Method apparatus and business system for online communications with online and offline recipients
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First Claim
1. A method for providing individual online presences for a each of a plurality of members of a group of members by an interface server computer comprising the steps of:
- maintaining a database comprising information associated with each of said plurality of members at a database system connected to said interface server computer;
allotting individual URLS to each of said plurality of members by associating an individual URL with each individual member of said plurality of members in said database system;
associating an individual home page for each said individual member of said plurality of members with said individual URL allotted to said individual member in said database system, said individual home page comprising information from said database associated with said individual member;
a first control for submitting a comment about said individual member; and
a second control separate from said first control for sending a message other than said comment to said individual member;
receiving by said interface server an online request for said individual URL from a requesting source;
providing said individual home page by said interface server computer to said requesting source.
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Abstract
The present invention comprises a method, apparatus and business system for allowing on-line communications with members of a group of recipients for whom the invention has been implemented. A group may, for example, comprise members of a particular business or profession. For example, a group may consist of doctors admitted to practice medicine in the United States. Individual members of the group may or may not have existing internet presences. The invention allows online users to communicate with each member of a given group regardless of whether or not the member has an existing internet presence. In one or more embodiments, the invention does so by setting up a database of contact information for members of the group, creating an internet presence for each member of such group, creating an on-line user interface allowing a user to access the member'"'"'s created internet presence, and providing means of communications between the created internet presence and the member recipient.
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1. A method for providing individual online presences for a each of a plurality of members of a group of members by an interface server computer comprising the steps of:
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maintaining a database comprising information associated with each of said plurality of members at a database system connected to said interface server computer; allotting individual URLS to each of said plurality of members by associating an individual URL with each individual member of said plurality of members in said database system; associating an individual home page for each said individual member of said plurality of members with said individual URL allotted to said individual member in said database system, said individual home page comprising information from said database associated with said individual member;
a first control for submitting a comment about said individual member; and
a second control separate from said first control for sending a message other than said comment to said individual member;receiving by said interface server an online request for said individual URL from a requesting source; providing said individual home page by said interface server computer to said requesting source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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Current AssigneeEveryMD LLC
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Original AssigneeFrank M Weyer, Troy K Javaher
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InventorsWeyer, Frank Michael, Javaher, Troy Kurosh
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Primary Examiner(s)Ismail, Shawki S
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Application NumberUS11/623,132Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,086 DaysField of Search709/203, 709217-219, 709/206US Class Current709/203CPC Class CodesG06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling tech...G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management o...H04L 2101/37 E-mail addressesH04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in p...H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e....H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. ad...H04L 61/30 Managing network names, e.g...H04L 61/50 Address allocationH04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-part...H04M 2201/60 Medium conversionH04M 2203/4536 Voicemail combined with tex...H04M 3/567 Multimedia conference systems
