System And Method For Processing Protected Electronic Communications

• US 20130145483A1
• Filed: 11/30/2012
• Published: 06/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JP Morgan Chase & Co)
• Original Assignee: JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JP Morgan Chase & Co)
• Inventors: DiMuro, Jeffrey D., Ford, David Jude
• Application Number:
  US13/690,174
• Publication Number:
  US 20130145483A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/60 Protecting data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6209 to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227

Abstract

Systems and methods for processing protected electronic communications are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method for processing inbound messages may include (1) receiving a message containing protected content at an electronic device comprising at least one computer processor; (2) using the at least one computer processor, determining a manner in which unprotected content corresponding to the protected content is accessed by a user; and (3) using the at least one computer processor, automatically sending the unprotected content to a first storage location.

Claims

1. A method for processing inbound messages, comprising:

receiving a message containing protected content at an electronic device comprising at least one computer processor;

using the at least one computer processor, determining a manner in which unprotected content corresponding to the protected content is accessed by a user; and

using the at least one computer processor, automatically sending the unprotected content to a first storage location.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

using the at least one computer processor, automatically sending the manner used to access the unprotected content to a second storage location.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first storage location and the second storage location are the same storage location.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

using the at least one computer processor, automatically sending the message containing protected content to the first storage location.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the manner comprises an application of a key.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the manner comprises an entry of a password.

7. A method for processing inbound messages, comprising:

receiving an inbound message for a recipient;

determining, using at least one computer processor, whether the inbound message contains protected content;

using the at least one computer processor, marking the inbound message with an indication that the inbound message contains protected content; and

sending the marked received message to an electronic device associated with the recipient.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of marking the inbound message comprises:

using the at least one computer processor, rewriting envelope information for the inbound message.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the received message comprises at least one of an email, a file attachment, audio, picture, image, video, text, chat, and SMS.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving, from the electronic device associated with the intended recipient, a message containing non-protected content corresponding to the protected content; and

providing the message containing non-protected content corresponding to the protected content to a first storage location.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

providing the inbound message containing protected content to a second storage location.

12. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving, from the electronic device associated with the intended recipient, a tool used to access the non-protected content from the protected content; and

providing the tool to a third storage location.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the access tool is one of a password and a key.

14. A method for processing inbound messages, comprising:

receiving an inbound message including protected content;

using at least one computer processor, applying a tool to the inbound message to access non-protected content corresponding to the protected content; and

providing the non-protected content to a first storage location.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

providing the non-protected content to the intended recipient

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

providing the inbound message to the intended recipient

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

providing the tool to a second storage location.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

providing the received message containing protected content to a third storage location.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein the access tool is one of a password and a key.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein the tool is retrieved from a database comprising a plurality of tools.