Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer conferencing – Demand based messaging
Patent
1998-04-17
2000-08-22
Vu, Viet D.
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer conferencing
Demand based messaging
709219, 709313, G06F 1300
Patent
active
061086916
ABSTRACT:
A directory service allows a user to receive email messages from senders without requiring the user to reveal his/her email address. The directory service maintains users' email addresses but allows users to restrict the display of their email addresses. The directory service can cause a message to be sent from a sender to a recipient without revealing the recipient's email address.
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Adler Michael
Dalton Lisa A.
Lee Eugene H.
Wright David A.
Switchboard, Inc.
Vu Viet D.
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