IP Library Granted Patent US 11,418,928
Granted Patent B1
US 11,418,928 · App. 17/015,886 · Granted Aug 16, 2022

Duplicate message management

Inventors: Sean P. Hoelzle (Collegeville, PA); Mark Douglas Peden (Paola, KS); Jason Phillips (Olathe, KS); Raymond E. Reeves (Oviedo, FL)
Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
H04W4/12H04W24/08
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,418,928
App. No.
17/015,886
Granted
Aug 16, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

An adaptable method of monitoring a mobile communication device for duplicate text messages. The method of monitoring for duplicate text messages comprises receiving, by a monitoring application, a text message by a first messaging protocol and a second text message by a second messaging protocol, wherein the first and second text message comprises message metadata and message content. The first and second message metadata is recorded into a message log. The monitoring application compares at least one factor of the second message metadata to the first message metadata stored in the message log and assigns an incident score. The second text message is displayed if the incident score exceeds a user criteria threshold. A user feedback selection input is displayed along with the text message on the display log.

Claims (15)

1. A computer-implemented adaptable method of monitoring a mobile communication device for duplicate text messages, comprising:

receiving, by a monitoring application executing on a mobile communication device, a text message by a first messaging protocol, wherein the text message comprises a text message metadata and a text message content;

recording the text message metadata into a message log in non-transitory memory of the mobile communication device by the monitoring application, wherein each of the text message metadata comprises at least a message author;

storing the text message content into a message store in non-transitory memory by the monitoring application;

comparing, by the monitoring application, one or more factors of the message metadata to the message log;

assigning an incident score to the text message, by the monitoring application, in response to comparing the one or more factors of the text message metadata to the metadata stored in the message log;

displaying the text message, by the monitoring application, on a display log in response to an user criteria threshold exceeding the incident score of the text message;

suppressing the text message, by the monitoring application, in response to the incident score equaling or exceeding the user criteria threshold; and

presenting a user feedback notification by the text message on the message log or the display log.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message metadata comprises a message author, message identification, a message timestamp, a message date stamp, a message sender, a message protocol, a message source, a message content size, and a message content.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the messaging protocol further comprises one of a SMS-IP message, a SMS message, a MMS message, a CDS message, or an OTT message.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user criteria threshold comprises an inputted user criteria threshold and a learned user criteria threshold.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user feedback selection input identifies the second text message as a duplicate text message.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user feedback notification comprises a selectable display option at least one of a button, a highlight, a symbol, or an outline.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile communication device is a cell phone, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a smartwatch, a personal digital assistant, a laptop computer, a notebook computer, or a tablet computer.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2021
From: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.
To: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 055604/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2020
From: HOELZLE, SEAN P.; PEDEN, MARK DOUGLAS; PHILLIPS, JASON; REEVES, RAYMOND E.
To: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.
Reel/Frame 053738/0343 →