Obfuscating identity of a source entity affiliated with a communiqué directed to a receiving user and in accordance with conditional directive provided by the receiving user

• US 20110041061A1
• Filed: 06/14/2010
• Published: 02/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Cohen, Alexander J., Rinaldo, John D. JR., Tegreene, Clarence T., Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A., Mangione-Smith, William H.
• Granted Patent: US 9,659,188 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/727
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6263 during internet communication, e.g. revealing personal data from cookies
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2105 Dual mode as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231

Abstract

A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: receiving one or more conditional directives from a receiving user, the one or more conditional directives delineating one or more conditions for obfuscating identity of a source entity affiliated with one or more communiqués directed to the receiving user; and presenting at least a second communiqué in response to at least a reception of a first communiqué affiliated with the source entity and in accordance with the one or more conditional directives, the second communiqué being presented in lieu of presenting the first communiqué. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims

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101. A computationally-implemented system, comprising:

means for receiving one or more conditional directives from a receiving user, the one or more conditional directives delineating one or more conditions for obfuscating identity of a source entity affiliated with one or more communiqué

s directed to the receiving user; and

means for presenting at least a second communiqué

in response to at least a reception of a first communiqué

affiliated with the source entity and in accordance with the one or more conditional directives, the second communiqué

being presented in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

.

112. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for receiving one or more conditional directives from a receiving user, the one or more conditional directives delineating one or more conditions for obfuscating identity of a source entity affiliated with one or more communiqué

s directed to the receiving user comprises;

means for receiving the one or more conditional directives from the receiving user including at least one directive to conditionally obfuscate identity of the source entity when a communiqué

is received that is determined to include at least one representation associated with the source entity.

117. The computationally-implemented system of claim 112, wherein said means for receiving the one or more conditional directives from the receiving user including at least one directive to conditionally obfuscate identity of the source entity when a communiqué

is received that is determined to include at least one representation associated with the source entity comprises;

means for receiving at least one directive from the receiving user that indicates at least one image associated with the source entity to conditionally obfuscate identity of the source entity when a communiqué

is received that is determined to include the at least one image.

118. The computationally-implemented system of claim 112, wherein said means for receiving the one or more conditional directives from the receiving user including at least one directive to conditionally obfuscate identity of the source entity when a communiqué

is received that is determined to include at least one representation associated with the source entity comprises;

means for receiving at least one directive from the receiving user that indicates at least a voice signature associated with the source entity to conditionally obfuscate identity of the source entity when a communiqué

is received that is determined to include at least the voice signature.

121. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for receiving one or more conditional directives from a receiving user, the one or more conditional directives delineating one or more conditions for obfuscating identity of a source entity affiliated with one or more communiqué

s directed to the receiving user comprises;

means for receiving the one or more conditional directives from the receiving user including at least one directive to conditionally obfuscate the identity of the source entity as a function of location of a receiving user device designed to execute the one or more conditional directives.

122. The computationally-implemented system of claim 121, wherein said means for receiving the one or more conditional directives from the receiving user including at least one directive to conditionally obfuscate the identity of the source entity as a function of location of a receiving user device designed to execute the one or more conditional directives comprises:

means for receiving at least one directive from the receiving user to conditionally obfuscate the identity of the source entity in response to determining that the receiving user device is at one or more specified locations.

123. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for receiving one or more conditional directives from a receiving user, the one or more conditional directives delineating one or more conditions for obfuscating identity of a source entity affiliated with one or more communiqué

s directed to the receiving user comprises;

means for receiving the one or more conditional directives from the receiving user including at least one directive to conditionally obfuscate the identity of the source entity as a function of time with respect to a receiving user device designed to execute the one or more conditional directives.

126. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for receiving one or more conditional directives from a receiving user, the one or more conditional directives delineating one or more conditions for obfuscating identity of a source entity affiliated with one or more communiqué

s directed to the receiving user comprises;

means for receiving the one or more conditional directives from the receiving user including at least one directive to conditionally obfuscate the identity of the source entity in response to determining occurrence of one or more specified environmental conditions associated with a receiving user device designed to execute the one or more conditional directives.

127. The computationally-implemented system of claim 126, wherein said means for receiving the one or more conditional directives from the receiving user including at least one directive to conditionally obfuscate the identity of the source entity in response to determining occurrence of one or more specified environmental conditions associated with a receiving user device designed to execute the one or more conditional directives comprises:

means for receiving at least one directive from the receiving user to conditionally obfuscate the identity of the source entity in response to determining that one or more third parties are in proximate vicinity of the receiving user device.

135. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for presenting at least a second communiqué

in response to at least a reception of a first communiqué

affiliated with the source entity and in accordance with the one or more conditional directives, the second communiqué

being presented in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

comprises;

means for presenting at least the second communiqué

in response to intercepting the first communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives, the intercepting of the first communiqué

to prevent the first communiqué

from being presented.

136. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for presenting at least a second communiqué

in response to at least a reception of a first communiqué

affiliated with the source entity and in accordance with the one or more conditional directives, the second communiqué

being presented in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

comprises;

means for presenting at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including in response to determining that the first communiqué

includes one or more representations associated with the source entity.

144. The computationally-implemented system of claim 136, wherein said means for presenting at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including in response to determining that the first communiqué

includes one or more representations associated with the source entity comprises;

means for presenting at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including in response to determining that the first communiqué

includes at least an image associated with the source entity.

145. The computationally-implemented system of claim 136, wherein said means for presenting at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including in response to determining that the first communiqué

includes one or more representations associated with the source entity comprises;

means for presenting at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including in response to determining that the first communiqué

includes at least a voice signature associated with the source entity.

148. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for presenting at least a second communiqué

in response to at least a reception of a first communiqué

affiliated with the source entity and in accordance with the one or more conditional directives, the second communiqué

being presented in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

comprises;

means for presenting at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including as a function of location of a receiving user device implementing the one or more conditional directives.

149. The computationally-implemented system of claim 148, wherein said means for presenting at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including as a function of location of a receiving user device implementing the one or more conditional directives comprises;

means for presenting at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including in response to determining that the receiving user device is at one or more specified locations.

150. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for presenting at least a second communiqué

in response to at least a reception of a first communiqué

affiliated with the source entity and in accordance with the one or more conditional directives, the second communiqué

being presented in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

comprises;

means for presenting at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including as a function of time with respect to a receiving user device implementing the one or more conditional directives.

151. The computationally-implemented system of claim 150, wherein said means for presenting at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including as a function of time with respect to a receiving user device implementing the one or more conditional directives comprises;

means for presenting at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including in response to determining that the receiving user device is at one or more specified times of a day.

152. The computationally-implemented system of claim 150, wherein said means for presenting at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including as a function of time with respect to a receiving user device implementing the one or more conditional directives comprises;

means for presenting at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including in response to determining that the receiving user device is at one or more specified times of a calendar year.

153. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for presenting at least a second communiqué

in response to at least a reception of a first communiqué

affiliated with the source entity and in accordance with the one or more conditional directives, the second communiqué

being presented in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

comprises;

means for presenting at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including in response to determining occurrence of one or more specified environmental conditions associated with a receiving user device implementing the one or more conditional directives.

154. The computationally-implemented system of claim 153, wherein said means for presenting at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including in response to determining occurrence of one or more specified environmental conditions associated with a receiving user device implementing the one or more conditional directives comprises;

means for presenting at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including in response to determining that one or more third parties are in proximate vicinity of the receiving user device.

160. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for presenting at least a second communiqué

in response to at least a reception of a first communiqué

affiliated with the source entity and in accordance with the one or more conditional directives, the second communiqué

being presented in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

comprises;

means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, at least a second communiqué

that is provided based, at least in part, on the first communiqué and

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives, the second communiqué

being provided by modifying the first communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives.

161. The computationally-implemented system of claim 160, wherein said means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, at least a second communiqué

that is provided based, at least in part, on the first communiqué and

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives, the second communiqué

being provided by modifying the first communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives comprises;

means for modifying the first communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives by replacing one or more representations of the source entity included in the first communiqué

with one or more locum tenentes.

162. The computationally-implemented system of claim 161, wherein said means for modifying the first communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives by replacing one or more representations of the source entity included in the first communiqué

with one or more locum tenentes comprises;

means for replacing the one or more representations of the source entity included in the first communiqué

with the one or more locum tenentes by replacing one or more names associated with the source entity that are included in the first communiqué

with one or more substitutes.

163. The computationally-implemented system of claim 161, wherein said means for modifying the first communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives by replacing one or more representations of the source entity included in the first communiqué

with one or more locum tenentes comprises;

means for replacing the one or more representations of the source entity included in the first communiqué

with the one or more locum tenentes by replacing one or more telephone numbers associated with the source entity that are included in the first communiqué

with one or more substitutes.

164. The computationally-implemented system of claim 161, wherein said means for modifying the first communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives by replacing one or more representations of the source entity included in the first communiqué

with one or more locum tenentes comprises;

means for replacing the one or more representations of the source entity included in the first communiqué

with the one or more locum tenentes by replacing one or more addresses associated with the source entity that are included in the first communiqué

with one or more substitutes.

165. The computationally-implemented system of claim 164, wherein said means for replacing the one or more representations of the source entity included in the first communiqué

with the one or more locum tenentes by replacing one or more addresses associated with the source entity that are included in the first communiqué

with one or more substitutes comprises;

means for replacing the one or more representations of the source entity included in the first communiqué

with the one or more locum tenentes by replacing one or more of an email address, an Internet Protocol (IP) address, or a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) associated with the source entity that are included in the first communiqué

with one or more substitutes.

166. The computationally-implemented system of claim 161, wherein said means for modifying the first communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives by replacing one or more representations of the source entity included in the first communiqué

with one or more locum tenentes comprises;

means for replacing the one or more representations of the source entity included in the first communiqué

with the one or more locum tenentes by replacing one or more images associated with the source entity that are included in the first communiqué

with one or more substitutes.

167. The computationally-implemented system of claim 161, wherein said means for modifying the first communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives by replacing one or more representations of the source entity included in the first communiqué

with one or more locum tenentes comprises;

means for replacing the one or more representations of the source entity included in the first communiqué

with the one or more locum tenentes by replacing one or more voice signatures associated with the source entity that are included in the first communiqué

with one or more substitutes.

168. The computationally-implemented system of claim 161, wherein said means for modifying the first communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives by replacing one or more representations of the source entity included in the first communiqué

with one or more locum tenentes comprises;

means for replacing the one or more representations of the source entity included in the first communiqué

with the one or more locum tenentes by replacing the one or more representations with one or more fictional substitutes.

169. The computationally-implemented system of claim 161, wherein said means for modifying the first communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives by replacing one or more representations of the source entity included in the first communiqué

with one or more locum tenentes comprises;

means for replacing the one or more representations of the source entity included in the first communiqué

with the one or more locum tenentes by replacing the one or more representations with one or more non-fictional substitutes.

173. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for presenting at least a second communiqué

in response to at least a reception of a first communiqué

affiliated with the source entity and in accordance with the one or more conditional directives, the second communiqué

being presented in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

comprises;

means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, at least a second communiqué

that is a substitute communiqué

unrelated to the first communiqué

.

174. The computationally-implemented system of claim 173, wherein said means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, at least a second communiqué

that is a substitute communiqué

unrelated to the first communiqué

comprises;

means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, at least a second communiqué

that is a copy of a communiqué

that was previously received by the receiving user.

175. The computationally-implemented system of claim 174, wherein said means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, at least a second communiqué

that is a copy of a communiqué

that was previously received by the receiving user comprises;

means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, at least a second communiqué

that is a copy of a communiqué

that was most recently received by the receiving user.

176. The computationally-implemented system of claim 173, wherein said means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, at least a second communiqué

that is a substitute communiqué

unrelated to the first communiqué

comprises;

means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, at least a second communiqué

that was previously provided by the receiving user.

180. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for presenting at least a second communiqué

in response to at least a reception of a first communiqué

affiliated with the source entity and in accordance with the one or more conditional directives, the second communiqué

being presented in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

comprises;

means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, at least a second communiqué

that includes at least one of textual or numerical content data.

182. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for presenting at least a second communiqué

in response to at least a reception of a first communiqué

affiliated with the source entity and in accordance with the one or more conditional directives, the second communiqué

being presented in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

comprises;

means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, at least a second communiqué

that includes at least one of audio or image data.

184. The computationally-implemented system of claim 101, wherein said means for presenting at least a second communiqué

in response to at least a reception of a first communiqué

affiliated with the source entity and in accordance with the one or more conditional directives, the second communiqué

being presented in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

comprises;

means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

a communiqué

accessing interface for accessing the second communiqué

.

185. The computationally-implemented system of claim 184, wherein said means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

a communiqué

accessing interface for accessing the second communiqué

comprises;

means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

the communiqué

accessing interface for accessing the second communiqué

, the communiqué

accessing interface providing an indication to covertly indicate to the receiving user that the second communiqué

is being presented in lieu of the first communiqué

.

186. The computationally-implemented system of claim 185, wherein said means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

the communiqué

accessing interface for accessing the second communiqué

, the communiqué

accessing interface providing an indication to covertly indicate to the receiving user that the second communiqué

is being presented in lieu of the first communiqué

comprises;

means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

the communiqué

accessing interface for accessing the second communiqué

, the communiqué

accessing interface being an audio communiqué

accessing interface.

187. The computationally-implemented system of claim 186, wherein said means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

the communiqué

accessing interface for accessing the second communiqué

, the communiqué

accessing interface being an audio communiqué

accessing interface comprises;

means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

the audio communiqué

accessing interface, the audio communiqué

accessing interface with an audio alert to covertly indicate to the receiving user that the second communiqué

is being presented in lieu of the first communiqué

.

188. The computationally-implemented system of claim 187, wherein said means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

the audio communiqué

accessing interface, the audio communiqué

accessing interface with an audio alert to covertly indicate to the receiving user that the second communiqué

is being presented in lieu of the first communiqué

comprises;

means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

the audio communiqué

accessing interface with the audio alert, the audio alert being a ping, a ring, or a hum provided through the audio communiqué

accessing interface.

189. The computationally-implemented system of claim 187, wherein said means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

the audio communiqué

accessing interface, the audio communiqué

accessing interface with an audio alert to covertly indicate to the receiving user that the second communiqué

is being presented in lieu of the first communiqué

comprises;

means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

the audio communiqué

accessing interface with the audio alert, the audio alert being one or more simulated natural background noises provided through the audio communiqué

accessing interface.

190. The computationally-implemented system of claim 186, wherein said means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

the communiqué

accessing interface for accessing the second communiqué

, the communiqué

accessing interface being an audio communiqué

accessing interface comprises;

means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

the audio communiqué

accessing interface including a visual alert to covertly indicate to the receiving user that the second communiqué

is being presented in lieu of the first communiqué

.

191. The computationally-implemented system of claim 190, wherein said means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

the audio communiqué

accessing interface including a visual alert to covertly indicate to the receiving user that the second communiqué

is being presented in lieu of the first communiqué

comprises;

means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

the audio communiqué

accessing interface including the visual alert, the visual alert being one or more particular symbols or icons that are displayed through a display screen.

192. The computationally-implemented system of claim 190, wherein said means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

the audio communiqué

accessing interface including a visual alert to covertly indicate to the receiving user that the second communiqué

is being presented in lieu of the first communiqué

comprises;

means for presenting, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

the audio communiqué

accessing interface including the visual alert, the visual alert being one or more particular colors that are displayed through a display screen.

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203. A method comprising:

receiving one or more conditional directives from a receiving user, the one or more conditional directives delineating one or more conditions for obfuscating identity of a source entity affiliated with one or more communiqué

s directed to the receiving user; and

presenting, using one or more processors, at least a second communiqué

in response to at least a reception of a first communiqué

affiliated with the source entity and in accordance with the one or more conditional directives, the second communiqué

being presented in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

.