Using private tokens in electronic messages associated with a subscription-based messaging service
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- registering a user with a subscription-based messaging service, the registering including;
obtaining, at a computing system, registration information associated with a user who has subscribed to receive electronic messages from the subscription-based messaging service, the registration information including an electronic address of the user and a private token that is known to the user and to the subscription-based messaging service, the private token being selected by the user; and
analyzing, at the computing system, the private token to determine whether the private token is likely to occur in electronic messages from the subscription-based messaging service, and in response to determining that the private token is likely to occur, notifying the user;
embedding, using the computing system, the private token in an electronic message associated with the subscription-based messaging service, wherein inclusion of the private token in the electronic message indicates to the user that the electronic message is from a legitimate sender that is associated with the subscription-based messaging service; and
sending, using the computing system, the electronic message to the electronic address of the user.
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Abstract
Systems and methods associated with subscription-based electronic messaging are described. A method includes obtaining registration information associated with a user who has subscribed to receive electronic messages from a subscription-based messaging service. The registration information includes an electronic address of the user and a private token that is known to the user and to the subscription-based messaging service. The method includes embedding the private token in an electronic message associated with the subscription-based messaging service, and such inclusion of the private token may indicate to the user that the electronic message is from a legitimate sender associated with the subscription-based messaging service. The method also includes sending the electronic message to the electronic address of the user.
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1. A method comprising:
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registering a user with a subscription-based messaging service, the registering including; obtaining, at a computing system, registration information associated with a user who has subscribed to receive electronic messages from the subscription-based messaging service, the registration information including an electronic address of the user and a private token that is known to the user and to the subscription-based messaging service, the private token being selected by the user; and analyzing, at the computing system, the private token to determine whether the private token is likely to occur in electronic messages from the subscription-based messaging service, and in response to determining that the private token is likely to occur, notifying the user; embedding, using the computing system, the private token in an electronic message associated with the subscription-based messaging service, wherein inclusion of the private token in the electronic message indicates to the user that the electronic message is from a legitimate sender that is associated with the subscription-based messaging service; and sending, using the computing system, the electronic message to the electronic address of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A subscription-based messaging system comprising:
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one or more processors; a registration engine that executes on at least one of the one or more processors to obtain registration information associated with a user who has subscribed to receive electronic messages from the subscription-based messaging system, the registration information including an electronic address of the user and a private token that is known to the user and to the subscription-based messaging system, the registration engine analyzing the private token to determine whether the private token is likely to occur in electronic messages from the subscription-based messaging system, and in response to determining that the private token is likely to occur, notifying the user during registration; and a messaging engine that executes on at least one of the one or more processors to generate an electronic message addressed to the electronic address of the user, the electronic message including the private token. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
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register a user who has subscribed to receive electronic messages from a subscription-based messaging service, by obtaining registration information associated with the user, the registration information including an electronic address of the user and a private token that is selected by the user; analyze the private token to determine whether the private token is likely to occur in electronic messages from the subscription-based messaging system, and in response to determining that the private token is likely to occur, notify the user during the registration of the user with the subscription-based messaging service; generate an electronic message associated with the subscription-based messaging service, the electronic message including the private token; and send the electronic message to the electronic address of the user.
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