Secure transactional communication
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- when a user is presented with a user interface of an enterprise requesting an email address of the user, automatically displaying a pop-up window notifying the user that an email address is requested;
providing the user with an option in the pop-up window, to select a name, wherein the name is associated with a first email address;
automatically inserting the first email address as a sign-up email address into an email field of said user interface, the sign-up email address being different from a primary email address associated with the user;
providing to an email service an association between the sign-up email address and the primary email address;
providing to the email service an association between the sign-up email address and the enterprise; and
presenting an email directed from the enterprise to the sign-up email address in a manner that distinguishes the email from other emails directed to the primary email address, wherein;
the option to enter a sign-up email address an option to create a new sign-up address and associate a friendly name therewith;
the primary email address is one entry in a list displayed in the pop-up window; and
the pop-up window is configured to provide a warning associated with the primary email address when a cursor is placed over the primary email address.
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Abstract
Systems for providing sign-up email addresses are disclosed herein. A user may set up a sign-up email address for receiving emails from a trusted, Internet-based enterprise. The user may set up a dedicated mailbox folder associated with the sign-up email address or enterprise. The email server may automatically direct emails coming from that enterprise into that folder. To “unsubscribe,” the user needs only to delete the folder or the sign-up address. Emails from the enterprise to the sign-up address may be highlighted in the user'"'"'s main inbox. Thus, the user may be assured that any such email is truly from the enterprise, and not a phishing expedition or spam. Such systems also provide the user with effective tools to recognize phish or spam emails that appear to be from the trusted enterprise and not to act on them.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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when a user is presented with a user interface of an enterprise requesting an email address of the user, automatically displaying a pop-up window notifying the user that an email address is requested; providing the user with an option in the pop-up window, to select a name, wherein the name is associated with a first email address; automatically inserting the first email address as a sign-up email address into an email field of said user interface, the sign-up email address being different from a primary email address associated with the user; providing to an email service an association between the sign-up email address and the primary email address; providing to the email service an association between the sign-up email address and the enterprise; and presenting an email directed from the enterprise to the sign-up email address in a manner that distinguishes the email from other emails directed to the primary email address, wherein; the option to enter a sign-up email address an option to create a new sign-up address and associate a friendly name therewith; the primary email address is one entry in a list displayed in the pop-up window; and the pop-up window is configured to provide a warning associated with the primary email address when a cursor is placed over the primary email address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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automatically detecting when a user has been requested to provide an email address into a web page provided by an enterprise; in response to said detecting, automatically displaying a pop-up window notifying the user that an email address is requested and providing the user with an option in the pop-up window, to select a name, wherein the name is associated with a first email address; automatically inserting the first email address, which has been identified by the selection of the name, as a sign-up email address into an email address field of the user interface, the sign-up email address being different from a primary email address associated with the user; providing an association between the sign-up email address and the primary email address associated with the user; providing an association between the sign-up email address and the Internet-based enterprise; and presenting an email directed to the sign-up address, in a form that distinguishes the email from other emails directed to the primary email address, wherein; the option to enter a sign-up email address an option to create a new sign-up address and associate a friendly name therewith; the primary email address is one entry in a list displayed in the pop-up window; and the pop-up window is configured to provide a warning associated with the primary email address when a cursor is placed over the primary email address. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a computing device executing computer-program instructions for providing an email client and a browser; wherein the browser automatically detects when a user has been requested to provide an email address into a web page provided by an enterprise;
automatically displays a pop-up window that notifies the user that an email address is requested;
provides the user with an option in the pop-up window, to select a name, wherein the name is associated with a first email address;
automatically inserts the first email address as a sign-up email address into the user interface, the sign-up email address being different from a primary email address associated with the user;
provides to an email service an association between the sign-up email address and the primary email address; and
further provides to the email service an association between the sign-up email address and the enterprise; andwherein the email service receives the association between the sign-up email address and the primary email address, receives the association between the sign-up email address and the enterprise, receives an email directed to the sign-up address from the enterprise, and provides the email to the email client in a form that distinguishes the email from other emails directed to the primary email address, wherein; the option to enter a sign-up email address an option to create a new sign-up address and associate a friendly name therewith; the primary email address is one entry in a list displayed in the pop-up window; and the pop-up window is configured to provide a warning associated with the primary email address when a cursor is placed over the primary email address. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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