US 12,323,379 B2
System and method for providing a redacted reply service
Zafar Khan, Redondo Beach, CA (US)
Filed by Zafar Khan, Redondo Beach, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/542,329.
Application 18/542,329 is a division of application No. 17/304,305, filed on Jun. 17, 2021, granted, now 11,876,769.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/705,240, filed on Jun. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0195775 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 51/063 (2022.01); H04L 51/08 (2022.01); H04L 51/18 (2022.01); H04L 51/212 (2022.01); H04L 51/23 (2022.01); H04L 51/234 (2022.01); H04L 51/48 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 51/48 (2022.05) [H04L 51/063 (2013.01); H04L 51/08 (2013.01); H04L 51/18 (2013.01); H04L 51/212 (2022.05); H04L 51/23 (2022.05); H04L 51/234 (2022.05)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system configured to provide a redacted reply service for an electronic message, comprising:
a processor using programming commands, the processor remote from an intended recipient of the electronic message, the processor programmed to:
receive the electronic message to the intended recipient created by a sender,
determine whether the received electronic message contains at least one “BCC” (blind carbon copy) recipient address,
determine whether the sender has provided any rules for processing the electronic message that contains the at least one BCC recipient address, and control the processing of the received electronic message for the at least one BCC recipient address in accordance with the provided rules to re-format the received electronic message by redacting any “TO” and “CC” (carbon copy) recipient addresses from the received electronic message,
add information related to the redacted “TO” and “CC” recipient addresses to the received electronic message, and
transmit the re-formatted received electronic message and added information to the intended recipient.