Communication system and method of gaffe prevention
View Patent ↗A system and method for transmitting and receiving communications via an application running on a communication device is described. The system equips a user with tools configured to facilitate the editing of transmitted messages, the transmission of messages at a user-selected time, messages configured to automatically expire at a user-specified time after the recipient has opened the messages, and messages and social media posts screened for black-listed alert words. Blip messages are designed to leave no trace of their transmission or reception, and preferably expire after the sender-defined view time has passed. The system is envisioned for use across multiple platforms including social media and internet messaging, and is not limited to the mobile messaging market.
1. A method of communicating via a communication device which minimizes the likelihood of the transmission of a gaffe/ill-advised statement comprising:
starting an application on the communication device;
the application populating a list of alert words comprising taboo words and ill-advised statements;
interfacing the application with a transmitter of the communication device;
writing a text-based message;
wherein the text-based message contains a taboo word;
instructing the application to send the text-based message;
the application cross-referencing the text of the text-based message against at least one list of alert words, the at least one list of alert words containing the taboo word;
the application causing an indicator appear on a screen of the communication device, the indicator displaying an alert regarding the identified taboo word; and
the indicator presenting options to edit, delete, or send the message as-is in an effort to prevent a gaffe/ill-advised statement.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
the application identifying the taboo word as a word potentially capable of causing a gaffe if transmitted.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
the application transmitting the text-based message;
instructing the application to delete the text-based message post-transmission;
the application deleting the text-based message from a recipient network-connected device; and
the application deleting the text-based message from the network-connected device, including all history that the message was transmitted.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
the indicator prompting a reevaluation of the text-based message.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein taboo words are aggregated to the at least one list of alert words based on up-to-date news stories, referenced as trending alert words.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one list of alert words is customized based on user selection of the source of the list.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one list of alert words is derived, in part, based on a physical location of the communication device.
8. A method of communicating via a communication device which minimizes the likelihood of the reception of a gaffe via a text message comprising:
writing a text-based message on an application;
instructing the application to send the text-based message;
the application causing an indicator to appear on a screen of the communication device, the indicator displaying an alert regarding an identified taboo word which is identified as a match from at least one alert words list;
the indicator presenting options to edit, delete, or send the message as-is in an effort to prevent a gaffe;
the application transmitting the text-based message;
instructing the application to delete the text-based message post-transmission;
the application deleting the text-based message from a recipient communication device;
the application deleting the text-based message from the communication device; and
the application indicating that all history of the message and its' transmission has been removed by virtue of the message no longer being displayed.
9. A method of communicating via a communication device which minimizes the likelihood of the reception of a gaffe via a text message comprising:
writing a text-based message on an application;
instructing the application to send the text-based message;
the application causing an indicator to appear on a screen of the communication device, the indicator displaying an alert regarding an identified taboo word which is identified as a match from at least one alert words list;
the indicator presenting options to edit, delete, or send the message as-is in an effort to prevent a gaffe;
the application transmitting the text-based message; and
the application positing positive words to use within the text-based message, the posited alternative words provided from at least one list of positive words populated in part by a crawl of geographically pertinent positive news stories of a user-selected geographic region.
10. A method of communicating via a communication device which minimizes the likelihood of the transmission of a gaffe/ill-advised statement comprising:
starting an application on the communication device;
the application populating at least one list of alert words comprising taboo words and ill-advised statements;
the application populating at least one list of alert words comprising positive words correlated to positive events and stories present in the news related to a selected geographical region;
interfacing the application with a transmitter of the communication device;
writing a text-based message;
wherein the text-based message contains a taboo word;
instructing the application to send the text-based message;
the application cross-referencing the text of the text-based message against at least one list of alert words, the at least one list of alert words containing the taboo word;
the application causing an indicator appear on a screen of the communication device, the indicator displaying an alert regarding the identified taboo word;
the application positing alternative words to use instead of the identified taboo word, the posited alternative words provided from the at least one list of positive words; and
the indicator presenting options to edit, delete, or send the message as-is in an effort to prevent a gaffe/ill-advised statement.