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Business to business secure mail

US8447976B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 1, 2009
Grant dateMay 21, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/125
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Business to business secure mail may be provided. Consistent with embodiments of the invention, a protected message may be received. The recipient may request a token from a trust broker, submit the token to an authorization server associated with the sender, receive a user license from the authorization server; and decrypt the protected message using the user license. The protected message may restrict actions that may be taken by the recipient, such as forwarding to other users.

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