IP Library Granted Patent US 9,313,157
Granted Patent B2
US 9,313,157 · App. 14/572,952 · Granted Apr 12, 2016

Electronic message recipient handling system and method with separation of message content and header information

Inventors: Joseph Collins (Chicago, IL); Amit Jindas Shah (Chicago, IL)
Assignee: VAPORSTREAM, INC.
H04L51/10G06F3/0482G06F3/04842G06F21/10G06Q10/00G06Q10/107H04L51/02H04L51/063H04L51/08H04L51/18H04L51/22H04L51/34H04L63/04H04L63/0428H04L67/02G06F2221/0737G06F2221/2101G06F2221/2119H04L51/28
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Patent No.
US 9,313,157
App. No.
14/572,952
Granted
Apr 12, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic messaging system and method with reduced traceability. Separate displays are provided at a recipient user device for separately displaying via the user device header information of an electronic message and message content including a media component. The header information is displayed in a message list via a first display. The message content including a media component is displayed via a second display. The display of the message content occurs via the second display without displaying the header information. Methods, systems, and computer readable media with separation of the display of media component and header information in various implementations may provide for reduced traceability of an electronic message.

Claims (39)

1. A computer-implemented method of handling an electronic message at a recipient user mobile device in a networked environment, the electronic message including a message content and a header information that corresponds to the message content, the recipient user mobile device having access to electronic instructions, the method comprising:

providing a plurality of reduced traceability displays via the recipient user mobile device using a display generator that acts upon a display element of the recipient user mobile device to provide the plurality of reduced traceability displays, the display generator including the electronic instructions, the plurality of reduced traceability displays including a first display presenting a header information of an electronic message received at the recipient user mobile device and a second display presenting a message content of the electronic message, the message content including a media component;

receiving a selection by the recipient user via the first display, the selection directed to a portion of a message list corresponding to the header information; and

providing the second display via the recipient user device such that the second display does not include a display of the header information via the second display such that a single screen capture of both the header information and the media component is prevented.

2. A computer-implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the message content including a media component does not include information about a sender of the electronic message that itself provides a traceable identity of the sender.

3. A computer-implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the message content including a media component does not include information that in itself identifies a user sending the electronic message, a recipient user of the electronic message, or a date associated with the electronic message.

4. A computer-implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the media component includes information selected from the group consisting of an image, video, audio, and any combinations thereof.

5. A computer-implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the media component includes an image.

6. A computer-implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the header information and the message content are received at the recipient user device via a network, wherein the header information and the message content are communicated over the network separately.

7. A computer-implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the message content is received from a server computer and the method further comprises deleting the message content including the media component from the server computer.

8. A computer-implemented method according to claim 7 , wherein said deleting the message content including the media component from the server computer occurs after said providing a second display.

9. A computer-implemented method according to claim 7 , wherein said deleting the message content including the media component from the server computer occurs upon the second display being closed.

10. A computer-implemented method according to claim 1 , further comprising deleting the message content including the media component at a predetermined amount of time after being displayed such that after the second display is terminated from view, the message content including the media component is no longer available to the recipient user.

11. A machine readable hardware storage medium containing machine executable instructions implementing a method of handling an electronic message at a recipient user mobile device in a networked environment, the electronic message including a message content and a header information that corresponds to the message content, the instructions comprising:

a set of instructions for providing a plurality of reduced traceability displays via the recipient user mobile device, the set of instructions for providing a plurality of reduced traceability displays including instructions for acting upon a display element of the recipient user mobile device to provide the plurality of reduced traceability displays, the plurality of reduced traceability displays including a first display presenting a header information of an electronic message received at the recipient user mobile device and a second display presenting a message content of the electronic message, the message content including a media component;

a set of instructions for receiving a selection by the recipient user via the first display, the selection directed to a portion of a message list corresponding to the header information; and

a set of instructions for providing the second display via the recipient user device such that the second display does not include a display of the header information via the second display such that a single screen capture of both the header information and the media component is prevented.

12. A machine readable hardware storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the message content including a media component does not include information about a sender of the electronic message that itself provides a traceable identity of the sender.

13. A machine readable hardware storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the message content including a media component does not include information that in itself identifies a user sending the electronic message, a recipient user of the electronic message, or a date associated with the electronic message.

14. A machine readable hardware storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the media component includes an image.

15. A machine readable hardware storage medium according to claim 11 , further comprising a set of instructions for receiving the header information and the message content at the recipient user device via a network, wherein the header information and the message content are communicated over the network separately.

16. A machine readable hardware storage medium according to claim 11 , further comprising a set of instructions for receiving the message content from a server computer and comprising a set of instructions for deleting the message content including the media component from the server computer.

17. A machine readable hardware storage medium according to claim 16 , wherein said deleting the message content including the media component from the server computer occurs after said providing a second display.

18. A machine readable hardware storage medium according to claim 16 , wherein said deleting the message content including the media component from the server computer occurs upon the second display being closed.

19. A machine readable hardware storage medium according to claim 11 , further comprising a set of instructions for deleting the message content including the media component at a predetermined amount of time after being displayed such that after the second display is terminated from view, the message content including the media component is no longer available to the recipient user.

20. A machine readable hardware storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the media component includes information selected from the group consisting of an image, video, audio, and any combinations thereof.

21. A system for handling an electronic message comprising:

a means for providing a plurality of reduced traceability displays via the recipient user mobile device, the set of instructions for providing a plurality of reduced traceability displays including instructions for acting upon a display element of the recipient user mobile device to provide the plurality of reduced traceability displays, the plurality of reduced traceability displays including a first display presenting a header information of an electronic message received at the recipient user mobile device and a second display presenting a message content of the electronic message, the message content including a media component;

a means for receiving a selection by the recipient user via the first display, the selection directed to a portion of a message list corresponding to the header information; and

a means for providing a second display via the recipient user device such that the second display does not include a display of the header information via the second display such that a single screen capture of both the header information and the media component is prevented.

22. A system for handling an electronic message according to claim 21 , wherein the message content including a media component does not include information about a sender of the electronic message that itself provides a traceable identity of the sender.

23. A system for handling an electronic message according to claim 21 , wherein the message content including a media component does not include information that in itself identifies a user sending the electronic message, a recipient user of the electronic message, or a date associated with the electronic message.

24. A system for handling an electronic message according to claim 21 , wherein the media component includes information selected from the group consisting of an image, video, audio, and any combinations thereof.

25. A system for handling an electronic message according to claim 21 , wherein the media component includes an image.

26. A system for handling an electronic message according to claim 21 , further comprising a means for receiving the header information and the message content at the recipient user device via a network, wherein the header information and the message content are communicated over the network separately.

27. A system for handling an electronic message according to claim 21 , further comprising a means for receiving the message content from a server computer and comprising a means for deleting the message content including the media component from the server computer.

28. A system for handling an electronic message according to claim 27 , wherein said deleting the message content including the media component from the server computer occurs after said providing a second display.

29. A system for handling an electronic message according to claim 27 , wherein said deleting the message content including the media component from the server computer occurs upon the second display being closed.

30. A system for handling an electronic message according to claim 21 , further comprising a means for deleting the message content including the media component at a predetermined amount of time after being displayed such that after the second display is terminated from view, the message content including the media component is no longer available to the recipient user.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2015
From: SHAH, AMIT JINDAS; COLLINS, JOSEPH
To: VOID COMMUNICATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 034665/0983 →
CONVERSION Recorded Jan 8, 2015
From: VOID COMMUNICATIONS LLC
To: VOID COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 034745/0650 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 8, 2015
From: VOID COMMUNICATIONS INC.
To: VAPORSTREAM INC.
Reel/Frame 034745/0676 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 14133875 · Dec 19, 2013
Continuation 13651909 · Oct 15, 2012
Continuation 12605885 · Oct 26, 2009
Continuation 11401148 · Apr 10, 2006
Provisional Application 60703367 · Jul 28, 2005
Related Publication 20150106461A1 · Apr 16, 2015