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US8468348B1
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Closed loop communication
Assignee: Amazon Technologies Inc
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Filing: 2009-12-08
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Granted: 2013-06-18
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Expires: 2029-12-08
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed are various embodiments of a system. In one embodiment, among others, a method comprises intercepting a communication between a first party and a second party in a communication forum, the communication including a first party proxy information as an intended recipient information. The method further comprises accessing a communication pair using the intended recipient information, the intended recipient information being associated with a second party proxy information, the second party proxy information being associated with a second party information. Additionally, the method comprises determining whether the identity of the sender is valid.
Inventors
- 👤 Rich Wasserman
- 👤 Yusuf Bootwala
- 👤 Thomas Park
- 👤 Aaron Eakin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:30
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L43/00; H04L43/04; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/02; G; G06; G06F; G06F21/00; G06F21/60; G06F21/62; G06F21/6218; G06F21/6245; G06F21/6254; H04L51/00; H04L51/04; H04L51/046; H04L51/21; H04L51/212; H04L63/00; H04L63/04; H04L63/0407; H04L63/0421; H04L67/10; H04L51/48
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A system, comprising: a computing device; a memory accessible to the computing device; an email interceptor configured to intercept an email message between a plurality of parties in a communication forum, the email message including an intended recipient email address and a sender email address that are associated in a communication pair, the intended recipient email address being a proxy email address; an information verifier configured to determine whether the intended recipient email address is active; an identity verifier configured to determine whether an identity of a sender of the email message is valid using the sender email address and the communication pair; a modifier configured to substitute a sender proxy email address for the sender email address in the email message; and a transmitter configured to send the email message responsive to the verification of an active status of the intended recipient email address and the validation of the identity of the sender.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
154 words
A system, comprising: a computing device; a memory accessible to the computing device; an email interceptor configured to intercept an email message between a plurality of parties in a communication forum, the email message including an intended recipient email address and a sender email address that are associated in a communication pair, the intended recipient email address being a proxy email address; an information verifier configured to determine whether the intended recipient email address is active; an identity verifier configured to determine whether an identity of a sender of the email message is valid using the sender email address and the communication pair; a modifier configured to substitute a sender proxy email address for the sender email address in the email message; and a transmitter configured to send the email message responsive to the verification of an active status of the intended recipient email address and the validation of the identity of the sender.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system of claim 1 , further comprising a filter that filters the email message when the intended recipient email address is inactive or the identity of the sender is not verified.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
103 words
The system of claim 1 , wherein the intended recipient email address is a first party proxy email address, the sender email address is a second party email address in the communication pair, the first party proxy email address being associated with a first party email address in the communication pair, and the second party email address being associated with a second party proxy email address in the communication pair, wherein the identity verifier is further configured to determine whether the identity of the sender is valid by comparing the sender email address to the second party email address of the communication pair.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
170 words
A method, comprising: intercepting, in at least one computing device, a communication between a first party and a second party in a communication forum, the communication including a first party proxy information as an intended recipient information; accessing, in the at least one computing device, a communication pair using the intended recipient information, the intended recipient information being associated with a second party proxy information, the second party proxy information being associated with a second party information of a sender; determining, in the at least one computing device, whether an identity of the sender of the communication is valid; substituting, in the at least one computing device, the second party proxy information for the second party information of the sender; verifying, in the at least one computing device, whether the first party proxy information is active; and transmitting, in the at least one computing device, the communication responsive to the verification of an active status of the first party proxy information and the validation of the identity of the sender.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
170 words
A method, comprising: intercepting, in at least one computing device, a communication between a first party and a second party in a communication forum, the communication including a first party proxy information as an intended recipient information; accessing, in the at least one computing device, a communication pair using the intended recipient information, the intended recipient information being associated with a second party proxy information, the second party proxy information being associated with a second party information of a sender; determining, in the at least one computing device, whether an identity of the sender of the communication is valid; substituting, in the at least one computing device, the second party proxy information for the second party information of the sender; verifying, in the at least one computing device, whether the first party proxy information is active; and transmitting, in the at least one computing device, the communication responsive to the verification of an active status of the first party proxy information and the validation of the identity of the sender.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 4 , the communication further including an actual sender information, the method further comprising substituting a second party proxy information for the actual sender information to render the communication anonymous.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein the determining whether the identity of the sender is valid further comprises comparing the second party information of the communication pair with the actual sender information.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 6 , wherein the second party information includes a primary information and a secondary information, the secondary information corresponding to an agent of the second party.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 7 , wherein the determining whether the identity of the sender is valid further comprises comparing the secondary information to the actual sender information.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 4 , wherein the determining whether the identity of the sender is valid includes determining that the sender was previously authenticated by the communication forum.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 4 , wherein the active status of the first party proxy information is adjusted due to an offensive communication of the first party.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein the offensive communication includes a fraudulent communication.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 4 , wherein the sender information is selected from a group consisting of an email address, a username, and a contact information.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 4 , further comprising: filtering the communication; and delivering the communication that pass through the filter as an anonymous communication including a second party proxy information.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 13 , wherein filtering the communications further comprises removing a communication including a universal resource locator (URLs) that redirects the intended recipient away from the communication forum.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 13 , wherein filtering the communications further comprises preventing a rendering, of a universal resource locator (URLs) that redirects the intended recipient away from the communication forum when rendering the communication.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 13 , wherein one of the first party or the second party of the communications pair engaged in fraud directed toward a third party of a different communications pair.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
153 words
A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program executable in a computing device, the program comprising: code that intercepts a communication between a first party and a second party in a communication forum, the communication including a first party proxy information as an intended recipient information; code that accesses a communication pair using the intended recipient information, the intended recipient information being associated with a second party proxy information, the second party proxy information being associated with a second party information of a sender; code that determines whether an identity of the sender of the communication is valid; code that substitutes the second party proxy information for the second party information of the sender; code that verifies whether the first party proxy information is active; and code that transmits the communication responsive to the verification of an active status of the first party proxy information and the validation of the identity of the sender.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
153 words
A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program executable in a computing device, the program comprising: code that intercepts a communication between a first party and a second party in a communication forum, the communication including a first party proxy information as an intended recipient information; code that accesses a communication pair using the intended recipient information, the intended recipient information being associated with a second party proxy information, the second party proxy information being associated with a second party information of a sender; code that determines whether an identity of the sender of the communication is valid; code that substitutes the second party proxy information for the second party information of the sender; code that verifies whether the first party proxy information is active; and code that transmits the communication responsive to the verification of an active status of the first party proxy information and the validation of the identity of the sender.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
32 words
The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , further comprising code that filters the communication when the first party proxy information is inactive or the identity of the sender is not verified.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
35 words
The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the code that determines whether the identity of the sender is valid includes code that determines that the sender was previously authenticated by the communication forum.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
29 words
The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the active status of the first party proxy information is adjusted due to an offensive communication of the first party.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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