US 11,451,533 B1Granted

Data cycling

AssigneeJoinesty, Inc.

InventorsRobert Jeffrey Yoskowitz, Stephen Michael Yoskowitz, Elder Donizetti Dos Santos, José Carlos De Souza Bueno, Jr.

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Abstract

The disclosed systems and techniques enable data cycling operations for an aliasing system to refresh first and second copies of aliases maintained by an aliasing server and a server that interacts with end-user devices (e.g., an enterprise server). More generally, the disclosed systems and techniques enable an enterprise system to use alias addresses (e.g., email addresses, phone numbers) for users while avoiding storing and managing the users' personal addresses. For example, the enterprise system may forward personal addresses (e.g., received from a user) to a relay or aliasing server configured to generate alias addresses (e.g., alias email addresses or alias phone numbers) based on the personal addresses. The aliasing server may operate as a “middle man” that receives emails, phone calls, or text messages directed to the alias addresses and that forwards the messages to the personal addresses (when appropriate).

Claims26

Dependent claims

A method for implementing a data cycling operation for an aliasing system, the method comprising:

(a) implementing an aliasing server configured for:
(i) generating one or more aliases for one or more user telecom addresses, and (ii) maintaining an alias map linking each of the one or more aliases to a different one of the one or more user telecom addresses;
(b) implementing a resource server configured to interact with one or more end-user devices, wherein the resource server is coupled to the aliasing server and configured for:
(i) receiving, from an end-user device, a user telecom address for a user;
(ii) transmitting the user telecom address to the aliasing server with a request for a corresponding alias;
(iii) receiving, from the aliasing server, a first alias for the user telecom address that was generated by the aliasing server and stored to the alias map such that the first alias is mapped to the user telecom address in the alias map;
and (iv) storing the first alias in an alias record for the resource server without storing the user telecom address to the alias record;
and
(c) performing a data cycling operation to update the alias map and the alias record, wherein performing the data cycling operation includes:
(i) generating, by the aliasing server, a second alias for the user telecom address;
(ii) replacing, within the alias map, the first alias with the second alias such that the second alias is mapped to the user telecom address;
(iii) transmitting, from the aliasing server to the resource server, a message including the second alias;
(iv) receiving, at the resource server, the message;
and
(v) responding to the message by replacing, within the alias record, the first alias with the second alias, without storing the user telecom address at the resource server, to enable the resource server to store the second alias as an addressable contact for the user without storing the user telecom address.

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An aliasing server device for facilitating a data cycling operation, the device comprising:

a communication interface;
one or more processors coupled to the communication interface;
one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the one or more memories include an alias map storing a plurality of aliases including:
(i) a first set of aliases, for a first set of user telecom addresses, generated for a first service, and (ii) a second set of aliases, for a second set of user telecom addresses, generated for a second service,
wherein (i) a first resource server associated with the first service maintains a first alias record that stores the first set of aliases without storing the first set of user telecom addresses, and (ii) a second resource server associated with the second service maintains a second alias record that stores the second set of aliases without storing the second set of user telecom addresses;
wherein the one or more memories further include computer readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a data cycling operation to update the first alias record and the alias map by causing the one or more processors to:
(a) analyze the alias map to identify, based on an identifier unique to the first service, the first set of aliases from the plurality of aliases that are mapped to both the first set of user telecom addresses and the first service;
(b) generate a third set of aliases for the first set of user telecom addresses;
(c) update the alias map by replacing the first set of aliases with the third set of aliases such that the third set of aliases are mapped to the first service;
and
(d) transmit, to the first resource server associated with the first service, a message including the third set of aliases to cause the first resource server to update the alias record by replacing the first set of aliases with the third set of aliases, enabling the first resource server to store the third aliases as addressable contact addresses for the user without storing the first set of user telecom address.

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A server configured to utilize aliases from aliasing servers as contact addresses for users in lieu of utilizing primary contact addresses for the users, the server comprising:

a communication interface;
one or more processors coupled to the communication interface;
and
one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more memories including an alias record storing a first one or more aliases generated by an aliasing server and transmitted to the server for storage, wherein the aliasing server maintains an alias map linking each of the one or more aliases to a different one of one or more user telecom addresses;
wherein the one or more memories further include computer readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to facilitate a data cycling operation with the aliasing server to update the alias record and the alias map by causing the one or more processors to:
(i) transmit, to the aliasing server via the communication interface, a first message including a request to initiate the data cycling operation;
(ii) receive, from the aliasing server via the communication interface, a second message that includes a second one or more aliases generated by the aliasing server for the one or more telecom addresses;
and
(iii) respond to the second message by replacing the first one or more aliases in the alias record with the second one or more aliases without storing the one or more user telecom addresses.

6 more elements

A method for implementing a data cycling operation for an aliasing system, the method comprising:

(a) implementing an aliasing server configured for:
(i) generating one or more aliases for one or more sets of user information, and (ii) maintaining an alias map linking each of the one or more aliases to a different one of the one or more sets of user information;
(b) implementing a resource server configured to interact with one or more end-user devices, wherein the resource server is coupled to the aliasing server and configured for:
(i) receiving, from an end-user device, a set of user information for a user;
(ii) transmitting the user information to the aliasing server with a request for a corresponding alias;
(iii) receiving, from the aliasing server, a first alias for the set of user information that was generated by the aliasing server and stored to the alias map such that the first alias is mapped to the set of user information in the alias map;
and (iv) storing the first alias in an alias record for the resource server without storing the set of user information to the alias record;
and
(c) performing a data cycling operation to update the alias map and the alias record, wherein performing the data cycling operation includes:
(i) generating, by the aliasing server, a second alias for the set of user information;
(ii) replacing, within the alias map, the first alias with the second alias such that the second alias is mapped to the set of user information;
(iii) transmitting, from the aliasing server to the resource server, a message including the second alias;
(iv) receiving, at the resource server, the message;
and
(v) responding to the message by replacing, within the alias record, the first alias with the second alias, without storing the set of user information at the resource server, to enable the resource server to store the second alias as an addressable contact for the user without storing the set of user information.

12 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/773,709Filed 27 Jan 2020 · us provisional application
Priority: 26 Sep 2019
Granted: 20 Sep 2022
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification43 codes

H04M 3/436
Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers: arrangements for screening incoming calls , i.e. evaluating the characteristics…
G06F 16/10
Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor: file systems; File servers
G06F 16/22
Of structured data, e.g. relational data: indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
G06F 16/31
Of unstructured textual data: indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures

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Application62/906,495Us provisional application · filed 26 Sep 2019
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