ENCRYPTED TEXT MESSAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR

• US 20110117883A1
• Filed: 11/19/2009
• Published: 05/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Go My Cell LLC
• Original Assignee: Go My Cell LLC
• Inventors: DRABO, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US12/622,318
• Publication Number:
  US 20110117883A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/033 of the user plane, e.g. user's traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]

Abstract

A method for securing text messages ads an encryption-decryption module to a pair of cellular phones. A text message is entered on a first of the pair of cellular phones. The text message is encrypted on the first of the pair of cellular phones. The encrypted text message is transmitted to a second of the pair of cellular phones.

Claims

1. A method for securing text messages comprising:

adding an encryption-decryption module to a pair of cellular phones;

entering a text message on a first of the pair of cellular phones;

encrypting the text message on the first of the pair of cellular phones; and

transmitting the encrypted text message to a second of the pair of cellular phones.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving the encrypted text message by the second of the pair of cellular phones; and

decrypting the encrypted text message by the second of the pair of cellular phones.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising reading the text message after decrypting the encrypted text message.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising one of saving the text message after decrypting the encrypted text message, deleting the text message after decrypting the encrypted text message, or responding to the text message after decrypting the encrypted text message.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

entering a response text message on second of the pair of cellular phones;

encrypting the response text message on the second of the pair of cellular phones; and

transmitting the encrypted response text message to the first of the pair of cellular phones.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

receiving the encrypted response text message by the first of the pair of cellular phones; and

decrypting the encrypted response text message by the first of the pair of cellular phones.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein adding an encryption-decryption module to a pair of cellular phones further comprises adding an encryption-decryption module to a pair of cellular phones wherein the encryption-decryption module uses a public-key cryptography encryption algorithm.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein adding an encryption-decryption module to a pair of cellular phones further comprises downloading a software encryption-decryption algorithm to the pair of cellular phones.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein adding an encryption-decryption module to a pair of cellular phones further comprises adding a hardware encryption-decryption module to the pair of cellular phones.

14. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

entering a response text message on second of the pair of cellular phones;

encrypting the response text message on the second of the pair of cellular phones using a public key on the second of the pair of cellular phones;

transmitting the encrypted response text message to the first of the pair of cellular phones;

receiving the encrypted response text message by the first of the pair of cellular phones; and

decrypting the encrypted response text message by the first of the pair of cellular phones using a private key on the first of the pair of cellular phones.

10. A method for securing text messages comprising:

adding an encryption-decryption module to a pair of cellular phones;

selecting a desired recipient of a text message on a first of the pair of cellular phones;

entering the text message on the first of the pair of cellular phones;

encrypting the text message on the first of the pair of cellular phones, the text message encrypted using a public key; and

transmitting the encrypted text message to a second of the pair of cellular phones.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

receiving the encrypted text message by the second of the pair of cellular phones; and

decrypting the encrypted text message by the second of the pair of cellular phones using a private key.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising reading the text message after decrypting the encrypted text message.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising one of saving the text message after decrypting the encrypted text message, deleting the text message after decrypting the encrypted text message, or responding to the text message after decrypting the encrypted text message.

15. The method of claim 10 wherein adding an encryption-decryption module to a pair of cellular phones further comprises downloading a software encryption-decryption algorithm to the pair of cellular phones.

16. The method of claim 10 wherein adding an encryption-decryption module to a pair of cellular phones further comprises adding a hardware encryption-decryption module to the pair of cellular phones.

18. A method for securing text messages comprising:

downloading a software encryption-decryption module to a pair of cellular phones;

selecting a desired recipient of a text message on a first of the pair of cellular phones;

entering the text message on the first of the pair of cellular phones;

encrypting the text message on the first of the pair of cellular phones, the text message encrypted using a public key;

transmitting the encrypted text message to a second of the pair of cellular phones;

receiving the encrypted text message by the second of the pair of cellular phones; and

decrypting the encrypted text message by the second of the pair of cellular phones using a private key.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising:

entering a response text message on second of the pair of cellular phones;

encrypting the response text message on the second of the pair of cellular phones using a public key on the second of the pair of cellular phones;

transmitting the encrypted response text message to the first of the pair of cellular phones;

receiving the encrypted response text message by the first of the pair of cellular phones; and

decrypting the encrypted response text message by the first of the pair of cellular phones using a private key on the first of the pair of cellular phones.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein downloading a software encryption-decryption module to a pair of cellular phones further comprises:

agreeing to an end user licensing agreement prior to downloading the software encryption-decryption module; and

entering payment for downloading the software encryption-decryption module.