Restricting Communications Between Subscriber Machines
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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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41 Claims
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21. 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 for a group of subscriber devices, 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; tracking, by the processing device, a handle address associated with a subscriber device in the group of subscriber devices; and updating, by the processing device, subscription information associated with the subscriber device in the group of subscriber devices. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system comprising one or more processors and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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determining, by a processing device, whether a first handle address is included in a group of handle addresses for a group of subscriber devices, 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; tracking, by the processing device, a handle address associated with a subscriber device in the group of subscriber devices; and updating, by the processing device, subscription information associated with the subscriber device in the group of subscriber devices. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. One or more computer-readable storage media embodying instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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determining, by a processing device, whether a first handle address is included in a group of handle addresses for a group of subscriber devices, 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; tracking, by the processing device, a handle address associated with a subscriber device in the group of subscriber devices; and updating, by the processing device, subscription information associated with the subscriber device in the group of subscriber devices. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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