EP 1599820 A1 20051130 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING, MANAGING, AND CONTROLLING COMMUNICATIONS
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING, MANAGING, AND CONTROLLING COMMUNICATIONS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM IDENTIFIZIEREN, VERWALTEN UND STEUERN DER KOMMUNIKATION
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT D'IDENTIFIER, DE GERER ET DE COMMANDER DES COURRIERS/COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONIQUES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2004006541 W 20040303
- US 45236903 P 20030305
- US 67310703 A 20030927
- US 67307303 A 20030927
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2004079624A1] A method and apparatus for sorting, prioritizing, identifying, managing, and otherwise controlling (collectively, ''controlling'') a communication (105). A frank (110) may be used to associate a value and a class with a communication (105). The communication (105) may be associated with the frank (110) through the method of selecting a frank (110) associated with a value from among a plurality of frank (110) types, each of the frank (110) types having a pre-assigned value, associating the frank (110) with the communication (105), and initiating transmission of the franked communication (105) across a network (120). Value may include anything important of having meaning to the parties, including, for example, money, credit (or a promise to pay), frequent flier miles, and so forth. ''Franking'' a communication (105) generally associates some indicia of value and/or a service class with a communication (105).
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G07B 17/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/54 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G06Q 20/10 (2013.01); H04L 51/212 (2022.05); H04L 51/226 (2022.05)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2004079624 A1 20040916; AU 2004216700 A1 20040916; AU 2004216700 B2 20080417; CA 2517903 A1 20040916; EP 1599820 A1 20051130; EP 1599820 A4 20090909
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2004006541 W 20040303; AU 2004216700 A 20040303; CA 2517903 A 20040303; EP 04716964 A 20040303