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Anonymous communication system and method

Larry W Fullerton
TLDR
In this paper, a system for anonymous communication where a first party, subscriber, stores private contact address information with a server controlled by a trusted third party is described, and the subscriber is associated with a token in the server database.
Abstract: 
A system for anonymous communication wherein a first party, subscriber, stores private contact address information with a server controlled by a trusted third party. The subscriber is associated with a token in the server database. The subscriber may publish the token with information of interest to a second party. The second party may then contact the server and provide the token. The server then enables communications between the first and second parties without either knowing the necessary contact information to independently make contact. The token may be published in any media and may be used to establish connection with email, voice, voice mail, e-chat rooms, or other communication media. In one embodiment, the third party may establish an account with the first party and may charge the first party for the communication service.

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