'un destinataire possédant une ligne téléphonique associée à un numéro de téléphone spécifique, caractérisés en ce que l'adresse électronique comprend au moins ce numéro de téléphone.
PCT/NL2001/000313 2000-04-20 2001-04-20 Procede et dispositif d'adressage de courrier electronique WO2001097473A1 (fr)

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WO2008096346A2 (fr) * 2007-02-08 2008-08-14 Barak Hirchson Système et procédé pour activer le transfert de données et communication entre personnes
DE102008004729A1 (de) * 2008-01-16 2009-07-23 T-Mobile Internationale Ag Verfahren zur Versendung einer E-Mail an eine beliebige Rufnummer

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GB2395401B (en) * 2002-11-09 2006-02-15 Intellprop Ltd Telecommunications services apparatus and methods
WO2008096346A2 (fr) * 2007-02-08 2008-08-14 Barak Hirchson Système et procédé pour activer le transfert de données et communication entre personnes
WO2008096346A3 (fr) * 2007-02-08 2008-09-25 Barak Hirchson Système et procédé pour activer le transfert de données et communication entre personnes
DE102008004729A1 (de) * 2008-01-16 2009-07-23 T-Mobile Internationale Ag Verfahren zur Versendung einer E-Mail an eine beliebige Rufnummer

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