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Method and system for establishing and maintaining user-controlled anonymous communications

Patent 5884272 Issued on March 16, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject September 6, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 708968 filed on 09/06/1996

US Classes:

705/1, AUTOMATED ELECTRICAL FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS PRACTICE OR MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT379/93.12, Sales, ordering, or banking system705/26, Electronic shopping (e.g., remote ordering)709/227COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER SESSION/CONNECTION ESTABLISHING

Examiners

Primary: Lall, Parshotam S.
Assistant: Ovedovitz, David M.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 6-19943 JP. 01/12/1994
  • 6-224938 JP. 08/12/1994

International Class

G06F 017/30

Abstract

A system for establishing anonymous communications includes a plurality of party terminals, a plurality of requester terminals, and a central controller. The system receives and stores party data about respective parties. Upon receiving criteria for parties of interest from a requestor terminal and authorization from respective parties, the central controller releases to the requester party associated with the parties. The system also establishes communications channels between parties and the requester, while maintaining their anonymity.

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