Device, system, and method for capturing email borne viruses
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorJohn E Schier
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Abstract
A device, system, and method for capturing email borne viruses are disclosed. In one form an input device such as a keyboard, coupled to a system includes an email function button and a identification key uniquely identifying the keyboard. The keyboard's identification key may be used with a system's email software program to authenticate the origin of initiation of an email communication.
Claims22
A method for providing an identifier for processing an electronic communication comprising:
- receiving a request via an input device to process the electronic communication, the requested process comprising at least one of a selected forward request, a send request, a save request, a delete request, a reply request and a check request;
- determining if the request originated from the input device;
- processing the request if the request originated at the input device;
- determining an identification key associated with the input device, the identification key uniquely identifying the input device;
- and
- processing the electronic communication using the requested process upon validating the identification key.
A method for processing an electronic communication in the form of email using a system comprising:
- determining an input device operably coupled to the system;
- determining if a valid request originated from the input device;
- processing the valid request if the input originated at the input device determining an identification key associated with the input device, the identification key uniquely identifying the input device;
- and
- processing an email upon receiving the valid request from the input device to either forward, send, save, delete, reply, or check the email.
An input device for use with a system operable to process an electronic communication comprising:
- means for receiving a request via an input device to process an electronic communication;
- means for determining an identification key operable to identify the input device, the identification key uniquely identifying the input device;
- and
- means for processing the email using the requested process upon validating the identification key.
A medium including encoded logic for processing electronic communications comprising the logic operable to:
- determine an input device operably coupled to the system;
- determine if a valid request originated from the input device;
- process the valid request if the input originated at the input device;
- determine an identification key associated with the input device, the identification key uniquely identifying the input device;
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- process an electronic communication upon receiving the valid request from the input device to process the email.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.