IP Library Granted Patent US 10,425,422
Granted Patent B1
US 10,425,422 · App. 15/615,958 · Granted Sep 24, 2019

Message content modification devices and methods

Inventor: David Gerard Ledet (Allen, TX)
Assignee: OPEN INVENTION NETWORK LLC
H04L63/104G06F17/2705G06F21/6218H04L51/20H04L51/24H04L63/083H04L63/0861
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Patent No.
US 10,425,422
App. No.
15/615,958
Granted
Sep 24, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

The example embodiments are directed to an application and a system capable of securely delivering message content to an unintended recipient to enhance the security of message delivery. In an example, the method includes at least one of: receiving an electronic message from a user device, the electronic message including secure content and one or more recipients, determining that a recipient of the electronic message is a member of a project group associated with an organization, and in response, identifying an unintended recipient who is associated with the organization but who is not a member of the project group, and transmitting a notification to a device of the recipient indicating that the secure content is accessible via a device of the unintended recipient instead of transmitting the secure content directly to the device of the recipient.

Claims (30)

1. A method comprising:

receiving an electronic message from a user device, the electronic message comprising secure content and one or more recipients;

determining that a recipient of the electronic message is a member of a project group associated with an organization, and in response, identifying an unintended recipient who is associated with the organization but who is not a member of the project group; and

transmitting a notification to a device of the recipient indicating that the secure content is accessible via a device of the unintended recipient instead of transmitting the secure content directly to the device of the recipient;

wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting a notification indicating that the secure content is stored at a remote network location and is accessible to the recipient via secure login through the device of the unintended recipient;

wherein the secure content is provided to the recipient via the device of the unintended recipient in response to a biometric security identification of the recipient via the device of the unintended recipient.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the project group comprises a group of users within the organization that are participating in a work-related project, and the electronic message comprises at least one of a document and a message body including secure textual content intended for members of the work-related project.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting the secure content with the notification and enabling the secure content to be stored locally on the device of the unintended recipient and accessed locally through secure login by the recipient.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises extracting project information from an application programming interface (API) of project manager software that is associated with the organization, and the determining that the recipient is a member of the project group is determined based on the extracted project information.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the unintended recipient is selected from a group of possible unintended recipients based on a geographical location of the device of the unintended recipient with respect to the device of the message recipient.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises transmitting a notification to the device of the unintended recipient indicating that the secure content is accessible via the device of the unintended recipient.

7. A computing system comprising:

a network interface configured to receive an electronic message from a user device, the electronic message comprising secure content and one or more recipients; and

a processor configured to determine that a recipient of the electronic message is a member of a project group associated with an organization, and in response, identify an unintended recipient who is associated with the organization but who is not a member of the project group, wherein

the processor is further configured to control the network interface to transmit a notification to a device of the recipient indicating that access to the secure content is accessible via a device of the unintended recipient instead of a transmission of the secure content directly to the device of the recipient;

wherein the transmission comprises transmission of a notification that indicates the secure content is stored at a remote network location and is accessible to the recipient via secure login through the device of the unintended recipient;

wherein the secure content is provided to the recipient via the device of the unintended recipient in response to a biometric security identification of the recipient via the device of the unintended recipient.

8. The computing system of claim 7 , wherein the project group comprises a group of users within the organization that are participating in a work-related project, and the electronic message comprises at least one of a document and a message body including secure textual content intended for members of the work-related project.

9. The computing system of claim 7 , wherein the processor controls the network interface to further transmit the secure content along with the notification and enable the secure content to be stored locally on the device of the unintended recipient and accessed locally through secure login by the recipient.

10. The computing system of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to extract project information from an application programming interface (API) of a project manager software associated with the organization, and determine that the recipient is a member of the project group based on the extracted project information.

11. The computing system of claim 7 , wherein the processor selects the unintended recipient from a group of possible unintended recipients based on a geographical location of the device of the unintended recipient with respect to the device of the message recipient.

12. The computing system of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to control the network interface to transmit a notification to the device of the unintended recipient indicating that the secure content is accessible via the device of the unintended recipient.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving an electronic message from a user device, the electronic message comprising secure content and one or more recipients;

determining that a recipient of the electronic message is a member of a project group associated with an organization, and in response, identifying an unintended recipient who is not a member of the project group and is associated with the organization; and

transmitting a notification to a device of the recipient indicating that access to the secure content is accessible via a device of the unintended recipient instead of transmitting the secure content directly to the device of the recipient;

wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting a notification indicating that the secure content is stored at a remote network location and is accessible to the recipient via secure login through the device of the unintended recipient;

wherein the secure content is provided to the recipient via the device of the unintended recipient in response to a biometric security identification of the recipient via the device of the unintended recipient.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the project group comprises a group of users within the organization that are participating in a work-related project, and the electronic message comprises at least one of a document and a message body including secure textual content intended for members of the work-related project.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting the secure content with the notification and enabling the secure content to be stored locally on the device of the unintended recipient and accessed locally through secure login by the recipient.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PATENT ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 30, 2021 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 058426 FRAME: 0791. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 14, 2022
From: OPEN INVENTION NETWORK LLC
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058736/0436 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2021
From: OPEN INVENTION NETWORK LLC
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058426/0791 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2017
From: LEDET, DAVID GERARD
To: OPEN INVENTION NETWORK LLC
Reel/Frame 042632/0967 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 62347131 · Jun 8, 2016
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