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System, method and computer program for recipient controlled communications

US7941496B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Daniel C. Gross · San Francisco, US
Erwin Gross · London, GB

Key dates

Filing date	May 17, 2010
Grant date	May 10, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 17, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L51/18
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication system is provided in which users associate handling data identifying how messages are to be processed with contact data. Handling data for the identified contacts in the contact data then dispatched to those contacts. Subsequently when messages are dispatched from the locations identified by the contact data a sender of a message selects handling data to be associated with a message being dispatched. Upon receipt of a message associated with handling data the message is then processed in the manner identified by the handling data.

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