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Interactive e-mail statement

US6859822B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 17, 2002
Grant dateFeb 22, 2005
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L51/04
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for interactively communicating with regard to a statement in e-mail form including a tag and a link. The statement is communicated from a first computer to a second via a network. The first computer is operated by the statement provider and the second is operated by a clerk associated with the statement receiver. A client software is provided to the second computer automatically based on said tag being present in the statement. An instant messaging session between the second computer and a third computer is employed based on selective link activation by the clerk. The third computer (potentially the same as the first) is operated by a service representative associated with the provider.

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