Message delivery method and system
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorKazuhiro Sakata
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Abstract
A message delivery system allows a member to obtain a message delivery service at a designated time with easy operation. The message delivery system has an initialization function of initializing a list of member identification information. The list of member identification information is initialized at a predetermined initialization time. After the initialization, a member is registered in the list of member identification information in response to user request. A message is transmitted to the member newly registered in the list.
Claims38
A system for delivering a message to at least one member terminal via a network, comprising:
- a member memory storing a list of registered identification information of at least one member to which the message is to be delivered;
- an initialization time memory for storing a predetermined initialization time;
- and
- a manager for initializing the list of registered identification information at the predetermined initialization time.
A system comprising:
- a server;
- at least one member terminal;
- and
- a network,
- wherein the server comprises:
- a member memory for registering identification information of a user in response to a request of the user;
- an initialization time memory for storing at least one initialization time;
- a member manager for managing a list of identification information registered in the member memory such that, when a current time corresponds to one of said at least one initialization time, the list of identification information is initialized;
- and
- a transmission controller for transmitting a message through the network to a member terminal having identification information registered in the member memory.
A system comprising:
- a server;
- at least one member terminal;
- and
- a network,
- wherein the server comprises:
- a member memory for storing a list of identification information of registered members;
- a reserved member memory for storing a list of reserved member information including at least one reserved time designated by at least one member and identification information of said at least one member;
- an initialization time memory for storing at least one initialization time;
- a member manager for managing the list of identification information registered in the member memory and the list of reserved member information such that
- when a current time corresponds to one of said at least one initialization time, the list of identification information is initialized, and
- when the current time corresponds to one of said at least one reserved time, corresponding identification information is registered into the member memory;
- and
- a transmission controller for transmitting a message through the network to a member terminal having identification information registered in the member memory.
22 The system according to claim 14, wherein the member manager determines whether the current time corresponds to one of said at least one initialization time, and, after the list of identification information is initialized, continues to determine whether the current time corresponds to one of said at least one reserved time.
A method for delivering a message to at least one member terminal via a network, comprising the steps of:
- storing a list of registered identification information of at least one member to which the message is to be delivered;
- storing a predetermined initialization time;
- and
- initializing the list of registered identification information at the predetermined initialization time.
A method for delivering a message to at least one member terminal via a network, comprising the steps of:
- registering identification information of a member in a member memory in response to a request of the member;
- previously storing at least one initialization time in an initialization time memory;
- managing a list of identification information registered in the member memory such that, when a current time corresponds to one of said at least one initialization time, the list of identification information is initialized;
- and
- transmitting a message through the network to a member terminal having identification information registered in the member memory.
A method for delivering a message to at least one member terminal via a network, comprising the steps of:
- storing a list of identification information of registered members in a member memory;
- storing a list of reserved member information including at least one reserved time designated by at least one member and identification information of said at least one member in a reserved member memory;
- storing at least one initialization time in an initialization time memory;
- determining whether a current time corresponds to one of said at least one initialization time;
- when the current time corresponds to one of said at least one initialization time, initializing the list of identification information;
- determining whether the current time corresponds to one of said at least one reserved time;
- when the current time corresponds to one of said at least one reserved time, registering corresponding identification information into the member memory;
- and
- transmitting a message through the network to a member terminal having identification information registered in the member memory.
A program for instructing a computer to perform a message delivery operation of delivering a message to at least one member terminal via a network, the program comprising the steps of:
- storing a list of identification information of registered members in a member memory;
- storing a list of reserved member information including at least one reserved time designated by at least one member and identification information of said at least one member in a reserved member memory;
- storing at least one initialization time in an initialization time memory;
- determining whether a current time corresponds to one of said at least one initialization time;
- when the current time corresponds to one of said at least one initialization time, initializing the list of identification information;
- determining whether the current time corresponds to one of said at least one reserved time;
- when the current time corresponds to one of said at least one reserved time, registering corresponding identification information into the member memory;
- and
- transmitting a message through the network to a member terminal having identification information registered in the member memory.
A program for instructing a computer to perform a message delivery operation of delivering a message to at least one member terminal via a network, the program comprising the steps of:
- registering identification information of a member in a member memory in response to a request of the member;
- previously storing at least one initialization time in an initialization time memory;
- managing a list of identification information registered in the member memory such that, when a current time corresponds to one of said at least one initialization time, the list of identification information is initialized;
- and
- transmitting a message through the network to a member terminal having identification information registered in the member memory.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.