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US Patent 5884272 - Method and system for establishing and maintaining user-controlled anonymous communications

US Patent Issued on March 16, 1999
Estimated Patent Expiration Date: Icon_subject September 6, 2016Estimated 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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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.

Other References

  • Michelle Quinn, "Web Site for Fake E-mail Backfires on Operator", The San Diego-Union Tribune, Jun, 20,1 995 at p. 7
  • A. Michael Froomkin, "Flood Control On The Information Ocean: Living With Anonymity, Digital Cash, and Distributed Databases," Conference for the Second Century of the Univ. of Pittsburgh School of Law: The Adequacy of Current Legal Paradigms to Meet Future Challenges (Sep. 21, 1995)
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  • Jim Milloway, "Corporate Employment Bulletin Board", WebStaff, Inc., 1996
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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

Field of Search

705/37, Trading, matching, or bidding705/1, AUTOMATED ELECTRICAL FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS PRACTICE OR MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT705/26, Electronic shopping (e.g., remote ordering)379/69, Call originating379/93.12Sales, ordering, or banking system

Examiners

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

Attorney, Agent or Firm

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  • 6-19943 JP. 01/18/1994
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International Class

G06F 017/30

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