COMMUNICATION NETWORKING SYSTEM

Abstract

A communication networking system and a method of email communication is described, wherein a solicitor sends a solicitor communication to an email list a selected contact organization from a plurality of contact organizations listed on the website of the communication networking system for a fee; wherein the plurality of email list recipients of the contact organization's email list is not divulged to the solicitor. This communication networking system enables solicitor organizations and individuals to have access to the email recipients of contact organization's email list for soliciting support, information, business promotions, educational information, announcement and the like. Each contact organization may have associated geographical information, medical condition information and the like stored on the communication networking system database. A contact organization may be charitable or non-profit organization and the communication networking system may be configured to help individuals and organizations that support those with ailments or medical conditions.

Claims

1. A method of email communication comprising: a) providing a communication networking system comprising: i) a website coupled with a database; ii) a solicitor website interface; iii) a contact organization website interface; said website displaying a plurality of contact organizations each having an email list; wherein each of the email lists includes a plurality of email list recipients defined by an organization recipient email address; b) wherein said solicitor website interface on the website allows a solicitor to view said plurality of contact organizations; c) said solicitor selecting a selected contact organization from the plurality of contact organizations; d) said communication networking system receiving a solicitor email communication from said solicitor; e) receiving a payment from said solicitor; f) sending said solicitor email communication to the plurality of email list recipients of the organization recipient email address of the selected contact organization; wherein the organization recipient email address is not divulged to the solicitor.

2. The method of email communication of claim 1, wherein the solicitor website interface displays the number of organization recipient email addresses for a contact organization.

3. The method of email communication of claim 1, wherein the solicitor website interface displays a buffer time for at least some of the contact organizations.

4. The method of email communication of claim 1, wherein the solicitor website interface includes a search subroutine for a contact organization.

5. The method of email communication of claim 1, wherein the solicitor website interface enables a solicitor to select two or more selected contact organizations and wherein the solicitor email communication is sent to organization recipient email addresses of the two or more selected contact organizations.

6. The method of email communication of claim 1, wherein the solicitor website interface enables a solicitor to select two or more selected contact organizations and wherein the solicitor website interface enables the solicitor to select a “both” delivery, wherein the solicitor email communication is sent only to the organization recipient email addresses that are on all of the two or more selected contact organizations.

7. The method of email communication of claim 1, wherein only one solicitor email communication is sent to the organization recipient email addresses in a buffer time.

8. The method of email communication of claim 7, wherein the buffer time is a period of time.

9. The method of email communication of claim 7, wherein the buffer time is a one day.

10. The method of email communication of claim 7, wherein the organization sets the buffer time through the contact organization website interface on the website.

11. The method of email communication of claim 1, wherein payment received by said solicitor is an auction payment, wherein two or more solicitors place auction bids through the solicitor website interface until an auction deadline and wherein the highest auction bid allows a highest auction bidding solicitor of the two or more solicitors to then send a solicitor email communication to the organization recipient email addresses of the selected contact organization.

12. The method of email communication of claim 1, wherein the contract organization receives a portion of the payment.

13. The method of email communication of claim 1, further comprising verification of the solicitor email communication by the selected contact organization, wherein the solicitor email communication is provided to the selected contact organization for review and verification prior to sending the solicitor email communication to the organization recipient email addresses of the selected contact organization.

14. The method of email communication of claim 13, wherein when the selected contact organization does not provide verification within a buffer time for the solicitor email communication, the payment is not received by the solicitor and the solicitor email communication is not sent to the organization recipient email addresses of the selected contact organization.

15. The method of email communication of claim 13, wherein verification is conducted through the contact organization website interface on the website.

16. The method of email communication of claim 1, wherein the contact organization is a “share-my-email” organization that includes a plurality of solicitors of the communication networking system.

17. The method of email communication of claim 16, wherein the user interface provides a demographic input for a solicitor.

18. The method of email communication of claim 17, wherein the demographic input provides input comprising age, race, and gender.

19. The method of email communication of claim 17, wherein the user interface further provides a geographical input for a solicitor to input a solicitor location.

20. The method of email communication of claim 17, wherein the demographic input includes at least one medical condition.

21. The method of email communication of claim 20, wherein the communication networking system comprises a services search feature that provides a list of services for said at least one medical condition.

22. The method of email communication of claim 20, wherein the list of services includes at least one federal provided service.

23. The method of email communication of claim 20, wherein the list of services includes at least one state provided service.

24. The method of email communication of claim 20, wherein the list of services includes at least one charitable provided service.

25. The method of email communication of claim 17, wherein the solicitor website interface includes a search subroutine for the share-my-email contact organization.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention, and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention.

[0021] FIG. 1 shows an exemplary solicitor website interface display of the communication networking system.

[0022] FIG. 2 shows the solicitor inputting a solicitor email communication through the solicitor website interface and making a payment for sending the email communication to a selected contact organization.

[0023] FIG. 3 shows an associate of the selected contact organization using the organization website interface to verify and accept the solicitor email communication.

[0024] FIG. 4 shows one of the recipients of the contact organization's email list receiving the solicitor email communication in their email.

[0025] FIG. 5 shows a contact organization website interface and a community member inputting geographical and demographical information along with their email address to become a share-my-email community member.

[0026] FIG. 6 shows a solicitor website interface having a search feature for the solicitor to search for share-my-email contact organizations that meet their search criteria.

[0027] Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the figures. The figures represent an illustration of some of the embodiments of the present invention and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention in any manner. Further, the figures are not necessarily to scale, some features may be exaggerated to show details of particular components. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS

[0028] As used herein, the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes,” “including,” “has,” “having” or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements is not necessarily limited to only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Also, use of “a” or “an” are employed to describe elements and components described herein. This is done merely for convenience and to give a general sense of the scope of the invention. This description should be read to include one or at least one and the singular also includes the plural unless it is obvious that it is meant otherwise.

[0029] Certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention are described herein and are illustrated in the accompanying figures. The embodiments described are only for purposes of illustrating the present invention and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the invention. Other embodiments of the invention, and certain modifications, combinations and improvements of the described embodiments, will occur to those skilled in the art and all such alternate embodiments, combinations, modifications, improvements are within the scope of the present invention.

[0030] As shown in FIG. 1, a communication network system 10 utilizes a website 20 that provides a solicitor website interface 24 that produces a display 25 of a list of contact organizations 60 and their respective number of organization recipient email address 66 in the respective contact organization's email list 62. Also, the fee 30 for sending out a solicitor communication is displayed. The solicitor 40 is selecting contact organization “C” with the input devices, the keyboard 22 and the mouse 22′, the mouse through the computer 12. Contact organization “C” may be a Children's Cancer Hospital and the solicitor may be a nearby hotel. The Children's Cancer Hospital has 18,000 organization recipient email address on their email list 62 and the fee to send out an email communication to their email list is $5000. The buffer time 28 reveals how many solicitor email communications can be sent out in a period of time, such as five per day or one per day. The buffer time may also be shown as a date and time that a solicitor email communication will be sent out, or a deadline date and time to provide a solicitor email communication for verification by the contact organization.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 2, the solicitor 40 has input a solicitor email communication 42 through the solicitor website interface 24. The solicitor is also making a payment 44, through the solicitor payment feature 46 to the communication networking system 10.

[0032] As shown in FIG. 3, an associate of the selected contact organization 61, the Children's Cancer Hospital, is using the organization website interface 26 to verify and accept the solicitor email communication 42. The solicitor email communication will therefore be sent to the recipients on the contact organization's email list.

[0033] As shown in FIG. 4, one of the recipients 70 on the contact organization's email list has received the solicitor email communication 42 in their recipient email 27. The recipients email address 74 which is one of the contact organizational email addresses 64 is shown on the display 25. The solicitor email address 44 is shown in the from line of the email communication.

[0034] As shown in FIG. 5 a contact organization website interface 26 is being used by an individual to provide a geographical input 83 and demographical input 84 along with their email address 82 to become a share-my-email community member 80. The person has selected from the organization or community member selections at the top of the display 25. A contact organization may select the organization tab to input information about the organization including uploading the contact organizations email list. The person's email address 81 will become a share-my-email email address 82 that will be made available to for receiving solicitor communications. The share-my-email community member is also using the email frequency input 84 to input the frequency of emails they are willing to receive, four a day.

[0035] As shown in FIG. 6, a solicitor website interface 24 is being used by a solicitor 40 to search for a particular share-my-email organization 88 having a contact organization email list 62 determined by the search criteria input. The solicitor is using a contact organization search feature 29 to input search criteria for the contact organization. Note that the solicitor has selected the share-my-email tab to enable searching by geographic, demographic and medical conditions criteria. If the solicitor selects the organization tab, the search input displayed may be different, however medical condition and geographic search criteria may still be used.

[0036] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, combinations and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the scope of the invention. Specific embodiments, features and elements described herein may be modified, and/or combined in any suitable manner. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications, combinations and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.