Adaptive method for biometrically certified communication
First Claim
1. A method for user authentication of a message that is being received by a recipient personal communication device, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a messaging utility of the recipient personal communication device, a text-based message transmitted from a sender personal communication device;
identifying one or more keywords within the text-based message;
the messaging utility determining, based on identifying the one or more keywords within the message, that one of (a) sender authentication of the text-based message or (b) recipient authentication is required to open the text-based message; and
in response to sender authentication being required;
transmitting a request to the sender personal communication device for sender authentication of the message;
receiving a certification of the message based on an authentication of a user biometric input via the sender personal communication device, the biometric input comprising an image captured at the sender personal communication device, and the certification comprising a copy of the image; and
presenting the copy of the image on a display of the recipient personal communication device.
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Abstract
A recipient communication device and method wherein a user authenticates a message that is being received. The method includes receiving, by a messaging utility of the recipient communication device, a message transmitted from a sender communication device. The messaging utility determines that one of (a) sender authentication of the message and (b) recipient authentication to open the message is required. In response to sender authentication being required, the recipient communication device transmits a request to the sender communication device for sender authentication of the message, and receives a certification of the message based on an authentication of a user input via the sender communication device. When recipient authentication is required, the recipient is prompted to enter biometric input at the recipient device. In one embodiment, a clearinghouse service authenticates a user of a communication device in order for the recipient communication device to receive certification of the user and/or the message.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for user authentication of a message that is being received by a recipient personal communication device, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a messaging utility of the recipient personal communication device, a text-based message transmitted from a sender personal communication device; identifying one or more keywords within the text-based message; the messaging utility determining, based on identifying the one or more keywords within the message, that one of (a) sender authentication of the text-based message or (b) recipient authentication is required to open the text-based message; and in response to sender authentication being required; transmitting a request to the sender personal communication device for sender authentication of the message; receiving a certification of the message based on an authentication of a user biometric input via the sender personal communication device, the biometric input comprising an image captured at the sender personal communication device, and the certification comprising a copy of the image; and presenting the copy of the image on a display of the recipient personal communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A recipient personal communication device, comprising:
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a communication mechanism that enables communicating with a network; at least one biometric capturing component; at least one processor that is communicatively coupled to the communication mechanism and to the at least one biometric capturing component; a messaging utility that executes on the at least one processor and configures the recipient personal communication device to; receive a text-based message transmitted from a sender personal communication device; identify one or more keywords within the text-based message; determine, based on the identified one or more keywords within the received message, that one of (a) sender authentication of the message or (b) recipient authentication is required to open the text-based message; and in response to sender authentication being required; transmit a request to the sender personal communication device for sender authentication of the message; receive a certification of the message based upon an authentication of a user biometric input via the sender personal communication device, the biometric input comprising an image captured at the sender personal communication device, and the certification comprising a copy of the image; and presenting the copy of the image on a display of the recipient personal communication device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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