US 2006/0190542 A1 · Simplified email system

Abstract

Email communication between an elderly individual and registered friends and family is facilitated by displaying photographs received by email from registrants on a monitor display screen, displaying visual indicators on said screen in association with photographs of registrants from whom emails have been received, and providing a selection means for selecting a photograph having an associated visual indicator. Upon selection, text emails received from registrants are converted to an audio format and the emails are played. The individual can also send recorded emails to a registrant whose photograph is selected. When an individual initially registers with the system, an email is sent to the user's primary account manager, e.g., a relative, who sends a photograph to the user and invites the user's friends to register and send a photograph to the user's email address.

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Dependent claims

A system for electronic mail communication between an elderly user and registrants comprising:

a) a computer;
b) a monitor with a display screen;
c) client software executable on said computer for sending and receiving emails between the user and a plurality of registrants;
d) software executable on said computer for displaying registrant photographs on the display screen and associating the photographs with registrant email addresses;
e) software executable on said computer for displaying visual indicators associated with the photographs to indicate when an email is received from one or more registrants;
f) selection means for selecting photographs with a displayed visual indicator;
and
g) audio output means for playing email messages received from registrants upon selection of photographs displaying visual indicators.

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