Mobile sender initiated SMS message deletion method and system

• US 20120184248A1
• Filed: 01/17/2012
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Claremont Speede
• Original Assignee: Claremont Speede
• Inventors: Speede, Claremont
• Granted Patent: US 8,457,668 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

A method and system are provided for remotely deleting short message service messages stored on the remote mobile communication device, by initiating a delete command, or setting a message lifespan when creating a SMS message, from a sender mobile communication device.

Claims

1. A method for deleting a short message service message initiated by a remote sender user device, the method comprising:

creating a short message service message and setting its lifespan on the user device;

sending the short message service message from the user device;

receiving the short message service message on the message delivery system;

parsing the message to obtain a destination user device on the message delivery system;

transmitting the short message service message to the destination user device;

receiving and storing short message service messages on the destination user device;

opening the short message service message on the destination user device;

sending a manual delete SMS alert, from the sender user device, to destination user device;

receiving delete SMS alert on the destination user device;

deleting of the SMS messages, sent by sender user device, on the destination user device;

deleting copy of the SMS messages sent by sender user device on sender user device;

background service deleting, on destination user device, opened SMS messages with lowest manual lifespan and flag set to delete;

background service searching for and deleting, on destination user device, SMS messages with lowest expired automatic lifespan and flag set to open;

background service searching for and deleting, on destination user device, SMS messages with lowest expired automatic lifespan of type relative arrival time.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of receiving the short message service message on the message delivery system comprises:

authenticating the sender user device by comparing a unique property of the user device to a registered value for the unique property.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the user device is a phone, and further wherein the unique property is a phone number for the phone.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of parsing the message to obtain a destination user device on the message delivery system comprises:

authenticating the destination user device by comparing a unique property of the user device to a registered value for the unique property.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the user device is a phone, and further wherein the unique property is a phone number for the phone.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of setting the lifespan comprises:

selecting from a set of lifespan levels comprising;

manual, automatic relative open time, and automatic relative arrival time.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of opening a received SMS the user device comprises:

sending open SMS message alert, on the destination user device, to the sender user device.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of sending a manual delete SMS command, from the sender user device, to destination user device comprises:

receiving an open SMS message alert on the sender user device.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of deleting of the SMS messages, sent by sender user device, on the destination user device comprises:

sending deletion complete SMS messages alert to the sender user device, from the destination user device.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of deleting copy of the SMS messages sent by sender user device on sender user device comprises receiving deletion complete SMS messages alert on the sender user device.

11. A message delivery system between a sender user device and a destination user device, the message delivery system comprising:

a first receiving service module to receive data from an SMS gateway in an SMS message, the SMS message originating from the user device;

a SMS message parser to parse the message to obtain a destination user device;

a delivery manager to route a message to a destination user device; and

a transmitting module to transmit the message to the user device in a SMS message.

12. The message delivery system of claim 11, further comprising:

an security manager to authenticate the user device.

13. The message delivery system of claim 12, wherein the security manager is configured to authenticate the user device by comparing a unique property of the user device to a registered value for the unique property.

14. The message delivery system of claim 13, wherein the user device is a phone, and further wherein the unique property is a phone number for the phone.