Web-based communications addressing system and method
OwnerRobert Hallinventor
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for sending and receiving authorized messages from a sender to a recipient in a network utilizing a Web-based mail server. The Web-based mail server communicates with a user via HTML or another general purpose language. The mail system makes use of a channelized address to send the message from the sender to the recipient. The channelized address comprises a common address portion that indicates the identity of the recipient in the network and a channel identifier portion for verifying that the message is authorized for delivery to the recipient.
Claims33
A server for handling messages transmitted to and from a plurality of clients over a network, the messages having addresses attached to them, the server comprising:
- a network interface for communicating with the clients by transferring a markup language using a network protocol;
- a mail server for sending and receiving messages over the network;
- a channels assignment manager for assigning channel identifiers to be used as parts of the addresses;
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- a channels gateway for determining whether messages are authorized messages based upon said channel identifiers.
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A method for presenting a message to a recipient in a network, the message having an address for sending the message from a sender to the recipient wherein the address comprises a common address portion that indicates the identity of the recipient in the network and a channel identifier portion for verifying that the message is authorized, the method comprising the step of:
- transmitting to the recipient for simultaneous display, information in the message and an identification of at least one correspondent from whom messages containing the channel identifier portion of the address are authorized.
A method for authenticating mail sent through a network from a first correspondent to a second correspondent, comprising:
- assigning a channel identifier for use by the first correspondent in sending messages addressed to the second correspondent;
- storing said channel identifier in an open channel database;
- receiving through the network from the first correspondent a message addressed using a modified address of the second correspondent wherein said channel identifier is added to an address identifying the second correspondent in the network;
- verifying that the channel identifier in the modified address is in the open channel database, and
- transmitting though the network to the second correspondent for simultaneous display information derived from the message and information derived from the open channel database.
A method for presenting a message to a recipient in a network, the message having an address to send the message from a sender to the recipient wherein the address comprises a common address portion that indicates the identity of the recipient in the network and a channel identifier portion for verifying that the message is authorized for delivery to the recipient, the method comprising the step of:
- transmitting to the recipient for simultaneous display, an email administration pane and a channel administration pane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.