System and method for anonymous mail delivery services
AssigneeEmbarq Holdings Company, LLC
InventorKoushik Chatterjee
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Abstract
A process for providing anonymous mail services including receiving mail to be delivered to a recipient, where the mail includes an identifier of the recipient and does not include an address or indicia of an address, looking up an address of the recipient using the identifier of the recipient, and delivering the mail to the address of the recipient. The identifier of the recipient may be an alphanumeric code. Looking up an address of the recipient may include querying a database to locate the address of the recipient. Querying the database may include querying a database over a network such as the Internet.
Claims34
A system for enabling anonymous mail services, said system comprising:
- a database configured to store data records including an identifier and address;
- and
- a computing system in communication with said database, said computing system configured to:
- generate a user interface enabling a user to enter an identifier associated with a recipient of a mail item;
- receive the identifier associated with the mail item to retrieve an address to where the mail item is to be delivered;
- query said database with the identifier to locate a data record including the identifier,
- receive an address contained in the data record including the identifier, and
- communicate the address to the user via the user interface.
A method for enabling anonymous mail services, said method comprising:
- generating a user interface enabling a user to enter an identifier associated with a recipient of a mail item;
- receiving the identifier associated with the mail item from the user to retrieve an address to where the mail item is to be delivered;
- locating a data record including the identifier,
- retrieving an address contained in the data record including the identifier, and
- communicating the address to the user.
A method for providing anonymous mail services, said method comprising:
- receiving mail to be delivered to a recipient, the mail including an identifier of the recipient and not including an address or indicia of an address;
- looking up an address of the recipient using the identifier of the recipient;
- and
- delivering the mail to the address of the recipient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.