Alternate E-mail address configuration
US8756286B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/37
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided for transmitting an electronic mail (e-mail) message from a sender having a non-ASCII e-mail address to a recipient. Provided is an e-mail directory associated with a requested primary e-mail address, having a non-ASCII form, and a corresponding alternate e-mail address having an ASCII form. The alternate e-mail is generated from the primary e-mail address using a reversible encoding scheme having a one-to-one relationship. The e-mail message, the alternate e-mail address, and the primary e-mail address are transmitted to the recipient via a plurality of mail delivery elements. The alternate e-mail address is transmitted to a mail delivery element incapable of processing non-ASCII characters. The alternate e-mail address is for use by the mail delivery element to identify the sender and deliver the e-mail message to the recipient for display.
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