MESSAGE SCREENING SYSTEM
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Abstract
A message screening system includes routing to a supervisory recipient an electronic message directed to an intended recipient. The supervisory recipient then is allowed to screen the electronic message by approving or rejecting the electronic message. The electronic message then is forwarded to the intended recipient if the electronic message is approved by the supervisory recipient.
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40 Claims
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21. A method for monitoring electronic messages, the method comprising:
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establishing a supervisory relationship between a supervisory person and at least one recipient; receiving an electronic message transmitted across a delivery network from a sender device and directed to the recipient; determining an electronic message address of the supervisory person based on an electronic message address of the electronic message; delivering, based on the determined electronic message address, the electronic message to the supervisory person before delivering the electronic message to the recipient; enabling the supervisory person to review and approve the electronic message after the electronic message has been delivered to the supervisory person; and enabling the delivery of the electronic message to the recipient when a review condition is met. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for monitoring electronic messages, the system comprising:
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at least one processing device; and a storage device that stores instructions for causing the at least one processing device to; receive an electronic message transmitted across a delivery network from a sender device and directed to a recipient; determine an electronic message address of a supervisory person based on an electronic message address of the electronic message, the supervisory person having a supervisory relationship with the recipient; deliver, based on the determined electronic message address, the electronic message to the supervisory person before delivering the electronic message to the recipient; enable the supervisory person to review the electronic message after the electronic message has been delivered to the supervisory person; and enable delivery of the electronic message to the recipient when a review condition is met. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that contains instructions that cause at least one processor to perform the following:
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receive an electronic message transmitted across a delivery network from a sender device and directed to a recipient; determine an electronic message address of a supervisory person based on an electronic message address of the electronic message; deliver, based on the determined electronic message address, the electronic message to the supervisory person before delivering the electronic message to the recipient, the supervisory person having a supervisory relationship with the recipient; enable the supervisory person to review the electronic message after the electronic message has been delivered to the supervisory person; and enable delivery of the electronic message to the recipient when a review condition is met. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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