108 results about "Mailing list" patented technology

A method for enabling users to exchange group electronic mail by establishing individual profiles and criteria, for determining personalized subsets within a group. Users establish subscriptions to an electronic mailing list by specifying user profile data and acceptance criteria data to screen other users. When a user subscribes, a web server establishes and stores an individualized recipient list including each matching subscriber and their degree of one-way or mutual match with the user. When the user then sends a message to the mailing list, an email server retrieves 100% her matches and then optionally filters her recipient list down to a message distribution list using each recipient's message criteria. The message is then distributed to matching users. Additionally, email archives and information contributions from users are stored in a database. A web server creates an individualized set of web pages for a user from the database, containing contributions only from users in his recipient list. In other embodiments, users apply one-way or mutual criteria matching and message profile criteria to other group forums, such as web-based discussion boards, chat, online clubs, USENET newsgroups, voicemail, instant messaging, web browsing side channel communities, and online gaming rendezvous.

A method, apparatus, and system are directed towards seeding a user's contacts for their online social network. The invention is arranged to automatically recommend to the user a set of seed contacts that the user may employ to invite to join their social network. The set of seed contacts may be harvested from the user's existing portal activities, as well as other sources. In one embodiment, the invention analyzes portal activity, such as email exchanges with the user, and the like, to determine a frequency of contact with the user. Other sources may include but not be limited to emails, names within an address book of the user, names within an address book of another person, a buddy list, an instant messaging list, an activity, a mailing list, an online discussion group, a membership in a category, chat group, and the like.

An active deterrence method and system deter rogue cyber activity targeting one or more protected legitimate users (PLUs). Methodologies and/or techniques are included to establish a PLU registry and/or enable a PLU to bear an identifying mark; detect rogue cyber activity; issue warnings to one or more rogue users (RUs) that target or attack PLUs with the detected rogue cyber activity; detect non-complying RUs that ignore or otherwise fail to comply with the warnings; and deploy one or more active deterrence mechanisms against the non-complying RUs. One active deterrence mechanism includes deploying a plurality of scripts to each PLU, and executing the scripts to issue complaints and request the non-complying RUs to clean their mailing lists of all PLUs. Other active deterrence mechanisms include alerting unaware business affiliates of the RUs, and notifying victims or law enforcement authorities of unlawful rogue cyber activity.

Advanced prospecting features for generating targeted business-to-business sales leads and mailing lists allow users to save time and money by having the ability to preview all leads prior to purchasing, by suppressing previously licensed lists against new lists, by analyzing a list prior to purchasing it, searching on both primary and secondary standard industry classification (SIC) codes, and by having the ability to dedupe duplicate records in a list.

A system and method for providing profile data representing profiles of potential customers of a business enterprise. The system is based on an application service provider architecture, where the business enterprise accesses the profile data via the Internet using a web browser. The system is capable of using internal data of the business enterprise generated by a variety of accounting, sales, and enterprise planning tools.

A system and method for rescoring records in a mailing list, wherein each of the records in the mailing list is associated with a common predefined score. A system is provided that includes a merge system for merging data from a database to records in the mailing list to create a merged mailing list; an analysis and modeling system for analyzing the merged mailing list, identifying a set of variables, and generating a model based on the set of variables; and a rescoring system for applying the model to each record in the merged mailing list in order to rescore each record.

A multiple tier system is provided for classifying the safety level of an electronic message. The multiple tier system can include safety classification levels of safe, medium safe, and unsafe. Display settings associated with each safety level govern how messages are initially displayed to a user. A user interface distinguishes messages using a safety information interface. The safety information interface provides information about the message and allows a user to provide input regarding the desirability of the message. Upon receiving user input, the safety level of the message may be changed and other processing related to the message can be performed. The system also provides a mechanism for detecting and unsubscribing from a mailing list.

A method of combining mail streams in a printing finishing process including the acts of generating a master mailing list having a sequence, forming a fist mail stream, forming a second mail stream, and combining the first mail stream and the second mail stream according to the sequence of the master mailing list.

A mailing list is created including destination addresses for mailpieces to be submitted to a carrier service for delivery. A unique mailpiece identifier associated with mailpieces on the mailing list is generated by the carrier or other trusted third party. The unique mailpiece identifier is printed on the mailpiece with which it is associated. The mailpieces with the printed unique identifier are submitted to the carrier service. The carrier service obtains the printed unique identifier from the mailpiece. The obtained unique identifier from each said mailpiece is utilized to verify that data associated with the mailpiece has been processed by the carrier or trusted third party. When the unique number has been obtained from the mailpieces, the carrier service, if desired, may note this fact in the carrier records to prevent reuse of the unique identifier. The carrier service as part of issuing the unique identification may: charge the mailer's account of other fund depository for the carrier service charges associated with the mailpiece; and/or, assign a destination delivery code; and/or, provide address hygiene for the mailpiece; and/or change of address processing. When the unique identifier is obtained from the mailpiece, a delivery point destination code may be printed on the mailpiece, based on the corrected address. As an alternative, the destination delivery code may be provided to the mailer with the unique mailpiece identifier to be printed on the mailpiece by the mailer. Various cryptographic techniques may be employed to authenticate the mailer and the carrier service and to protect the transmitted information between the parties. The payment for the carrier services can be implemented prior in time to the entry of the mailpieces to the carrier service mailstream. Unauthorized mailpieces may be out sorted early in the carrier service processing procedure.

A system and method are described for eliminating unsolicited electronic mail, comprising a computer systems, a database of account identifiers and passwords, a database of blocked mail list addresses, an address book database containing known approved addresses, an override identifier code, and a program means for connecting to a mail server, retrieving messages, testing originating address for a match with addresses in a database of blocked mail addresses, testing originating address for a match with addresses in a database of acceptable addresses, testing message subject line for presence of an override identifier code or specific acceptable subject line word, updating blocked mail list with new rejected addresses, updating address book with new acceptable addresses from messages having override identifier code, deleting messages from senders on blocked list, and sending remainder of messages to a holding folder for aging and potential review and reading if desired by the user.

An active deterrence method and system deter rogue cyber activity targeting one or more protected legitimate users (PLUs). Methodologies and/or techniques are included to establish a PLU registry and/or enable a PLU to bear an identifying mark; detect rogue cyber activity; issue warnings to one or more rogue users (RUs) that target or attack PLUs with the detected rogue cyber activity; detect non-complying RUs that ignore or otherwise fail to comply with the warnings; and deploy one or more active deterrence mechanisms against the non-complying RUs. One active deterrence mechanism includes deploying a plurality of scripts to each PLU, and executing the scripts to issue complaints and request the non-complying RUs to clean their mailing lists of all PLUs. Other active deterrence mechanisms include alerting unaware business affiliates of the RUs, and notifying victims or law enforcement authorities of unlawful rogue cyber activity.

An e-mail attachment as a one-time clickable link reduces the overhead of sending a potentially large number of e-mails with potentially large attachments to a mailing list. A method of providing the subscribers to the mailing list with the same information just as secure by the use of a one-time clickable link is provided.

Email messages in a mailing list for an organization are monitored and filtered (or queued for moderation) based on predetermined characteristics of the message. A manager of the mailing list can later determine whether the queued messages should be approved and distributed to the intended recipients or rejected and prevented from being distributed. Alternatively, an automatic decision is made to approve or reject messages based on the predetermined characteristics. The predetermined characteristics include: the size of the mailing list; the size of the email message; the existence of specified words (such as a product name or a specific word such as “confidential”) within the message; no subject line; the sender has sent too many messages already; and the email address matches a list.

A method that enables the mailer (sender) to automatically receive updated and computerized address information that can be used for automatic, real-time correction of address data in mailer's mailing lists.

An electronic mailbox address book management system and a method for the same are proposed. The address book management system has a mailing list database, a multimedia recording module and an editing module. The mailing list database stores a plurality of mailing lists. The multimedia recording module makes files in multimedia formats. The editing module is used to edit the mailing lists stored in the mailing list database. In the address book management method, the editing module edits the mailing lists with text messages, and the multimedia recording module makes files in multimedia formats into the mailing lists.

A mailing list test service is disclosed that involves at least one postal mailing list, the at least one postal mailing list including information about a plurality of list members. The service includes sending an e-mail message to each of at least a subset of list members. At least one response is received, and a determination of whether to select the postal mailing list for use in a postal mailing list campaign is made based on the at least one response.

Virtual goods, such as Facebook credits or Farmville animals, are offered as an incentive to acquire new customers or reacquire former customers. Using a simple click-through process, a customer may receive a given number of virtual credits, or a particular virtual item, upon satisfying a given requirement, such as a purchase above a given amount, a subscription to a mailing list, submission of a preference profile, and so on. Initial tests have indicated that a substantial number of customers prefer receiving such virtual items in lieu of a cash rebate or other cash-based discount, even when the actual cost associated with the virtual item is the same as, or lower than the amount of the cash-based discount. In a preferred embodiment, a third-party campaign manager facilitates the execution and management of the incentive campaign.

System and method for the addressing of mail pieces by a variable printing system. Information allowing a mail piece to be associated with a mailing list of address information is printed on the mail piece prior to processing of the piece by a variable printing system. As the piece is processed by the variable printing system, the information printed on the piece is read and used to identify a mailing list from among a plurality of available mailing lists. Address information for that mail piece is obtained from the identified mailing list and printed on the mail piece by the variable printing system.

Techniques for generating a direct mailing list based on visitors to a web page include storing multiple direct mailing lists, each direct mailing list being associated with a respective web page identifier. A request is made for a location of a device displaying the web page via a client-side script embedded in the web page. A set of geographic coordinates including a latitude coordinate and a longitude coordinate is received in response to the request. A property address corresponding to a parcel of property located at the set of geographic coordinates is determined based on the set of geographic coordinates and a deliverable address is determined based on the property address. The direct mailing list is identified based on the web page identifier of the web page and the deliverable address is added to the direct mailing list.

The invention related to a postcard or information carrier, comprising one or more peripheral sides capable of being folded onto a first side and joined, forming a receiving space for a data carrier, wherein the one or more peripheral sides cannot be opened unintentionally and the data carrier cannot be lost. The invention also provides a method of generating a customer database, comprising mailing or delivering a postcard to an addressee, wherein the postcard includes a reply postcard that requires information to be furnished by the addressee, and having a data carrier that includes information of interest to the addressee, receiving the reply postcard from the addressee, converting the information into computer-readable format to generate a customer database based on the information furnished by the addressee, and using the customer database to generate a mailing list to solicit or send further information or products to the addressee.

Methods and systems for brokering under-utilized amenities and assets of private clubs. In tougher economic times, private clubs may face economy-related membership attrition and overall revenue shortfalls. A marketplace for trading available assets and amenities among a controlled audience in a simple, orderly manner for private clubs may help private clubs endure economic downturns. Revenue may be generated from the sale of mailing lists of members, percentages of asset sales, related amenity sales, or sales of other services reserved or made through the site. In addition, a network and community of committed, affluent subscribers may benefit from such a marketplace through forums, chats, discussions and blogs to further foster their relationships. Vendors seeking to make targeted advertisements may also find such a community beneficial.