Sender-paid electronic messaging

Details Sender-paid electronic messaging Sender-paid electronic messaging

1998-01-05

2000-04-04

Cosimano, Edward R.

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

For cost/price

379 9324, 705 32, 705 34, G06F 1760

Patent

active

060472723

ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a messaging system, and method of operation thereof, which provides message recipients with control over the delivery of message and charges the cost of a message to the sender of the message. A message is received at a messaging server from a sender system, the message including an indication of a recipient system. A notification message is transmitted to the recipient system, allowing the message recipient to determine whether they desire the message to be delivered. If so, an activation message is received from the recipient system and the message is transmitted to the recipient system. A charge for the message is assessed to the sender of the message. The message is stored in the messaging server until the activation message is received. At least a portion of the assessed charge may be credited or debited to the recipient of the message. The message may include any type of electronic information, such as text, graphics, video and audio information, and may be encrypted or unencrypted.

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patent: 5508817 (1996-04-01), Kunigami
patent: 5675507 (1997-10-01), Bobo, II
patent: 5768521 (1998-06-01), Dedrick
patent: 5771289 (1998-06-01), Kuzma
patent: 5870549 (1999-02-01), Bob, II

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