Privacy enhanced methods and apparatuses for conducting electronic communications
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- a user computer providing a first email address received from an email service provider for use to register a user of the user computer with a first web site; and
the user computer providing a second email address received from the email service provider, separate and distinct from the first email address, for use to register the user with a second web site,wherein the first and second email addresses were provided together as a collection of email addresses to the user computer by the email service provider in advance of providing the first and second email addresses to the first and second web sites by the user computer,wherein providing the first and second email addresses by the user computer comprises selecting by the user computer the first and second email addresses from the collection of email addresses obtained by the user computer from the email service provider in advance of the selection.
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Abstract
A computer (or device of the like), on behalf of a user, registers the user with a first web site. The computer provides a first email address for use to register the user with said first web site. The computer, on behalf of the user, registers the user with a second web site. The computer provides a second email address, separate and distinct from the first email address, for use to register said user with said second web site. In alternate embodiments, the computer, in like manner, facilitates designations of first and second email addresses for use to electronically communicate with first and second intended communication partners. Co-related, an email service provider receives emails for the first and second email addresses of the user, and organize the received emails by at least the email addresses, and by intended versus non-intended CP/GCP of the email addresses. The email service provider provides these received emails to the computer used the user, with the emails so characterized accordingly. The computer presents these emails for viewing by the user, including in one embodiment, facilitation of deletion of all emails addressed to an email address received from senders other than the intended CP/GCP, via a single press of a key/control button.
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60 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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a user computer providing a first email address received from an email service provider for use to register a user of the user computer with a first web site; and the user computer providing a second email address received from the email service provider, separate and distinct from the first email address, for use to register the user with a second web site, wherein the first and second email addresses were provided together as a collection of email addresses to the user computer by the email service provider in advance of providing the first and second email addresses to the first and second web sites by the user computer, wherein providing the first and second email addresses by the user computer comprises selecting by the user computer the first and second email addresses from the collection of email addresses obtained by the user computer from the email service provider in advance of the selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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an electronic device requesting and receiving for a user, a first email address from an email service provider at a first point in time subsequent to the user subscribing for email service with the email service provider; the electronic device employing the received first email address to facilitate communication between the user and a first communication partner or group of communication partners; the electronic device, prior to the first communication partner or group of communication partners initiating a communication with the user, notifying the email service provider of said employment of the first email address to facilitate communication with the first communication partner or group of communication partners; the electronic device requesting and receiving for the user, a second email address, separate and distinct from said first email address, from the email service provider at a second point in time subsequent to the user subscribing for email service with the email service provider, the second point in time being a later point in time than the first point in time; the electronic device employing the received second email address to facilitate communication between the user and a second communication partner or group of communication partners; and the electronic device, prior to the second communication partner or group of communication partners initiating a communication with the user, notifying the email service provider of said employment of the second email address to facilitate communication with the second communication partner or group of communication partners. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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an email service provider registering a user of an electronic device, as a service subscriber of the email service provider; and the email service provider providing together a collection of email addresses, said collection of email addresses having at least a first and a second email address, said first and second email addresses being separate and distinct and being provided by the email service provider to the electronic device for subsequent selection and use by the electronic device to facilitate communication between the user and respectively, a first and a second intended communication partner or group of communication partners; wherein the first and second email addresses are provided together as a collection of email addresses to the user of the electronic device by the email service provider prior to the first and second intended communication partner or group of communication partners initiating communication with the user of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer implemented method comprising:
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an email service Provider receiving notification of use of a first and a second email address with first and second intended communication partners, the notifications received by the email service provider prior to the first and second communication partners initiating communication with a user; the email service provider receiving emails addressed to the first and the second email address of the user, the first and second email addresses being separate and distinct from each other and having been provided by the email service provider to an electronic device of the user for the electronic device to facilitate communication between the user and a first intended communication partner using the first email address and to facilitate communication between the user and a second intended communication partner using the second email address; and the email service provider organizing said received emails based at least in part on said first and second email addresses of the user, and respective intended versus unintended communication partners of said first email address of the user and respective intended versus unintended communication partners of said second email address of the user. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A method comprising:
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providing notification or facilitating the provision of notification, from an electronic device of a user to an email service provider, of use of email addresses with intended communication partners, the notifications provided prior to the intended communication partners initiating communication with the user; receiving emails by the electronic device of the user, from the email service provider, wherein the emails are characterized based at least in part on separate and distinct email addresses of the user, and intended versus unintended communication partners of each of said email addresses of the user, and the email addresses of the user are provided to the electronic device for the user by the email service provider; and presenting by the electronic device said emails for viewing by the user, organized by at least said email addresses of the user and said intended versus unintended communication partners of said email addresses. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus comprising:
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a storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions designed to enable the apparatus, if the programming instructions are executed, to obtain respectively a first and a second separate and distinct email address from an email service provider in real time for a user, at the first and second distinct email addresses'"'"' respective initial selection for usage, after subscription of email server with the email service provider by the user, correspondingly earmarking said first and second distinct email addresses to facilitate respective communication between the user and a first and a second intended communication partner or group of communication partners, and organizing received emails based at least in part on intended versus unintended communication partners of said first and second distinct email addresses; and a processor coupled to the storage medium to execute the plurality of programming instructions. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus comprising:
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a storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions design to enable the apparatus, if the programming instructions are executed, to register a user as a service subscriber of the apparatus, and to provide together a collection of email addresses having at least a first and a second email address, said first and second email addresses being separate and distinct and being provided to an electronic device of the user for use by the electronic device to facilitate communication between the user and a first and a second communication partner or group of communication partners, the provision being made in advance of the first and second email addresses'"'"' initial selection for usage; and a processor coupled to the storage medium to execute the programming instructions. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. An apparatus comprising:
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a storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions designed to enable the apparatus, if the programming instructions are executed, to receive notification of use of a first and a second separate and distinct email address with first and second intended communication partners, the notifications received prior to the first and second communication partners initiating communication with a user, to receive emails addressed to the first and the second separate and distinct email address of the user, and to organize said received emails based at least in part on said first and second email addresses, and intended versus unintended communication partners of said first and second email addresses, wherein the first and second email addresses having been provided respectively by an email service provider to an electronic device of the user for the electronic device to facilitate respective communication between the user and a first and a second intended communication partner; and a processor coupled to the storage medium to execute the plurality of programming instructions. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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37. An apparatus comprising:
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a storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions designed to enable the apparatus, if the programming instructions are executed, to provide notification or facilitate the provision of notification, to an email service provider, of use of email addresses with intended communication partners, the notifications provided prior to the intended communication partners initiating communication with a user, to receive emails of the user from the email service provider, the emails being characterized based at least in part on separate and distinct email addresses of the user, and intended versus unintended communication partners of each of said email addresses, and to present said emails for viewing by the user, organized by at least said email addresses of the user and said intended versus unintended communication partners of said email addresses, the email addresses of the user having been provided by the email service provider; and a processor coupled to the storage medium to execute the plurality of programming instructions. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. A system comprising:
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a networking interface; a storage medium coupled to the networking interface, and having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions designed to enable the system, if the programming instructions are executed, to register a user as a service subscriber of an email service, and to provide together a collection of email addresses having at least a first and a second email address, said first and second email addresses being separate and distinct and being provided to an electronic device of the user for use by the electronic device to facilitate respective communication between the user and a first communication partner or a first group of communication partners, and between the user and a second communication partner or group of communication partners, the provision being made in advance of the first and second email addresses'"'"' initial selection for usage; and a processor coupled to the storage medium and the networking interface to execute the programming instructions. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. A computer readable medium comprising:
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a storage medium; and a plurality of programming instructions stored in the storage medium, the programming instructions designed to program a system, to enable the system, if the programming instructions are executed, to register a user as a service subscriber of an email service, and to provide at least a first and a second email address, that are separate and distinct, to an electronic device of the user for use by the electronic device to facilitate respective communication between the user and the first intended communication partner or a first intended group of communication partners, and between the user and a second intended communication partner or a second intended group of communication partners, the provision being made in real time respectively at the first and second email addresses'"'"' respective initial selection for usage after enrollment of the user as a service subscriber of the email service provider the first and second email addresses enabling differentiation of email received from intended versus unintended communication partners. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
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47. A computer implemented method, comprising:
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receiving by a computing device, from an email service provider, a plurality of separate and distinct email addresses as a set of email addresses; detecting by the computing device, a need for an email address to be employed for communication with a first intended communication partner or partners; automatically selecting by the computing device, a first email address from among the plurality of separate and distinct email addresses and storing information relating the first email address to the first intended communication partner or partners; detecting by the computing device, a need for an email address to be employed for communications with a second intended communication partner or partners; and automatically selecting by the computing device, a second email address from among the plurality of separate and distinct email addresses and storing information relating the second email address to the second intended communication partner or partners; wherein the first and second email addresses are received together as a collection of email addresses prior to the first and second intended communication partner or partners initiating communication with the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A computer readable medium, comprising:
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a storage medium; and a plurality of programming instructions stored in the storage medium that, if executed, enable a system to receive, from an email service provider, a plurality of separate and distinct email addresses as a set of email addresses;
to detect a need for an email address to be employed for communication with a first intended communication partner or partners;
to automatically select a first email address from among the plurality of separate and distinct email addresses and to store information relating the first email address to the first intended communication partner or partners;
to detect a need for an email address to be employed for communications with a second intended communication partner or partners; and
to automatically select a second email address from among the plurality of separate and distinct email addresses and to store information relating the second email address to the second intended communication partner or partners;
wherein the first and second email addresses are received together as a collection of email addresses prior to the first and second intended communication partner or partners initiating communication with the system. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving from an email service provider a first email address and a second email address, separate and distinct from the first email address; means for providing the first received email address for use to register a user with a first intended web site; and means for providing the second received email address for use to register the user with a second intended web site, wherein the first and second email addresses are received together as a collection of email addresses in advance of providing the first and second email addresses to the first and second intended web sites, wherein the means for providing the first and second email addresses comprises means for selecting the first and second email addresses from the collection of email addresses to facilitate communication with intended versus unintended communication partners. - View Dependent Claims (58)
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59. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving notification of use of a first and a second email address with first and second intended communication partners, the notifications received prior to the first and second communication partners initiating communication with a user; means for receiving emails addressed to the first and the second email address of the user, the first and second email addresses being separate and distinct from each other and having been provided to facilitate communication between a user and a first intended communication partner using the first email address and to facilitate communication between the user and a second intended communication partner using the second email address; and means for organizing said received emails based at least in part on said first and second email addresses of the user, and respective intended versus unintended communication partners of said first email address of the user and respective intended versus unintended communication partners of said second email address of the user. - View Dependent Claims (60)
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