Restricting Communications Between Subscriber Machines
First Claim
1. A method of transferring information between subscribers, the method comprising:
- determining, by a processing device, whether a first handle address is included in a group of handle addresses, the first handle address associated with a first subscriber device, the first handle address being a first proxy address distinct from a first IP address assigned to the first subscriber device, at least two subscriber devices of the group of subscriber devices associated with different handle addresses, the different handle addresses associated with a group of handle addresses, the different handle addresses being proxy addresses distinct from IP addresses assigned to the at least two subscriber devices;
transmitting, by the processing device, information from the first subscriber device to the group of subscriber devices in response to the first handle address included in the group of handle addresses based on encryption associated with the first subscriber device; and
transmitting, by the processing device, an exclusion of membership in the group of subscriber devices to the first subscriber device in response to acceptance of an encrypted exclusion offer.
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Abstract
A method of transferring information between subscribers associated with a communication service is disclosed. The method includes receiving a first handle address associated with a first subscriber device, in which the first subscriber device transfers information to a group of subscriber devices, each of the group of subscriber devices is linked to different handle addresses, and each of the different handle addresses is included in a group of handle addresses. The method also includes determining whether the first handle address is included in the group of handle addresses, transferring information from the first subscriber device to the group of subscriber devices in response to the first handle address being included in the group of handle addresses, and verifying that the transferred information was received by the group of subscriber devices. A corresponding system and computer-readable device are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of transferring information between subscribers, the method comprising:
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determining, by a processing device, whether a first handle address is included in a group of handle addresses, the first handle address associated with a first subscriber device, the first handle address being a first proxy address distinct from a first IP address assigned to the first subscriber device, at least two subscriber devices of the group of subscriber devices associated with different handle addresses, the different handle addresses associated with a group of handle addresses, the different handle addresses being proxy addresses distinct from IP addresses assigned to the at least two subscriber devices; transmitting, by the processing device, information from the first subscriber device to the group of subscriber devices in response to the first handle address included in the group of handle addresses based on encryption associated with the first subscriber device; and transmitting, by the processing device, an exclusion of membership in the group of subscriber devices to the first subscriber device in response to acceptance of an encrypted exclusion offer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10)
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8. A system that transfers information, the system comprising:
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a server computer; a processing device, the processing device operatively coupled to the server computer; a memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the processing device perform operations comprising; determining, by the processing device, whether a first handle address is included in a group of handle addresses, the first handle address associated with a first subscriber device, the first handle address being a first proxy address distinct from an first IP address assigned to the first subscriber device, at least two subscriber devices of the group of subscriber devices associated with different handle addresses, the different handle addresses associated with a group of handle addresses, the different handle addresses being proxy addresses distinct from IP addresses assigned to the at least two subscriber devices; transmitting, by the processing device, information from the first subscriber device to the group of subscriber devices in response to the first handle address included in the group of handle addresses based on encryption associated with the first subscriber device; and transmitting, by the processing device, an exclusion of membership in the group of subscriber devices to the first subscriber device in response to acceptance of an encrypted exclusion offer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable device storing instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:
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determining, by the processing device, whether a first handle address is included in a group of handle addresses, the first handle address associated with a first subscriber device, the first handle address being a first proxy address distinct from an first IP address assigned to the first subscriber device, at least two subscriber devices of the group of subscriber devices associated with different handle addresses, the different handle addresses associated with a group of handle addresses, the different handle addresses being proxy addresses distinct from IP addresses assigned to the at least two subscriber devices; transmitting, by the processing device, information from the first subscriber device to the group of subscriber devices in response to the first handle address included in the group of handle addresses based on encryption of the first subscriber device; and transmitting, by the processing device, an exclusion of membership in the group of subscriber devices to the first subscriber device in response to acceptance of an encrypted exclusion offer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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