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Secure communications smartphone system

  • US 9,819,675 B1
  • Filed: 03/15/2016
  • Issued: 11/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for secure communications, the method comprising:

  • receiving a communication sent over a communication network at a recipient device, wherein at least a portion of the communication is not accessible based on a set of biometric locks specific to a communication type of the received communication, wherein another communication type is associated with a different set of biometric locks;

    receiving biometric input at a biometric sensor of the recipient device;

    authenticating the received biometric input as belonging to an identified recipient of the communication and corresponding to the set of biometric locks specific to the type of the received communication;

    allowing access to the biometrically locked portion of the communication based on the authentication;

    identifying the sender device that sent the communication; and

    transmitting a biometric receipt over the communication network to the sender device.

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