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US 8,712,397 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for controllable communication
OwnerGuang Fenginventor
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Abstract
Communication and a communications apparatus are controlled with a communication intermediating apparatus. Multiple methods of processing communication requests are provided. Decided rules comprising of pairs of identification information of communication requests and methods of processing are recorded beforehand. When a communication request is received, the identification of the communication request is distinguished, an applying rule is picked from the recorded rules, and the communication request is processed. A virtual account to be set maximum payment amount beforehand is used, and electronic transactions communication is done.
Claims140
An apparatus comprising:
- first-determination means for determining whether any member on a list of addresses is included in a request;
- second-determination means, responsive to a first-negative-determination, for determining whether a condition is satisfied;
- means, responsive to a second-positive-determination that said condition is satisfied, for causing a control action;
- and
- means, responsive to a second-negative-determination that said condition is not satisfied, for causing a limitation action;
- said list of addresses comprising at least one address;
- said request being information that is received before a purpose of a source of said request is achieved;
- said first-negative-determination being a determination that each member on said list is not included in said request;
- said control action being an action of performing use of a resource for achieving said purpose;
- said limitation action being an action of limiting said use;
- and
- said limitation action comprising an action of sending return information to said source for achieving said purpose.
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An apparatus comprising:
- determination means for determining whether any member on a list of identification information is included in a request;
- means, responsive to a positive determination, for causing a control action;
- and
- means for causing a limitation action;
- said list of identification information comprising at least one identification information;
- said request being information that is received before a purpose of a source of said request is achieved;
- said identification information being an original information that can be determined by a user;
- said positive determination being a determination that any member on said list is included in said request;
- said control action being an action of performing use of a resource for achieving said purpose;
- said limitation action comprising a notification, said notification being a ringing sound;
- and
- said control action comprising inhibiting said notification.
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A method comprising the steps of:
- determining whether any member on a list of addresses is included in a request;
- responsive to a first-negative-determination, determining whether a condition is satisfied;
- responsive to a second-positive-determination that said condition is satisfied, causing a control action;
- and
- responsive to a second-negative-determination that said condition is not satisfied, causing a limitation action;
- said list of addresses comprising at least one address;
- said request being information that is received before a purpose of a source of said request is achieved;
- said first-negative-determination being a determination that each member on said list is not included in said request;
- said control action being an action of performing use of a resource for achieving said purpose;
- said limitation action being an action of limiting said use;
- and
- said limitation action comprising an action of sending return information to said source for achieving said purpose.
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A method comprising the steps of:
- determining whether any member on a list of identification information is included in a request;
- responsive to a positive determination, causing a control action;
- and
- causing a limitation action;
- said list of identification information comprising at least one identification information;
- said request being information that is received before a purpose of a source of said request is achieved;
- said identification information being an original information that can be determined by a user;
- said positive determination being a determination that any member iR on said list is included in said request;
- said control action being an action of performing use of a resource for achieving said purpose;
- said limitation action comprising a notification, said notification being a ringing sound;
- and
- said control action comprising inhibiting said notification.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.