Electronic Message Content and Header Restrictive Recipient Handling System and Method
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of handling an electronic message, the method comprising:
- receiving at a recipient user device a first header information corresponding to a first message content that includes a media component;
providing a first display via the recipient user device, the first display including the first header information in a message list, the first display not displaying the media component;
receiving at the recipient user device the first message content including the media component;
receiving a selection by the recipient user via the first display, the selection directed to a portion of the message list corresponding to the first header information;
in response to the selection, providing a second display via the recipient user device, the second display displaying the first message content including the media component without displaying a username associated with the first header information; and
automatically deleting the first message content including the media component at a predetermined amount of time after being displayed such that after the second display is terminated from view, the first message content including the media component is no longer available to the recipient user.
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Abstract
An electronic messaging system and method with reduced traceability. Separate displays are provided at a recipient user device for separately displaying via the user device header information of an electronic message and message content including a media component. The display of the header information does not display the media component and the display of the message content does not display a username associated with the header information. The message content including the media component are automatically deleted after being displayed such that after the display of the message content is terminated from view, the message content including the media component is no longer available to a recipient user.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of handling an electronic message, the method comprising:
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receiving at a recipient user device a first header information corresponding to a first message content that includes a media component; providing a first display via the recipient user device, the first display including the first header information in a message list, the first display not displaying the media component; receiving at the recipient user device the first message content including the media component; receiving a selection by the recipient user via the first display, the selection directed to a portion of the message list corresponding to the first header information; in response to the selection, providing a second display via the recipient user device, the second display displaying the first message content including the media component without displaying a username associated with the first header information; and automatically deleting the first message content including the media component at a predetermined amount of time after being displayed such that after the second display is terminated from view, the first message content including the media component is no longer available to the recipient user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A machine readable hardware storage medium containing machine executable instructions implementing a method of handling an electronic message, the instructions comprising:
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a set of instructions for receiving at a recipient user device a first header information corresponding to a first message content that includes a media component; a set of instructions for providing a first display via the recipient user device, the first display including the first header information in a message list, the first display not displaying the media component; a set of instructions for receiving at the recipient user device the first message content including the media component; a set of instructions for receiving a selection by the recipient user via the first display, the selection directed to a portion of the message list corresponding to the first header information; a set of instructions for in response to the selection, providing a second display via the recipient user device, the second display displaying the first message content including the media component without displaying a username associated with the first header information; and a set of instructions for automatically deleting the first message content including the media component at a predetermined amount of time after being displayed such that after the second display is terminated from view, the first message content including the media component is no longer available to the recipient user.
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19. A system for reducing traceability of an electronic message comprising:
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a means for receiving at a recipient user device a first header information corresponding to a first message content that includes a media component; a means for providing a first display via the recipient user device, the first display including the first header information in a message list, the first display not displaying the media component; a means for receiving at the recipient user device the first message content including the media component; a means for receiving a selection by the recipient user via the first display, the selection directed to a portion of the message list corresponding to the first header information; a means for in response to the selection, providing a second display via the recipient user device, the second display displaying the first message content including the media component without displaying a username associated with the first header information; and a means for automatically deleting the first message content including the media component at a predetermined amount of time after being displayed such that after the second display is terminated from view, the first message content including the media component is no longer available to the recipient user.
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