ELECTRONIC MESSAGE RESPONSE AND REMEDIATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20130218999A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 08/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John Martin
• Original Assignee: John Martin
• Inventors: MARTIN, JOHN
• Application Number:
  US13/842,669
• Publication Number:
  US 20130218999A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/10 Active monitoring, e.g. heartbeat, ping or trace-route
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services

Abstract

Provided is a method, system and software for responding to an incoming electronic message, including determining whether the incoming electronic message is relevant or irrelevant to a user, and if the incoming electronic message is irrelevant to the user, parsing the incoming electronic message for message origination information and replying to the message using the message origination information. Also provided is responding to irrelevant messages in a social networking, website and other electronic content repository context, and detecting and responding when a irrelevant message attempts to access a device.

Claims

1. A method for responding to any hyperlinks, URLs and/or other offered network address(es) directing the user to websites and/or other electronic content repository systems, the method comprising:

determining whether the hyperlink, URLs and/or other offered network address is relevant or irrelevant to the user using a user profile containing information regarding relevant or irrelevant hyperlinks and/or offered network address(es);

using a web browser and/or any other software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the Internet or other network by parsing the hyperlinks, URLs and/or other offered network addresses for known and unknown hyperlinks, URLs, domains, IP addresses, IP families and/or other offered network addresses.

2. A method for responding to an incoming electronic message to a social media, website and other electronic content repository site, the method executed by a processor and associated computer memory configured to perform the method comprising the steps of:

determining whether the incoming electronic message is relevant or irrelevant to a user using a user profile containing information regarding relevant and irrelevant messages;

if the incoming electronic message is irrelevant to the user, parsing the incoming electronic message for social media, website and other electronic content repository addresses associated with the message, and determining an appropriate response to the message as directed by the user profile.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the steps of:

if the user profile is configured to direct pinging of the message sender'"'"'s server, the sender'"'"'s server is pinged and the time-to-live is recorded a user-specified number of times or until success.

4. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the steps of:

if the user profile is configured to direct route tracing, the route to the sender'"'"'s Server(s) is traced until success and the time to receive the route information is recorded.

5. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the steps of:

if the user profile is configured to authorize looking up a domain registrar of the message sender'"'"'s social media domain(s), the domain registrar of the message sender'"'"'s social media domain is looked up and the registrar contact information is recorded until success or a user-specified number of times.

6. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the steps of:

if the user profile is configured to authorize requesting content from the message sender'"'"'s social media, website and other electronic content repository server,

requesting content from message sender'"'"'s social media, website and other electronic content repository server;

opening a user-specified number of sockets with the message sender'"'"'s social media, website and other electronic content repository server;

saving the time, date, server type, IP address, domain name and other IDs;

trapping the content in a sand box;

repeating the requesting, opening saving and trapping steps until success or a user-specified number of times.

7. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the steps of:

if the user profile is configured to authorize posting an opt-out message on the message sender'"'"'s associated social media, website and other electronic content repository page(s) located within the social media service(s) electronic content repository,

posting an opt-out message on the message sender'"'"'s associated social media, website and other electronic content repository page(s) located within the social media service(s) electronic content repository,

writing a message to the social media, website and other electronic content repository provider'"'"'s server log explaining toe opt-out posting; and

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repeating the posting and writing steps until success or a user-specified number of times.

8. A method for responding to an incoming electronic message attempting to activate a device, the method executed by a processor and associated computer memory configured to perform the method comprising the steps of:

determining whether the incoming electronic message is relevant or irrelevant to a user using a user profile containing information regarding relevant and irrelevant messages;

if the incoming electronic message is irrelevant to the user, determining if it is attempting to activate a device;

if an attempt is being made to activate a device, blocking access to the device; and

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if the user profile authorizes providing false data in response to the attempt to access the device, providing false data form user-specified duration.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the device is selected from the group consisting of:

a microphone, a camera, a global positioning system (GPS), a location-based service and a sensor-based service.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the false data is selected from the group consisting of audio, video and GPS data.

11. A hyperlink response system comprising an electronic message receiver node comprising a processor operably connected to a computer memory and a network communication device, the processor and memory configured to operate the network communication device and to receive at least one message over the network communication device, the network communication device further in communication with a network;

the electronic message receiver node being associated with a user;

the processor and memory further configured to perform the steps of determining whether the hyperlink, URLs and/or other offered network address is relevant or irrelevant to the user using a user profile containing information regarding relevant or irrelevant hyperlinks and/or offered network address(es);

using a web browser and/or any other software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the Internet or other network by parsing the hyperlinks, URLs and/or other offered network addresses for known and unknown hyperlinks, URLs, domains, IP addresses, IP families and/or other offered network addresses.

12. A social media, website and other electronic content repository site message response system comprising an electronic message receiver node comprising a processor operably connected to a computer memory and a network communication device, the processor and memory configured to operate the network communication device and to receive at least one message over the network communication device;

the network communication device further in communication with a network;

the electronic message receiver node being associated with a user;

the processor and memory further configured to perform the steps of;

determining whether the incoming electronic message is relevant or irrelevant to a user using a user profile containing information regarding relevant and irrelevant messages;

if the incoming electronic message is irrelevant to the user, parsing the incoming electronic message for social media, website and other electronic content repository addresses associated with the message, and determines an appropriate response to the message as directed by the user profile.

13. The system according to claim 12, further comprising the steps of:

if the user profile is configured to direct pinging of the message sender'"'"'s server, the sender'"'"'s server is pinged and the time-to-live is recorded a user-specified number of times or until success.

14. The system according to claim 12, further comprising the steps of:

if the user profile is configured to direct route tracing, the route to the sender'"'"'s server(s) is traced until success and the time to receive the route information is recorded.

15. The system according to claim 12, further comprising the steps of:

if the user profile is configured to authorize looking up a domain registrar of the message sender'"'"'s social media, website and other electronic content repository domain(s), the domain registrar of the message sender'"'"'s social media, website and other electronic content repository domain is looked up and the registrar contact information is recorded until success or a user-specified number of times.

16. The system according to claim 12, further comprising the steps of:

if the user profile is configured to authorize requesting content from the message sender'"'"'s social media, website and other electronic content repository server,

requesting content from message sender'"'"'s social media, website and other electronic content repository server;

opening a user-specified number of sockets with the message sender'"'"'s social media, website and other electronic content repository server;

saving the time, date, server type, IP address, domain name and ether IDs,

trapping the content in a sand box;

repeating the requesting, opening saving and trapping steps until success or a user-specified number of times.

17. The method according to claim 12, further comprising the steps of:

if the user profile is configured to authorize posting an opt-out message on the message sender'"'"'s associated social media, website and other electronic content repository page(s) located within the social media service(s) electronic content repository,

posting an opt-out message on the message sender'"'"'s associated social media, website and other electronic content repository page(s) located within the social media service(s) electronic content repository,

writing a message to the social media, website and other electronic content repository provider'"'"'s server log explaining the opt-out posting; and

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repeating the posting and writing steps until success or a user-specified number of times.

18. A system for responding to an incoming electronic message attempting to activate a device, the system comprising an electronic message receiver node comprising a processor operably connected to a computer memory and a network communication device, the processor and memory configured to operate the network communication device and to receive at least one message over the network communication device;

the network communication device further in communication with a network;

the electronic message receiver node being associated with a user, the processor and memory further configured to perform the steps of;

determining whether the incoming electronic message is relevant or irrelevant to a user using a user profile containing information regarding relevant and irrelevant messages;

if the incoming electronic message is irrelevant to the user, determining if it is attempting to activate a device;

if the electronic message is attempting is being made to activate a device, blocking access to the device; and

,

if the user profile authorizes providing false data in response to the attempt to access the device, providing false data, for a user-specified duration.

19. The system according to claim 18, wherein the device is selected from the group consisting of:

a microphone, a camera, a global positioning system (GPS), a location-based service and a sensor-based service.

20. The system according to claim 18, wherein the false data is selected from the group consisting of:

audio, video, GPS, location-based and sensor-based data.