SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE AND PRIVATE DELIVERY OF CONTENT
First Claim
1. A method for providing a message for limited viewing, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving, by a message viewing application executing on a device, a notification of an encrypted message stored on a server;
(b) retrieving, by the message viewing application, the encrypted message from the server;
(c) decrypting, by the message viewing application, the encrypted message to a message in memory of the device, the message having a predetermined expiration time comprising a predetermined time from receipt of the message upon which the message is automatically deleted for viewing via the message viewing application;
(d) providing, by the message viewing application, the message from memory, for obscured viewing, only for the predetermined time between receipt of the message by the messaging view application and automatic deletion of the message by the message viewing application upon expiration of the predetermined expiration time for the message; and
(e) providing, by the message viewing application, an obscure viewer configured to be moved by a user over portions of the message at a time to display an unobscured view of only a portion of the message underlying a viewing area provided by the obscure viewer while portions of the message outside the viewing area provided by the obscure viewer remain obscured; and
(f) maintaining, by the message viewing application, remaining portions of the message obscured while the portion of the message underlying the viewing area corresponding to current placement of the obscure viewer is unobscured.
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Abstract
The present solution provides a new tool for privately and securely delivering content from a send to a recipient. Additionally, the tool provides a system and method for ensuring the content is not seen by onlookers, retransmitted, or copied. The system described herein accomplishes the protection of content by several different means. For example, the system may never store unencrypted copies of content to a local device, such that content may not be viewed by a system other than the system described herein. Additionally, the system may overlay an obfuscating layer to the content when the content is displayed on a client device. Such an obfuscating layer prevents onlookers from unintentionally viewing the content. It may also prevent a recipient from capturing a screen shot or copying the content. Furthermore, the system may also set a number of expiring timers on the content. For example, a first expiration timer may automatically delete send content from a recipient device a set time after the content has been sent. A self-destruct expiring timer may delete the content a short time after a user begins to view the content.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing a message for limited viewing, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving, by a message viewing application executing on a device, a notification of an encrypted message stored on a server; (b) retrieving, by the message viewing application, the encrypted message from the server; (c) decrypting, by the message viewing application, the encrypted message to a message in memory of the device, the message having a predetermined expiration time comprising a predetermined time from receipt of the message upon which the message is automatically deleted for viewing via the message viewing application; (d) providing, by the message viewing application, the message from memory, for obscured viewing, only for the predetermined time between receipt of the message by the messaging view application and automatic deletion of the message by the message viewing application upon expiration of the predetermined expiration time for the message; and (e) providing, by the message viewing application, an obscure viewer configured to be moved by a user over portions of the message at a time to display an unobscured view of only a portion of the message underlying a viewing area provided by the obscure viewer while portions of the message outside the viewing area provided by the obscure viewer remain obscured; and (f) maintaining, by the message viewing application, remaining portions of the message obscured while the portion of the message underlying the viewing area corresponding to current placement of the obscure viewer is unobscured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for providing a message for limited viewing, the system comprising:
a processor of a device; a message viewing application executable on the processor of the device configured to receive a notification of an encrypted message stored on a server, retrieve the encrypted message from the server and decrypt the encrypted message to a message in memory of the device; wherein the message has a predetermined expiration time comprising a predetermined time from receipt of the message by the messaging view application upon which the message is automatically deleted for viewing via the message viewing application; and wherein the message viewing application is configured to provide the message from memory, for obscured viewing, only for the predetermined time between receipt of the message and automatic deletion of the message by the message viewing application upon expiration of the predetermined expiration time for the message, wherein the message viewing application comprising an obscure viewer configured to be moved by a user over portions of the message at a time to display an unobscured view of only a portion of the message underlying a viewing area provided by the obscure viewer while portions of the message outside the viewing area provided by the obscure viewer remain obscured; and wherein the message viewing application is configured to maintain remaining portions of the message obscured while the portion of the message underlying the viewing area corresponding to current placement of the obscure viewer is unobscured. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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