Electronic message handling system and method between sending and recipient devices with separation of display of media component and header information

• US 9,413,711 B2
• Filed: 03/04/2016
• Issued: 08/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vaporstream, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Vaporstream, Inc.
• Inventors: Collins, Joseph, Shah, Amit Jindas
• Primary Examiner(s): Murray, Daniel C
• Application Number:
  US15/061,351
• Publication Number:
  US 20160191452A1
• Time in Patent Office: 158 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206, 715/752, 726/26
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/16 Program or content traceability, e.g. by watermarking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2101 Auditing as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2119 Authenticating web pages, e.g. with suspicious links
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/234 for tracking messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/04 for providing a confidential data exchange among entities communicating through data packet networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0414 during transmission, i.e. party's identity is protected against eavesdropping, e.g. by using temporary identifiers, but is known to the other party or parties involved in the communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 : based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

An electronic messaging system and method with reduced traceability by separation of display of media component of message content and header information. An electronic message having an identifier of a recipient and a message content including a media component is received at a server from a sending user device at which a display for associating the media component with the electronic message is provided without displaying the identifier of a recipient with the media component such that a single screen capture of the identifier of a recipient and the media component is prevented. The electronic message including an identifier of a sending user is transmitted to a recipient user device at which a display presenting the media component is provided without displaying the identifier of a sending user such that a single screen capture of both the identifier of a sending user and the media component is prevented.

Claims

1. A method of handling an electronic message between a sending user device and a recipient user device in a networked environment, the method comprising:

providing a first reduced traceability electronic messaging application program to a sending user device, the first reduced traceability electronic messaging application program including instructions executable by a first processor of the sending user device to provide a first plurality of reduced traceability displays via the sending user device;

providing a second reduced traceability electronic messaging application program to a recipient user device, the second reduced traceability electronic messaging application program including instructions executable by a second processor of the recipient user device to provide a second plurality of reduced traceability displays via the recipient user device;

receiving an electronic message at a server via a first network, the electronic message sent from the sending user device, wherein the electronic message received at the server includes an identifier of a recipient and a message content including a media component, the first plurality of reduced traceability displays including a first display and a second display, the first display configured to allow a user of the sending user mobile device to associate the message content including a media component with the electronic message, the second display configured to allow the user of the sending user mobile device to associate the identifier of a recipient with the electronic message, the instructions executable by the first processor providing the first and second displays such that the identifier of the recipient is not displayed with the media component via the first display preventing a single screen capture of both the identifier of a recipient and the media component; and

transmitting the electronic message from the server to the recipient user device via a second network that includes a wireless communications portion, wherein the electronic message transmitted to the recipient user device includes an identifier of a sending user and the message content including a media component, the second plurality of reduced traceability displays including a third display and a fourth display, the third display presenting the identifier of a sending user, the fourth display presenting the media component, the instructions executable by the second processor providing the third and fourth displays such that the identifier of a sending user is not displayed with the media component via the fourth display preventing a single screen capture of both the identifier of a sending user and the media component, wherein the identifier of a recipient and the message content received at the server each optionally include a correlation to allow the server to receive the identifier of a recipient and the message content separately and to relate the identifier of a recipient to the message content if the identifier of a recipient is received separately from the message content at the server, and wherein the identifier of a recipient and the message content transmitted from the server each optionally include a correlation to allow the identifier of a recipient and the message content to be related to each other by the second reduced traceability electronic messaging application program if the identifier of a recipient and the message content are transmitted from the server separately.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the instructions executable by the first processor provide the first and second displays such that the media component is not displayed with the identifier of the recipient via the second display preventing a single screen capture of both the identifier of a recipient and the media component.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the instructions executable by the second processor provide the third and fourth displays such that the media component is not displayed with the identifier of a sending user via the third display preventing a single screen capture of both the identifier of a sending user and the media component.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the instructions executable by the first processor provide the first and second displays such that the media component is not displayed with the identifier of the recipient via the second display preventing a single screen capture of both the identifier of a recipient and the media component and wherein the instructions executable by the second processor provide the third and fourth displays such that the media component is not displayed with the identifier of a sending user via the third display preventing a single screen capture of both the identifier of a sending user and the media component.

5. A method according to claim 4, wherein the first display and the second display are not displayed via the sending user device at the same time.

6. A method according to claim 5, wherein the third display and the fourth display are not displayed via the recipient user device at the same time.

7. A method according to claim 4, wherein the third display and the fourth display are not displayed via the recipient user device at the same time.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein the first display and the second display are not displayed via the sending user device at the same time.

9. A method according to claim 1, wherein the third display and the fourth display are not displayed via the recipient user device at the same time.

10. A method according to claim 1, wherein the first display and the second display are not displayed via the sending user device at the same time and wherein the third display and the fourth display are not displayed via the recipient user device at the same time.

11. A method according to claim 1, wherein the media component includes information selected from the group consisting of an image, video, audio, and any combinations thereof.

12. A method according to claim 1, wherein the media component includes an image.

13. A method according to claim 1, wherein said receiving an electronic message at a server includes receiving the identifier of a recipient and the message content including a media component separately.

14. A method according to claim 1, wherein said transmitting the electronic message from the server to the recipient user device includes transmitting the identifier of a sending user and the message content including a media component separately to the recipient user device.

15. A method according to claim 1, further comprising deleting the electronic message from the server after the electronic message is transmitted to the recipient user device.

16. A method according to claim 1, further comprising deleting the electronic message from the server after the fourth display is provided.

17. A method according to claim 1, further comprising deleting the electronic message from the server after the fourth display is provided and upon the fourth display no longer being provided.

18. A method of handling an electronic message between a sending user mobile device and a recipient user mobile device in a networked environment, the method comprising:

providing a first set of reduced traceability electronic messaging instructions to a sending user mobile device, the first set of reduced traceability electronic messaging instructions including instructions executable by a first processor of the sending user mobile device to cause a display device of the sending user mobile device to provide a first plurality of reduced traceability displays;

providing a second set of reduced traceability electronic messaging instructions to a recipient user mobile device, the second set of reduced traceability electronic messaging instructions executable by a second processor of the recipient user mobile device to cause a display device of the recipient user mobile device to provide a second plurality of reduced traceability displays;

receiving an electronic message at a server via a first network that includes a wireless communications portion, the electronic message sent from the sending user mobile device, wherein the electronic message received at the server includes an identifier of a recipient and a message content including an image, the first plurality of reduced traceability displays including a first display and a second display, the first display configured to allow a user of the sending user mobile device to associate the message content including an image with the electronic message, the second display configured to allow the user of the sending user mobile device to associate the identifier of a recipient with the electronic message, the instructions executable by the first processor providing the first and second displays such that the identifier of the recipient is not displayed with the image via the first display preventing a single screen capture of both the identifier of a recipient and the image; and

transmitting the electronic message from the server to the recipient user mobile device via a second network that includes a wireless communications portion, wherein the electronic message transmitted to the recipient user mobile device includes an identifier of a sending user and the message content including an image, the second plurality of reduced traceability displays including a third display and a fourth display, the third display presenting the identifier of a sending user, the fourth display presenting the image, the instructions executable by the second processor providing the third and fourth displays such that the identifier of a sending user is not displayed with the image via the fourth display preventing a single screen capture of both the identifier of a sending user via the fourth display and the image and such that the image is not displayed with the identifier of a sending user via the third display preventing a single screen capture of both the identifier of a sending user and the image via the third display, wherein the identifier of a recipient and the message content received at the server each optionally include a correlation to allow the server to receive the identifier of a recipient and the message content separately and to relate the identifier of a recipient to the message content if the identifier of a recipient is received separately from the message content at the server, wherein the identifier of a recipient and the message content transmitted from the server each optionally include a correlation to allow the identifier of a recipient and the message content to be related to each other by the second reduced traceability electronic messaging application program if the identifier of a recipient and the message content are transmitted from the server separately.

20. A method according to claim 18, wherein the instructions executable by the first processor provide the first and second displays such that the media component is not displayed with the identifier of the recipient via the second display preventing a single screen capture of both the identifier of a recipient and the media component.

21. A method according to claim 18, wherein the instructions executable by the second processor provide the third and fourth displays such that the media component is not displayed with the identifier of a sending user via the third display preventing a single screen capture of both the identifier of a sending user and the media component.

22. A method according to claim 18, wherein the instructions executable by the first processor provide the first and second displays such that the media component is not displayed with the identifier of the recipient via the second display preventing a single screen capture of both the identifier of a recipient and the media component and wherein the instructions executable by the second processor provide the third and fourth displays such that the media component is not displayed with the identifier of a sending user via the third display preventing a single screen capture of both the identifier of a sending user and the media component.

23. A method according to claim 22, wherein the first display and the second display are not displayed via the sending user device at the same time.

24. A method according to claim 23, wherein the third display and the fourth display are not displayed via the recipient user device at the same time.

25. A method according to claim 22, wherein the third display and the fourth display are not displayed via the recipient user device at the same time.

26. A method according to claim 18, wherein the first display and the second display are not displayed via the sending user device at the same time.

27. A method according to claim 18, wherein the third display and the fourth display are not displayed via the recipient user device at the same time.

28. A method according to claim 18, wherein the first display and the second display are not displayed via the sending user device at the same time and wherein the third display and the fourth display are not displayed via the recipient user device at the same time.

29. A method according to claim 18, wherein said receiving an electronic message at a server includes receiving the identifier of a recipient and the message content including a media component separately.

30. A method according to claim 18, wherein said transmitting the electronic message from the server to the recipient user device includes transmitting the identifier of a sending user and the message content including a media component separately to the recipient user device.

31. A method according to claim 18, further comprising deleting the electronic message from the server after the electronic message is transmitted to the recipient user device.

32. A method according to claim 18, further comprising deleting the electronic message from the server after the fourth display is provided.

33. A method according to claim 18, further comprising deleting the electronic message from the server after the fourth display is provided and upon the fourth display no longer being provided.

19. A computer readable hardware storage medium containing machine executable instructions implementing a method of handling an electronic message between a sending user device and a recipient user device in a networked environment, the electronic message including header information and a message content, the instructions comprising:

a set of instructions executable by a first processor of the sending user device to provide a first plurality of reduced traceability displays via the sending user device;

a set of instructions executable by a second processor of the recipient user device to provide a second plurality of reduced traceability displays via the recipient user device;

a set of instructions for receiving an electronic message at a server via a first network, the electronic message sent from the sending user device, the electronic message received at the server including an identifier of a recipient and a message content including a media component, the first plurality of reduced traceability displays including a first display and a second display, the first display configured to allow a user of the sending user mobile device to associate the message content including a media component with the electronic message, the second display configured to allow the user of the sending user mobile device to associate the identifier of a recipient with the electronic message, the instructions executable by the first processor providing the first and second displays such that the identifier of the recipient is not displayed with the media component via the first display preventing a single screen capture of both the identifier of a recipient and the media component; and

a set of instructions for transmitting the electronic message from the server to the recipient user device via a second network that includes a wireless communications portion, the electronic message including an identifier of a sending user and the message content including a media component, the second plurality of reduced traceability displays including a third display and a fourth display, the third display presenting the identifier of a sending user, the fourth display presenting the media component, the instructions executable by the second processor providing the third and fourth displays such that the identifier of a sending user is not displayed with the media component via the fourth display preventing a single screen capture of both the identifier of a sending user and the media component, wherein the identifier of a recipient and the message content received at the server each optionally include a correlation to allow the server to receive the identifier of a recipient and the message content separately and to relate the identifier of a recipient to the message content if the identifier of a recipient is received separately from the message content at the server, wherein the identifier of a recipient and the message content transmitted from the server each optionally include a correlation to allow the identifier of a recipient and the message content to be related to each other by the second reduced traceability electronic messaging application program if the identifier of a recipient and the message content are transmitted from the server separately.

34. A computer readable hardware storage medium according to claim 19, wherein the set of instructions executable by the first processor provide the first and second displays such that the media component is not displayed with the identifier of the recipient via the second display preventing a single screen capture of both the identifier of a recipient and the media component.

35. A computer readable hardware storage medium according to claim 19, wherein the set of instructions executable by the second processor provide the third and fourth displays such that the media component is not displayed with the identifier of a sending user via the third display preventing a single screen capture of both the identifier of a sending user and the media component.

36. A computer readable hardware storage medium according to claim 19, wherein the set of instructions executable by the first processor provide the first and second displays such that the media component is not displayed with the identifier of the recipient via the second display preventing a single screen capture of both the identifier of a recipient and the media component and wherein the set of instructions executable by the second processor provide the third and fourth displays such that the media component is not displayed with the identifier of a sending user via the third display preventing a single screen capture of both the identifier of a sending user and the media component.

37. A computer readable hardware storage medium according to claim 36, wherein the first display and the second display are not displayed via the sending user device at the same time.

38. A computer readable hardware storage medium according to claim 37, wherein the third display and the fourth display are not displayed via the recipient user device at the same time.

39. A computer readable hardware storage medium according to claim 36, wherein the third display and the fourth display are not displayed via the recipient user device at the same time.

40. A computer readable hardware storage medium according to claim 19, wherein the first display and the second display are not displayed via the sending user device at the same time.

41. A computer readable hardware storage medium according to claim 19, wherein the third display and the fourth display are not displayed via the recipient user device at the same time.

42. A computer readable hardware storage medium according to claim 19, wherein the first display and the second display are not displayed via the sending user device at the same time and wherein the third display and the fourth display are not displayed via the recipient user device at the same time.

43. A computer readable hardware storage medium according to claim 19, wherein the media component includes information selected from the group consisting of an image, video, audio, and any combinations thereof.

44. A computer readable hardware storage medium according to claim 19, wherein the media component includes an image.

45. A computer readable hardware storage medium according to claim 19, wherein the set of instructions for receiving an electronic message at a server includes receiving the identifier of a recipient and the message content including a media component separately.

46. A computer readable hardware storage medium according to claim 19, wherein the set of instructions for transmitting the electronic message from the server to the recipient user device includes transmitting the identifier of a sending user and the message content including a media component separately to the recipient user device.

47. A computer readable hardware storage medium according to claim 19, further comprising a set of instructions for deleting the electronic message from the server after the electronic message is transmitted to the recipient user device.

48. A computer readable hardware storage medium according to claim 19, further comprising a set of instructions for deleting the electronic message from the server after the fourth display is provided.

49. A computer readable hardware storage medium according to claim 19, further comprising a set of instructions for deleting the electronic message from the server after the fourth display is provided and upon the fourth display no longer being provided.