EMAIL PRIVACY SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A method of protecting identity privacy of a recipient of an electronic mail message from a sender to the recipient, the method comprising:
- identifying a privacy policy within an address book entry corresponding to the recipient, the address book entry within an address book associated with the sender; and
sending the electronic mail message from the sender to the recipient via a network in accordance with the identified privacy policy.
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Abstract
A method of protecting identity privacy of a recipient of an electronic mail message from a sender to the recipient is disclosed. The method includes identifying a privacy policy within an address book entry corresponding to the recipient within an address book associated with the sender. The method further includes sending the electronic mail message from the sender to the recipient via a network in accordance with the identified privacy policy.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of protecting identity privacy of a recipient of an electronic mail message from a sender to the recipient, the method comprising:
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identifying a privacy policy within an address book entry corresponding to the recipient, the address book entry within an address book associated with the sender; and sending the electronic mail message from the sender to the recipient via a network in accordance with the identified privacy policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product stored on computer readable media and comprising computer executable instructions for protecting identity privacy of a recipient of an electronic mail message from a sender to the recipient, the product comprising instructions for:
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determining a request for identity privacy within an address book entry corresponding to the recipient, the address book entry within an address book associated with the sender; identifying a privacy policy within an address book entry corresponding to the recipient, the address book entry within an address book associated with the sender; and sending the electronic mail message from the sender to the recipient via a network in accordance with the identified privacy policy. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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processing, display, storage, input and output resources for executing machine readable instructions stored in the storage;
the machine readable instructions for protecting identity privacy of a recipient of an electronic mail message from a sender to the recipient by instructions for;identifying a privacy policy within an address book entry corresponding to the recipient, the address book entry within an address book associated with the sender; and sending the electronic mail message from the sender to the recipient via a network in accordance with the identified privacy policy. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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