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Restricting communications between subscriber machines

  • US 10,110,615 B2
  • Filed: 09/13/2017
  • Issued: 10/23/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of transferring information between subscribers, the method comprising:

  • determining, by a processing device, whether a first handle address is included in a group of handle addresses for a group of subscriber devices, the first handle address associated with a first subscriber device, the first handle address being a first proxy address distinct from a first IP address assigned to the first subscriber device, at least two subscriber devices of the group of subscriber devices associated with different handle addresses, the different handle addresses associated with a group of handle addresses, the different handle addresses being proxy addresses distinct from IP addresses assigned to the at least two subscriber devices;

    transmitting, by the processing device, information from the first subscriber device to the group of subscriber devices in response to the first handle address included in the group of handle addresses based on encryption associated with the first subscriber device;

    verifying that the transmitted information was received by the group of subscriber devices;

    determining a type of encryption associated with the first subscriber device, the type of encryption comprising one of an individual encryption associated with the first subscriber device and a group encryption associated with the group of subscriber devices; and

    transmitting, by the processing device, an exclusion of membership in the group of subscriber devices to the first subscriber device in response to acceptance of an encrypted exclusion offer.

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