Obfuscating identity of a source entity affiliated with a communiqué directed to a receiving user and in accordance with conditional directive provided by the receiving user

• US 20110041185A1
• Filed: 06/15/2010
• Published: 02/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Cohen, Alexander J., Rinaldo, John D. JR., Tegreene, Clarence T., Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A., Mangione-Smith, William H.
• Application Number:
  US12/802,922
• Publication Number:
  US 20110041185A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: receiving one or more conditional directives from a receiving user, the one or more conditional directives delineating one or more conditions for obfuscating identity of a source entity affiliated with one or more communiqués directed to the receiving user; and presenting at least a second communiqué in response to at least a reception of a first communiqué affiliated with the source entity and in accordance with the one or more conditional directives, the second communiqué being presented in lieu of presenting the first communiqué. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims

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204. A system, comprising:

a conditional directive receiving module configured to receive one or more conditional directives from a receiving user that delineates one or more conditions for obfuscating identity of a source entity affiliated with one or more communiqué

s directed to the receiving user; and

a communiqué

presenting module configured to present, in response to at least a reception of a first communiqué

affiliated with the source entity and in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, at least a second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives.

215. The system of claim 204, wherein said conditional directive receiving module comprises:

a conditional directive receiving module configured to receive the one or more conditional directives from the receiving user including at least one directive to conditionally obfuscate identity of the source entity when a communiqué

is received that is determined to include at least one representation associated with the source entity.

220. The system of claim 215, wherein said conditional directive receiving module comprises:

a conditional directive receiving module configured to receive at least one directive from the receiving user that indicates at least one image associated with the source entity to conditionally obfuscate identity of the source entity when a communiqué

is received that is determined to include the at least one image.

221. The system of claim 215, wherein said conditional directive receiving module comprises:

a conditional directive receiving module configured to receive at least one directive from the receiving user that indicates at least a voice signature associated with the source entity to conditionally obfuscate identity of the source entity when a communiqué

is received that is determined to include at least the voice signature.

224. The system of claim 204, wherein said conditional directive receiving module comprises:

a conditional directive receiving module configured to receive the one or more conditional directives from the receiving user including at least one directive to conditionally obfuscate the identity of the source entity as a function of location of a receiving user device designed to execute the one or more conditional directives.

225. The system of claim 224, wherein said conditional directive receiving module comprises:

a conditional directive receiving module configured to receive at least one directive from the receiving user to conditionally obfuscate the identity of the source entity in response to determining that the receiving user device is at one or more specified locations.

226. The system of claim 204, wherein said conditional directive receiving module comprises:

a conditional directive receiving module configured to receive the one or more conditional directives from the receiving user including at least one directive to conditionally obfuscate the identity of the source entity as a function of time with respect to a receiving user device designed to execute the one or more conditional directives.

229. The system of claim 204, wherein said conditional directive receiving module comprises:

a conditional directive receiving module configured to receive the one or more conditional directives from the receiving user including at least one directive to conditionally obfuscate the identity of the source entity in response to determining occurrence of one or more specified environmental conditions associated with a receiving user device designed to execute the one or more conditional directives.

230. The system of claim 229, wherein said conditional directive receiving module comprises:

a conditional directive receiving module configured to receive at least one directive from the receiving user to conditionally obfuscate the identity of the source entity in response to determining that one or more third parties are in proximate vicinity of the receiving user device.

238. The system of claim 204, wherein said communiqué

presenting module comprises;

a communiqué

presenting module including a communiqué

intercepting module configured to present at least the second communiqué

in response to the communiqué

intercepting module intercepting the first communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives, the intercepting of the first communiqué

to prevent the first communiqué

from being presented.

239. The system of claim 204, wherein said communiqué

presenting module comprises;

a communiqué

presenting module including a source entity representation inclusion determining module configured to present at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including in response to the source entity representation inclusion determining module determining that the first communiqué

includes one or more representations associated with the source entity.

247. The system of claim 239, wherein said source entity representation inclusion determining module comprises:

a source entity image inclusion determining module configured to determine that the first communiqué

includes at least an image associated with the source entity.

248. The system of claim 239, wherein said source entity representation inclusion determining module comprises:

a source entity voice signature inclusion determining module configured to determine that the first communiqué

includes at least a voice signature associated with the source entity.

251. The system of claim 204, wherein said communiqué

presenting module comprises;

a communiqué

presenting module including a receiving user device location determining module configured to present at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including as a function of location, as determined by the receiving user device location determining module, of the system.

252. The system of claim 251, wherein said communiqué

presenting module including the receiving user device location determining module comprises;

a communiqué

presenting module including a receiving user device location determining module configured to present at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including in response to the receiving user device location determining module determining that the system is at one or more specified locations.

253. The system of claim 204, wherein said communiqué

presenting module comprises;

a communiqué

presenting module including a receiving user device time determining module configured to present at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including as a function of time, as determined by the receiving user device time determining module, with respect to the system.

254. The system of claim 253, wherein said communiqué

presenting module including the receiving user device time determining module comprises;

a communiqué

presenting module including a receiving user device time determining module configured to present at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including in response to the receiving user device time determining module determining that the system is at one or more specified times of a day.

255. The system of claim 253, wherein said communiqué

presenting module including the receiving user device time determining module comprises;

a communiqué

presenting module including a receiving user device time determining module configured to present at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including in response to the receiving user device time determining module determining that the system is at one or more specified times of a calendar year

256. The system of claim 204, wherein said communiqué

presenting module comprises;

a communiqué

presenting module including a receiving user device environmental condition determining module configured to present at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including in response to the receiving user device environmental condition determining module determining occurrence of one or more specified environmental conditions associated with the system.

257. The system of claim 256, wherein said communiqué

presenting module including the receiving user device environmental condition determining module comprises;

a communiqué

presenting module including a receiving user device third party proximity determining module configured to present at least the second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives including in response to the receiving user device third party proximity determining module determining that one or more third parties are in proximate vicinity of the system.

263. The system of claim 204, wherein said communiqué

presenting module comprises;

a communiqué

presenting module including a communiqué

modifying module configured to present, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, at least a second communiqué

that is provided based, at least in part, on the first communiqué and

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives, the second communiqué

being provided by the communiqué

modifying module modifying the first communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives.

264. The system of claim 263, wherein said communiqué

modifying module comprises;

a communiqué

modifying module including a representation replacing module configured to modify the first communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives by having the representation replacing module replacing one or more representations of the source entity included in the first communiqué

with one or more locum tenentes.

265. The system of claim 264, wherein said representation replacing module comprises:

a name replacing module configured to replace one or more names associated with the source entity that are included in the first communiqué

with one or more substitutes.

266. The system of claim 264, wherein said representation replacing module comprises:

a telephone number replacing module configured to replace one or more telephone numbers associated with the source entity that are included in the first communiqué

with one or more substitutes.

267. The system of claim 264, wherein said representation replacing module comprises:

an address replacing module configured to replace one or more addresses associated with the source entity that are included in the first communiqué

with one or more substitutes.

268. The system of claim 267, wherein said address replacing module comprises:

an address replacing module configured to replace one or more of an email address, an Internet Protocol (IP) address, or a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) associated with the source entity that are included in the first communiqué

with the one or more substitutes.

269. The system of claim 264, wherein said representation replacing module comprises:

an image replacing module configured to replace one or more images associated with the source entity that are included in the first communiqué

with one or more substitutes.

270. The system of claim 264, wherein said representation replacing module comprises:

a voice signature replacing module configured to replace one or more voice signatures associated with the source entity that are included in the first communiqué

with one or more substitutes.

271. The system of claim 264, wherein said representation replacing module comprises:

a representation replacing module configured to replace the one or more representations included in the first communiqué

with one or more fictional substitutes.

272. The system of claim 264, wherein said representation replacing module comprises:

a representation replacing module configured to replace the one or more representations included in the first communiqué

with one or more non-fictional substitutes.

276. The system of claim 204, wherein said communiqué

presenting module comprises;

a communiqué

presenting module including a substitute communiqué

providing module configured to present, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, at least a second communiqué

that is a substitute communiqué

as provided by the substitute communiqué

providing module that is unrelated to the first communiqué

.

277. The system of claim 276, wherein said communiqué

presenting module including the substitute communiqué

providing module comprises;

a communiqué

presenting module including a previously received communiqué

providing module configured to present, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, at least a second communiqué

that is a copy of a communiqué

as provided by the previously received communiqué

providing module that was previously received by the receiving user.

278. The system of claim 277, wherein said communiqué

presenting module including the previously received communiqué

providing module comprises;

a communiqué

presenting module including a previously received communiqué

providing module configured to present, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, at least a second communiqué

that is a copy of a communiqué

as provided by the previously received communiqué

providing module that was most recently received by the receiving user.

279. The system of claim 276, wherein said communiqué

presenting module including the substitute communiqué

providing module comprises;

a communiqué

presenting module including a receiving user provided communiqué

providing module configured to present, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, at least a second communiqué

provided by the receiving user provided communiqué

providing module that was previously provided by the receiving user.

283. The system of claim 204, wherein said communiqué

presenting module comprises;

a communiqué

presenting module configured to present at least a second communiqué

that includes at least one of textual or numerical content data, the second communiqué

being presented in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

.

285. The system of claim 204, wherein said communiqué

presenting module comprises;

a communiqué

presenting module configured to present at least a second communiqué

that includes at least one of audio or image data, the second communiqué

being presented in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

.

287. The system of claim 204, wherein said communiqué

presenting module comprises;

a communiqué

presenting module including a communiqué

accessing interface presenting module configured to present, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

a communiqué

accessing interface, as presented by the communiqué

accessing interface presenting module, for accessing the second communiqué

.

288. The system of claim 287, wherein said communiqué

presenting module including the communiqué

accessing interface presenting module comprises;

a communiqué

presenting module including a communiqué

accessing interface presenting module configured to present, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

the communiqué

accessing interface for accessing the second communiqué

, the communiqué

accessing interface, as presented by the communiqué

accessing interface presenting module, providing an indication to covertly indicate to the receiving user that the second communiqué

is being presented in lieu of the first communiqué

.

289. The system of claim 288, wherein said communiqué

presenting module including the communiqué

accessing interface presenting module comprises;

a communiqué

presenting module including an audio communiqué

accessing interface presenting module configured to present, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

an audio communiqué

accessing interface, as presented by the audio communiqué

accessing interface presenting module, for accessing the second communiqué

.

290. The system of claim 289, wherein said communiqué

presenting module including the audio communiqué

accessing interface presenting module comprises;

a communiqué

presenting module including an audio communiqué

accessing interface presenting module and an audio alert providing module configured to present, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

the audio communiqué

accessing interface as presented by the communiqué

presenting module and the audio communiqué

accessing interface presenting module, the audio communiqué

accessing interface with an audio alert, as provided by the audio alert providing module, to covertly indicate to the receiving user that the second communiqué

is being presented in lieu of the first communiqué

.

291. The system of claim 290, wherein said communiqué

presenting module including the audio communiqué

accessing interface presenting module and the audio alert providing module comprises;

an audio alert providing module configured to provide an audio alert to covertly indicate to the receiving user that the second communiqué

is being presented in lieu of the first communiqué

, the audio alert being a ping, a ring, or a hum.

292. The system of claim 290, wherein said communiqué

presenting module including the audio communiqué

accessing interface presenting module and the audio alert providing module comprises;

an audio alert providing module configured to provide an audio alert to covertly indicate to the receiving user that the second communiqué

is being presented in lieu of the first communiqué

, the audio alert being one or more simulated natural background noises.

293. The system of claim 289, wherein said communiqué

presenting module including the audio communiqué

accessing interface presenting module comprises;

a communiqué

presenting module including an audio communiqué

accessing interface presenting module and a visual alert providing module configured to present, in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, the second communiqué and

the audio communiqué

accessing interface as presented by the communiqué

presenting module and the audio communiqué

accessing interface presenting module, and a visual alert, as provided by the visual alert providing module, to covertly indicate to the receiving user that the second communiqué

is being presented in lieu of the first communiqué

.

294. The system of claim 293, wherein said communiqué

presenting module including the audio communiqué

accessing interface presenting module and the visual alert providing module comprises;

a visual alert providing module configured to provide one or more particular symbols or icons through a display screen to covertly indicate to the receiving user that the second communiqué

is being presented in lieu of the first communiqué

.

295. The system of claim 293, wherein said communiqué

presenting module including the audio communiqué

accessing interface presenting module and the visual alert providing module comprises;

a visual alert providing module configured to provide one or more particular colors through a display screen to covertly indicate to the receiving user that the second communiqué

is being presented in lieu of the first communiqué

.

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304. An article of manufacture comprising:

a signal-bearing non-transitory storage medium bearing;

one or more instructions for receiving one or more conditional directives from a receiving user that delineates one or more conditions for obfuscating identity of a source entity affiliated with one or more communiqué

s directed to the receiving user; and

one or more instructions for presenting, in response to at least a reception of a first communiqué

affiliated with the source entity and in lieu of presenting the first communiqué

, at least a second communiqué

in accordance with the one or more conditional directives