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Method and system for multi-mode communication with sender authentication

  • US 7,336,773 B2
  • Filed: 07/21/2004
  • Issued: 02/26/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for communication control, comprising:

  • receiving a communication, the communication comprising a message directed to a recipient of a messaging service, the recipient comprising an end-user of the service;

    authenticating a sender of the communication based at least in part on a form of authentication selected by the recipient to which the communication is directed, and selected from among a plurality of forms of authentication;

    determining the recipient'"'"'s preferred form of receiving the communication from among a plurality of forms of receiving communications; and

    enabling the recipient to receive the communication in the preferred form.

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