发明名称 Method and system for creating and delivering group messages
摘要 A method and system for managing the creation and delivery of an electronic group message is disclosed. The electronic group message can be provided to two or more (i.e., a group) of signers to sign the electronic group message. Once signed, the electronic group message can be provided to one or more recipients. Alternatively, the electronic group message can be provided from a signer to a plurality of recipients, where different recipients receive different messages. One type of electronic group message is an electronic card known as a care card.
申请公布号 US8807419(B2) 申请公布日期 2014.08.19
申请号 US201012830228 申请日期 2010.07.02
申请人 发明人 Baker Lynlee Caron;Dold Elizabeth Thomas
分类号 G06F17/00;G06K5/00;G06F15/16 主分类号 G06F17/00
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. A method for providing a card to a recipient, said method comprising: initiating an electronic card destined for a recipient; identifying a plurality of potential signers of the electronic card; notifying each of the potential signers of the electronic card; receiving personal messages for the electronic card from a plurality of the potential signers; determining, by a computing device, whether any of the plurality of the potential signers have provided a gift for the recipient; modifying, by the computing device, the electronic card to include the personal messages from the signers; providing the modified electronic card, or a printed version thereof, to the recipient; determining whether the gift, if any, being provided by one or more of the signers is a donation to one or more charitable organizations; and providing a donation receipt for tax deduction purposes to the signers that have made a donation if it is determined that the gift is a donation to one or more charitable organizations, the donation receipt indicating receipt of the donation by the one or more charitable organizations that have or will receive the donation, wherein the electronic card associated with the notifying includes or references an inducement to motivate the potential signers to contribute a gift or to become participants in a group gift, and wherein the inducement includes at least a matching contribution to the group gift.
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