US2006179112A1PendingUtilityA1

Method, apparatus and business system for online communications with online and offline recipients

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Nov 23, 1999Filed: Dec 29, 2003Published: Aug 10, 2006
Est. expiryNov 23, 2019(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Frank Michael WeyerTroy Kurosh Javaher
G06F 16/951H04M 2203/4536H04L 65/403H04M 2201/60H04M 3/567H04L 51/00H04L 51/48G06Q 10/107H04L 2101/37H04L 51/42H04L 61/50H04L 61/30
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Abstract

The present invention comprises a method, apparatus and business system for allowing on-line communications with members of a group of recipients for whom the invention has been implemented. A group may, for example, comprise members of a particular business or profession. For example, a group may consist of doctors admitted to practice in the United States. Individual members of the group may or may not have existing internet presences (such as an e-mail address or website). The invention allows online users to communicate with each member of a given group regardless of whether or not the member has an existing online presence. In one or more embodiments, the invention does so by setting up a database of contact information for members of the group, creating an internet presence for each member of the group, creating an online interface allowind a user to access the member's created internet presence, and providing means of communications between the created internet presence and the member recipient.

Claims

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         12 . A method for providing an online presence for a first member of a group of members comprising the steps of: 
 maintaining a database comprising information associated with said first member;    allotting a first URL to said first member;    associating a first website with said first URL, said first website comprising information from said database associated with said first member; a first control for sending a message to said first member; and a second control for submitting a comment about said first member;    receiving an online request for said first URL from a requesting source;    providing said first website to said requesting source.    
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  further comprising the step of providing a message entry interface in response to activation of said first control.  
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12  further comprising the step of providing a comment entry interface in response to activation of said second control.  
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12  further comprising a link to an existing website of said first member.  
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 12  wherein said first website further comprises rating information associated with said first member.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12  wherein said first website further comprises a control for submitting rating information for said first member.  
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 12  further comprising the step of providing a rating entry interface in response to activation of a control of said first website.  
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising the step of receiving a message entered into said message entry interface.  
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising the step of receiving a comment entered into said comment entry interface.  
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 18  further comprising the step of receiving rating information entered into said rating entry interface.  
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 12  further comprising the step of sending a message to an existing e-mail address for said first member.

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