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OwnerSalvatore J. Stoifo, Jonathan Smithinventors
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for enabling a user having a first identification at a first computer to communicate privately with a second computer. The method includes the step of receiving from the first computer a request to send a first message to the second computer, assigning a second identification to the user, and forwarding the first message to the second computer using the second identification. The method further includes the steps of receiving a second message from the second computer in response to the first message, and forwarding the second message to the first computer using the first identification. A corresponding system is also described.
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A method of allowing a user at a first computer to communicate privately with a second computer, comprising:
- receiving a request from the first computer to send a first message to the second computer, wherein the user has a first identification;
- assigning a second identification to the user;
- forwarding the first message to the second computer using the second identification;
- receiving a second message from the second computer, wherein the second message includes customized information generated in response to the first message;
- and
- forwarding the second message to the first computer using the first identification.
A system of allowing a user at a first computer to communicate privately with a second computer, comprising:
- a server computer including:
- a communication device configured to receive a request to send a first message to the second computer, wherein the user has a first identification;
- and
- a processor configured to assign a second identification to the user, wherein the communication device is further configured to forward the first message to the second computer using the second identification, configured to receive a second message from the second computer and configured to forward the second message to the first computer using the first identification, wherein the second message includes customized information generated in response to the first message.
A software program implemented in a computer system for allowing a user at a first computer to communicate privately with a second computer, said software program configuring the computer system to:
- receive a request from the first computer to send a first message to the second computer, wherein the user has a first identification;
- assign a second identification to the user;
- forward the first message to the second computer using the second identification;
- receive a second message from the second computer, wherein the second message includes customized information generated in response to the first message;
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- forward the second message to the first computer using the first identification.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.