MESSAGING GATEWAY FOR DIRECTORY AND ANONYMOUS SERVICES
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Accused Products
Abstract
A subscriber who seeks to block access to contact information may receive identifying information for people attempting to access the subscriber'"'"'s contact information. The subscriber also may be provided interfaces to enable the attempting person to contact the subscriber, in a variety of escalating forms, without revealing the subscriber'"'"'s contact information. In a particular implementation, a request is received from an information seeker for contact information for a subscriber. A data structure is accessed that includes an indication that the subscriber should be provided with information relating to requests received for the subscriber'"'"'s contact information. A message address for the subscriber is accessed, and a message is sent to the subscriber indicating the request for the subscriber'"'"'s contact information. The requested contact information for the subscriber is withheld from the information seeker absent an indication from the subscriber that the requested contact information may be provided to the information seeker.
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62 Claims
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1-42. -42. (canceled)
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43. A computer-implemented method, the method comprising the following operations performed by one or more processors:
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receiving a request for contact information of a subscriber; identifying an indication that the requested contact information not be revealed unless the subscriber provides an express authorization; enabling the subscriber to request additional information; and enabling the subscriber to provide the express authorization to contact the subscriber after receiving the requested additional information. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. An apparatus for generating web pages, comprising:
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a storage device that stores a set of instructions; and at least one processor coupled to the storage device, the at least one processor being operative with the set of instructions in order to; receive a request for contact information of a subscriber; identify an indication that the requested contact information not be revealed unless the subscriber provides an express authorization; enable the subscriber to request additional information; and enable the subscriber to provide the express authorization to contact the subscriber after receiving the requested additional information. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
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receive a request for contact information of a subscriber; identify an indication that the requested contact information not be revealed unless the subscriber provides an express authorization; enable the subscriber to request additional information; and enable the subscriber to provide the express authorization to contact the subscriber after receiving the requested additional information.
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Specification