Apple Inc.

Jeffrey A Connelly

David M O'Rourke

Matthew M Patenaude

Private message system, method, and apparatus are described. A private message that includes encrypted data and identifying information indicating a recipient client device authorized to read the private message is stored at a server computer. Since the client devices perform all encryption and decryption processing, the server computer stores the private message in a platform agnostic manner and without performing any encryption/decryption related processes. Although any number of recipient devices can receive the private message, only a recipient client device authorized in accordance with the identifying information can read the private message.

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Jeffrey A Connelly