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US8819148B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AFILIAS LIMITED · IE

Inventors

Len Albert Bayles · Salt Lake City, US
Joseph Chiu Kit Yee · Toronto, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 10, 2010
Grant date	Aug 26, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 9, 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 username to a recipient. The method comprising the following steps. It is determined whether or not the recipient is configured to receive the e-mail message. If the recipient is configured to receive the e-mail message, the message is transmitted to the recipient. If the recipient is not configured to receive the e-mail message, the e-mail message is submitted for storage in a data store, a uniform resource locator (URL) to identify a location of the stored e-mail message is obtained; and a notification message, including the URL, is transmitted to the recipient. A proxy server and e-mail server for implementing the method are also provided.

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