CONTROLLING THE VALIDITY STATUS OF COMMUNICATED MESSAGES
First Claim
1. A method for managing a message communication system comprising:
- providing a token log as a data structure that contains a user-extensible set of tokens and implied conditions under which specific tokens are considered valid;
creating a new token as a set of symbols;
storing the new token in the token log together with information that implies one or more conditions under which the token is considered valid, which validity information implies one or more specific actions to be performed when a message accompanied by the new token experiences an event;
providing for distributing the new token to one or more external entities; and
providing a system operator with the ability to change a validity status of the token.
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Abstract
A method for managing a message communication system comprising providing a token log as a data structure that contains a user-extensible set of tokens and implied conditions under which specific tokens are considered valid. The method also includes creating a new token as a set of symbols and storing the new token in the token log together with information that implies one or more conditions under which the token is considered valid, which validity information implies one or more specific actions to be performed when a message accompanied by the new token experiences an event. The method further includes providing for distributing the new token to one or more external entities and providing a system operator with the ability to change a validity status of the token.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing a message communication system comprising:
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providing a token log as a data structure that contains a user-extensible set of tokens and implied conditions under which specific tokens are considered valid;
creating a new token as a set of symbols;
storing the new token in the token log together with information that implies one or more conditions under which the token is considered valid, which validity information implies one or more specific actions to be performed when a message accompanied by the new token experiences an event;
providing for distributing the new token to one or more external entities; and
providing a system operator with the ability to change a validity status of the token. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for managing a message communication system comprising:
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providing a token log as a data structure that contains a user-extensible set of tokens, each token being a set of symbols;
storing a new entry in the token log comprising;
a) a new token as a set of symbols, and b) one or more identifiers associated with the new token, which identifiers correspond to one or more potential users of the token;
providing for distributing the new token to one or more potential users of the token;
receiving an incoming message from another entity via a communication network, which message has an attached token from a set of tokens previously stored in the token log;
identifying the token that is attached to the received message;
determining the status of the identified token by attempting to locate the identified token in the token log; and
processing the message based on the status of the identified token. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A system for managing a message communication system comprising:
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providing a token log as a data structure that contains a user-extensible set of tokens and implied conditions under which specific tokens are considered valid;
means for creating a new token as a set of symbols;
means for storing the new token in the token log together with information that implies one or more conditions under which the token is considered valid, which validity information implies one or more specific actions to be performed when a message accompanied by the new token experiences an event;
means for distributing the new token to one or more external entities; and
means for changing a validity status of the token. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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