发明授权
- 专利标题: Messaging gateway for directory and anonymous services
- 专利标题(中): 用于目录和匿名服务的消息传递网关
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申请号: US11226455申请日: 2005-09-15
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公开(公告)号: US08774381B1公开(公告)日: 2014-07-08
- 发明人: John Ernest Keeling , Barry Appelman
- 申请人: John Ernest Keeling , Barry Appelman
- 申请人地址: US VA Dulles
- 专利权人: AOL Inc.
- 当前专利权人: AOL Inc.
- 当前专利权人地址: US VA Dulles
- 代理机构: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
- 主分类号: H04M3/42
- IPC分类号: H04M3/42 ; H04M1/64
摘要:
A subscriber who seeks to block access to contact information may receive identifying information for people attempting to access the subscriber's contact information. The subscriber also may be provided interfaces to enable the attempting person to contact the subscriber, in a variety of escalating forms, without revealing the subscriber's contact information. In a particular implementation, a request is received from an information seeker for contact information for a subscriber. A data structure is accessed that includes an indication that the subscriber should be provided with information relating to requests received for the subscriber's contact information. A message address for the subscriber is accessed, and a message is sent to the subscriber indicating the request for the subscriber's contact information. The requested contact information for the subscriber is withheld from the information seeker absent an indication from the subscriber that the requested contact information may be provided to the information seeker.
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