Method and system for creating and delivering group messages
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-017/00
G06K-005/00
G06F-015/16
출원번호
US-0830228
(2010-07-02)
등록번호
US-8807419
(2014-08-19)
발명자
/ 주소
Baker, Lynlee Caron
Dold, Elizabeth Thomas
출원인 / 주소
Baker, Lynlee Caron
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초록▼
A method and system for managing the creation and delivery of an electronic group message is disclosed. The electronic group message can be provided to two or more (i.e., a group) of signers to sign the electronic group message. Once signed, the electronic group message can be provided to one or mor
A method and system for managing the creation and delivery of an electronic group message is disclosed. The electronic group message can be provided to two or more (i.e., a group) of signers to sign the electronic group message. Once signed, the electronic group message can be provided to one or more recipients. Alternatively, the electronic group message can be provided from a signer to a plurality of recipients, where different recipients receive different messages. One type of electronic group message is an electronic card known as a care card.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for providing a card to a recipient, said method comprising: initiating an electronic card destined for a recipient; identifying a plurality of potential signers of the electronic card; notifying each of the potential signers of the electronic card;receiving personal messages for the ele
1. A method for providing a card to a recipient, said method comprising: initiating an electronic card destined for a recipient; identifying a plurality of potential signers of the electronic card; notifying each of the potential signers of the electronic card;receiving personal messages for the electronic card from a plurality of the potential signers;determining, by a computing device, whether any of the plurality of the potential signers have provided a gift for the recipient;modifying, by the computing device, the electronic card to include the personal messages from the signers;providing the modified electronic card, or a printed version thereof, to the recipient; determining whether the gift, if any, being provided by one or more of the signers is a donation to one or more charitable organizations; andproviding a donation receipt for tax deduction purposes to the signers that have made a donation if it is determined that the gift is a donation to one or more charitable organizations, the donation receipt indicating receipt of the donation by the one or more charitable organizations that have or will receive the donation,wherein the electronic card associated with the notifying includes or references an inducement to motivate the potential signers to contribute a gift or to become participants in a group gift, and wherein the inducement includes at least a matching contribution to the group gift. 2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said modifying operates to modify the electronic card to include (i) the personal messages from the signers and (ii) indicators for those of the potential signers that have been determined to have provided gifts. 3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the notifying comprises transmitting the electronic card to the potential signers facilitates electronic donation to the one or more charitable organizations. 4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the modified electronic card is not provided to the potential signers, thereby the personal messages are provided to the recipient but not to other potential signers. 5. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the notifying comprises transmitting the electronic card to each of the potential signers facilitates not only the providing of the personal messages but also facilitates providing a gift for the recipient. 6. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the electronic card transmitted to each of the potential signers facilitates not only the providing of the personal messages but also facilitates providing the donation to the one or more charitable organizations. 7. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said method further comprises: enabling the potential signers to participate in a group charitable contribution. 8. A computer-implemented method for providing a group message card to at least one recipient, said method comprising: (a) receiving card initiation information for the group message card;(b) requesting messages from each of a plurality of participants;(c) receiving public messages and private messages from a set of recipients from the plurality of participants;(d) consolidating, by at one or more computing devices, the public messages and the private messages from the set of participants to form a group message card;(e) sending, by the one or more computing devices, the group message card to the at least one recipient, the group message card sent to the at least one recipient includes the public messages and the private messages;(f) permitting the set of participants to view the public messages of the group message card but not the private messages of at least the other of the participants; and(g) enabling the at least one recipient to return messages to each of the participants in the set of participants, wherein the group electronic card being sent by said sending(e) includes or references an inducement to motivate the at least one recipient to contribute a gift or to become participants in a group gift, and wherein the inducement includes at least a matching contribution to the group gift. 9. A method as recited in claim 8, wherein the group message card is associated with an entity, and the plurality of participants are affiliated with the entity, andwherein the card initiation information comprises recipient information, card selection information, participant information and a base message. 10. A method as recited in claim 8, wherein the at least one return message includes a public message to all the participants in the set of participants and at least one private message to one of the participants in the set of participants. 11. A method as recited in claim 8, wherein the at least one return message includes at least one private message to one or a subset of the participants in the set of participants. 12. A server machine for providing an electronic card to a recipient, said server machine comprising: a memory for storing at least computer program code; and a processor configured to execute the computer program code stored in said memory,wherein the computer program code stored in said memory includes at least: computer program code for initiating an electronic card destined for a recipient;computer program code for identifying a plurality of potential signers of the electronic card; computer program code for notifying each of the potential signers of the electronic card; computer program code for receiving personal messages for the electronic card from a plurality of the potential signers;computer program code for determining whether any of the plurality of the potential signers have provided a gift for the recipient; computer program code for modifying the electronic card to include the personal messages from the signers;computer program code for providing the modified electronic card, or a printed version thereof, to the recipient, whereincomputer program code for notifying each of the potential signers of the electronic card includes or references an inducement to motivate the potential signers to contribute a gift or to become participants in a group gift, and wherein the inducement includes at least a matching contribution to the group gift. 13. A server machine as recited in claim 12, wherein the electronic card is sponsored by an entity. 14. A server machine as recited in claim 12, wherein computer program code for notifying each of the potential signers of the electronic card includes or references a group gift that the potential signers are able to contribute to. 15. A server machine as recited in claim 14, wherein the computer program code stored in said memory includes at least: computer program, code for determining whether the gift, if any, being provided by one or more of the signers is a donation to one or more charitable organizations; andcomputer program code for facilitating providing of a donation receipt for tax deduction purposes to the signers that have made a donation if it is determined that the gift is a donation to one or more charitable organizations, the donation receipt indicating receipt of the donation by the one or more charitable organizations that have or will receive the donation. 16. A server machine as recited in claim 14, wherein computer program code for notifying each of the potential signers of the electronic card includes or references an inducement to motivate the potential signers to become signers. 17. A server machine as recited in claim 14, wherein the group gift includes a donation to one or more charitable organizations. 18. A server machine as recited in claim 12, wherein the computer program code stored in said memory includes at least computer program code for facilitating a matching contribution to the donation if the gift is a donation to one or more charitable organizations. 19. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the providing of the donation receipt comprises electronically sending the donation receipt. 20. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein if the gift being provided by one or more of the signers is a donation, the method further comprises providing a matching contribution to the donation.
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