AUTHENTICATED COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION
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1. A method of establishing computer based communication association between people, comprising:
- accepting a request from a first person having a first username for association with a second person having a second username, in one or more servers, the request initiated by the first person using a computer connected to the one or more servers by a network;
communicating a code to the first person, the code related to the first username, the second username, and the request, by the one or more servers;
accepting input of a code from the second person using a computer connected to the one or more servers by a network;
comparing the code input by the second person with the code communicated to the first person for a match between the code and the related first username, second username, and request; and
enabling communication between the first person and the second person by the one or more servers, through the one or more servers, if a match is formed in said step of comparing.
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Abstract
A computer based system enables secure communication between children. A first child requests to form a buddy association with another child using a computer connected to a server using a network. The server provides the first child with a passcode, which the first child gives a second child, in person. The second child then completes the request on a computer connected to the server, and provides the passcode to form the association. Parents or guardians are notified that the children have formed an association, and may thereafter supervise the association.
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1. A method of establishing computer based communication association between people, comprising:
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accepting a request from a first person having a first username for association with a second person having a second username, in one or more servers, the request initiated by the first person using a computer connected to the one or more servers by a network; communicating a code to the first person, the code related to the first username, the second username, and the request, by the one or more servers; accepting input of a code from the second person using a computer connected to the one or more servers by a network; comparing the code input by the second person with the code communicated to the first person for a match between the code and the related first username, second username, and request; and enabling communication between the first person and the second person by the one or more servers, through the one or more servers, if a match is formed in said step of comparing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of establishing computer based communication association between computer users, comprising:
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forming a membership between a first user and a second user in a database executing on a system of one or more servers; assigning a first username to the first user, and a second username to the second user, using the system; accepting a request from the first user for association with a second user, by the system, the request initiated by the first user using a computer connected to the system by a network; communicating a code to the first user, the code related to the first username, the second username, and the request, by the system; accepting input of a code from the second user using a computer connected to the system by a network; comparing the code input by the second user with the code communicated to the first user for a match between the code and the related first username, second username, and request; and enabling communication between the first user and the second user by the system, the communication managed by the system, if a match is formed in said step of comparing. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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