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Obfuscation of email addresses

US9756000B1 · kind B1 · utility

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15Claims

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Assignee

Groupon, Inc. · US

Inventors

Karthik Paulramachandran · Pudukkottai, IN
Rajeev Kumar · San Diego, US
Ganesh Angappan · Ramapuram, IN
Ramya J · Chennai, IN

Key dates

Filing date	May 16, 2014
Grant date	Sep 5, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 18, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L51/48
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed for facilitating two-way email communication in manner that obfuscates sender and recipient email addresses. The method includes receiving a correspondence request indication; assigning a first transaction address to a sender and a second transaction address to a recipient; receiving a message from the sender; associating the message from the sender with the first transaction address; and causing a transmission of the message from the sender to the recipient using the first transaction address. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.

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