Apparatuses and Methods for Anonymous Messaging
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1. A method for sending an anonymous message from a first node to a second node, comprising:
- receiving from the first node a first message addressed to the second node;
determining, based on privacy data, whether the first message is to be sent to the second node anonymously; and
if the first message is to be sent to the second node anonymously, generating a second message to the second node comprising at least a portion of the first message and having a sender identifier matching a temporary identifier.
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for facilitating anonymous messaging via a wireless network, directed to protection of information relating to a sender node. According to the disclosed apparatuses and methods, a node sending a message to one or more recipient nodes is provided with the option to conceal its identity, or at least a portion of its addressing information, from at least one recipient of the message. In order to provide compliance with applicable protocols, the sender may be assigned a temporary identifier for the purpose of transmitting the message to the recipient.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for sending an anonymous message from a first node to a second node, comprising:
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receiving from the first node a first message addressed to the second node; determining, based on privacy data, whether the first message is to be sent to the second node anonymously; and if the first message is to be sent to the second node anonymously, generating a second message to the second node comprising at least a portion of the first message and having a sender identifier matching a temporary identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An application server configured to send an anonymous message from a first node to a second node, comprising:
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a component configured to receive from the first node a request to conceal the identity of the first node; a component configured to receive from the first node a first message addressed to the second node; a component configured to determine, based on the request to conceal, whether the first message is to be sent to the second node anonymously; and a component configured to generate a second message to the second node comprising at least a portion of the first message and having a sender identifier matching a temporary identifier if the first message is to be sent to the second node anonymously. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A user equipment device operable to configure a remote node for anonymous messaging, comprising:
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a component configured to receive from a user privacy configuration data for outgoing messages from the user equipment device to external nodes; a component configured to store the privacy configuration data for outgoing messages; and a component configured to transmit to a remote application server a message containing the privacy configuration data for outgoing messages, wherein the configuration data is operable to instruct the application server to remove at least one identifier for the user equipment device from at least one outgoing message. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for sending an anonymous message from a first node to a second node, comprising:
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receiving from the first node a first message addressed to the second node in a first messaging system, the message including data identifying the first node; determining, based on a privacy tag setting in the first message, whether anonymous messaging is to be invoked; if anonymous messaging is to be invoked, substituting the data identifying the first node with a temporary identifier; and sending a second message to the second node using a second messaging system whereby the originating users identity cannot be derived by inspection.
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