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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2015
Applicant:
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Steven A. Siegel, Mendham, NJ (US);
Amy Zwarico, Mountain Brook, AL (US);
Larry B. Pearson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/08 (2013.01); H04L 63/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Pre-delivery authentication may be required prior to routing and delivery of electronic content. A sender of the electronic content, for example, may require that a recipient authenticate to ensure legitimate use or identity. Should pre-delivery authentication be required, the electronic content is held at any networked device while the recipient authenticates. If the recipient correctly authenticates, then the electronic content is released for delivery.