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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2006
Arnold S. Weksler, Raleigh, NC (US);
Scott E. Kelso, Durham, NC (US);
John C. Mese, Cary, NC (US);
Nathan J. Peterson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Rod D. Waltermann, Rougemont, NC (US);
Arnold S. Weksler, Raleigh, NC (US);
Scott E. Kelso, Durham, NC (US);
John C. Mese, Cary, NC (US);
Nathan J. Peterson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Rod D. Waltermann, Rougemont, NC (US);
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and system for providing an option when sending an email which will require the recipient of the email to provide an extra level of authentication before displaying the email contents in order to prove that he or she is indeed the correct recipient of the email. Validation is required by the recipient every time he or she opens an email. This validation occurs in the form of authentication that the user is indeed the intended recipient of the email, and can be provided in various means, including biometric identification, password phrases, and so forth.