Ex. 1032—U.S. Patent No. 10,708,727 Claim Listing
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`U.S. PATENT NO. 10,708,727 CLAIM LISTING
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`Limitation
`A computer-implemented method to facilitate electronic
`communication of a plurality of users using at least a network-based
`portal at least based on Internet protocol, the method comprising
`providing a plurality of modes of communication to a first user to
`allow the first user to use one of the plurality of modes of
`communication as a selected mode of communication for a first
`message to be sent from the first user to a second user, based on an
`identifier associated with the first user previously set by the first user
`via the network-based portal,
`wherein the plurality of modes of communication supported by the
`network-based portal include at least text communication using a
`personal computer, voice communication using a personal computer,
`and communication with at least an image, and
`wherein messages are eligible to be received by the second user via
`the network-based portal, based on any of the plurality of modes of
`communication, all depending on an identifier associated with the
`second user previously set by the second user via the network-based
`portal, which allows the second user to efficiently maintain the second
`user’s communication using the plurality of modes of communication
`enabling the second user to block the first user from using at least the
`selected mode of communication to communicate with the second
`user via the network-based portal, based on the identifier associated
`with the first user
`enabling the first message to be provided to the second user, using the
`selected mode of communication, depending on the identifier
`associated with the second user, in view of the second user not
`blocking the first user from using the selected mode of
`communication to communicate with the second user, via the
`network-based portal; and
`receiving a second message from the second user to the first user, to
`respond to the first message, after the second user has received the
`first message
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`wherein one of the first message or the second message is voice and
`the other of the first message or the second message is text
`wherein even when the first message is received by the second user
`via the selected mode of communication, contact information
`associated with the second user and provided by the second user to the
`network-based portal is not provided via the network-based portal to
`the first user, and contact information associated with the first user
`and provided by the first user to the network-based portal is not
`provided via the network-based portal to the second user, so as to
`provide an option to the second user to keep the contact information
`associated with the second user confidential from the first user, and to
`provide an option to the first user to keep the contact information
`associated with the first user confidential from the second user
`wherein the identifier associated with the second user is distinct from
`the contact information associated with the second user, and the
`identifier associated with the first user is distinct from the contact
`information associated with the first user,
`wherein the contact information associated with the second user
`includes at least one of a phone number or an email address of the
`second user, and wherein the contact information associated with the
`first user includes at least one of a phone number or an email address
`of the first user.
`A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1 comprising
`enabling a message to be provided to the second user from the first
`user, with the message based on a mode of communication that is
`different from the selected mode, even though the second user has
`blocked the first user from using the selected mode of communication
`to communicate with the second user.
`A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 2, wherein the
`mode of communication different from the selected mode includes
`communication with at least an image and communication in an audio
`manner.
`A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 2 comprising
`enabling a message to be provided to the second user from another
`user using the selected mode to communicate, but not enabling
`messages to be provided to the second user from the another user
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`using the mode of communication different from the selected mode to
`communicate, via the network-based portal.
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`A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1 comprising:
`enabling a message to be provided to the second user from the first
`user, with the message based on a mode of communication that is
`different from the selected mode; and enabling a message to be
`provided to the second user from another user using the selected mode
`to communication [sic], but not enabling messages to be provided to
`the second user from the another user using the mode of
`communication different from the selected mode, via the network-
`based portal.
`A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the
`plurality of modes of communication supported by the network-based
`portal include at least communication using an electronic device
`without a computer keyboard, and wherein the method supports a user
`to use an electronic device with a computer keyboard to communicate
`with another user using an electronic device without a computer
`keyboard.
`A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1 comprising:
`receiving an indication from the second user for the first user via the
`network-based portal to generate an urgent notification for the first
`user; and enabling the urgent notification to be generated to notify the
`first user at least in view of receiving the indication.
`A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 7, wherein the
`urgent notification is enabled to be generated at least in an audio
`manner.
`A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1 comprising
`enabling an urgent notification to be provided to the second user from
`the first user, even though the second user has blocked the first user
`from using the selected mode of communication to communicate with
`the second user.
`A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the
`method comprises: determining availability of the second user related
`to receiving messages; and sending data to the first user regarding the
`availability of the second user related to receiving messages.
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`A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1 comprising
`enabling the second user to select a predetermined message to send to
`the first user, the predetermined message being selected from a set of
`predetermined messages provided to the second user.
`A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1 wherein the
`plurality of communication modes include at least text communication
`using a mobile phone, and voice communication using a mobile
`phone.
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