Methods and systems for removing metadata from an electronic document attached to a message sent from a mobile electronic device
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1. A computer-based system for cleaning metadata from electronic documents, comprising:
- an intermediate computer that is remote from a mobile electronic device sending a message, the intermediate computer including a memory storing instructions; and
a processor configured to;
execute the instructions to intercept the message sent from the mobile electronic device at the intermediate computer,execute the instructions to determine that an electronic document attached to the message includes a pre-determined type of metadata,execute the instructions to automatically remove at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata from the attached electronic document,execute the instructions to create a cleansed version of the attached electronic document, andexecute the instructions to send the message with one of the attached electronic document having the pre-determined type of metadata removed or the cleansed version of the attached electronic document.
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Abstract
A method and system for removing metadata from email attachments sent from mobile devices includes receiving an email with an attached document. The attached document has metadata removed to create a cleansed version of the attached document. The attached document is replaced by the cleansed version of the attached document, and the email is sent according to the address or addresses included in the email.
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30 Claims
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1. A computer-based system for cleaning metadata from electronic documents, comprising:
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an intermediate computer that is remote from a mobile electronic device sending a message, the intermediate computer including a memory storing instructions; and a processor configured to; execute the instructions to intercept the message sent from the mobile electronic device at the intermediate computer, execute the instructions to determine that an electronic document attached to the message includes a pre-determined type of metadata, execute the instructions to automatically remove at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata from the attached electronic document, execute the instructions to create a cleansed version of the attached electronic document, and execute the instructions to send the message with one of the attached electronic document having the pre-determined type of metadata removed or the cleansed version of the attached electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for cleaning metadata from an electronic document, the instructions causing one or more computer processors to perform operations comprising:
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intercepting, at an intermediate computer that is remote from a mobile electronic device, a message sent from the mobile electronic device; determining that an electronic document attached to the message includes a pre-determined type of metadata; automatically removing at least a portion of the pre-determined type of metadata from the attached electronic document; creating a cleansed version of the attached electronic document; and sending the message with one of the attached electronic document having the pre-determined type of metadata removed or the cleansed version of the attached electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A computer-based system for preventing unauthorized transmission of metadata in electronic documents, comprising:
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an intermediate computer that is remote from an electronic device sending a message, the intermediate computer including a memory storing instructions; and a processor configured to; execute the instructions to receive the message having a delivery address and an attached electronic document sent from the electronic device, the attached electronic document including primary data and metadata, execute the instructions to remove at least a portion of the metadata from the attached electronic document, execute the instructions to create a cleansed version of the attached electronic document, and execute the instructions to transmit the message, including one of the attached electronic document that has had the metadata removed or the cleansed version of the attached electronic document, to a destination associated with the delivery address. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for preventing unauthorized transmission of metadata in electronic documents, the instructions causing one or more computer processors to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, at an intermediate computer that is remote from an electronic device, a message sent from the electronic device, the message having a delivery address and an attached electronic document including primary data and metadata; removing at least a portion of the metadata from the attached electronic document; creating a cleansed version of the attached electronic document, and transmitting the message, including one of the attached electronic document that has had the metadata removed or the cleansed version of the attached electronic document, to a destination associated with the delivery address. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An intermediate computer-based system for cleaning metadata from electronic documents, the intermediate computer-based system being remote from a mobile electronic device configured to send messages and comprising:
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a memory storing instructions; and a processor configured to; execute the instructions to receive a message associated with a destination address and sent from the remote mobile electronic device, execute the instructions to determine that an electronic document attached to the message includes a pre-determined type of metadata, execute the instructions to remove the pre-determined type of metadata from the attached electronic document, execute the instructions to create a cleansed version of the attached electronic document, and execute the instructions to send, to the destination address, the message with one of the attached electronic document having the pre-determined type of metadata removed or the cleansed version of the attached electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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