IP Library Granted Patent US 9,712,512
Granted Patent B2
US 9,712,512 · App. 15/015,108 · Granted Jul 18, 2017

Secure content messaging

Inventors: Howard Lerman (New York, NY); Tom Dixon (New York, NY); Rob Figueiredo (New York, NY); Rich Hong (New York, NY); Jeffrey Grossman (New York, NY)
Assignee: Confide Inc.
H04L63/08G06F17/30914G06F21/6209H04L51/063H04L51/066H04L51/12
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Patent No.
US 9,712,512
App. No.
15/015,108
Granted
Jul 18, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for secure messaging and content sharing. In one implementation, a processor receives a content item in a first format, the content item being associated with an intended recipient, converts the content item into a second format, provides the content item, as converted into the second format, to a device associated with the intended recipient, receives, from the device associated with the intended recipient, one or more inputs in relation to a segment of the content item, processes the one or more inputs to determine that an authentication action is being performed with respect to the segment of the content item, and based on a determination that the authentication action is being performed with respect to the segment of the content item, provides an instruction to present the segment of the content item at the device associated with the intended recipient.

Claims (46)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processing device, a content item associated with an intended recipient;

receiving, by the processing device, from a device associated with the intended recipient, one or more inputs in relation to the content item;

processing, by the processing device, the one or more inputs to determine whether an authentication action is being performed with respect to a segment of the content item;

in response to determining that the authentication action is being performed with respect to the segment of the content item, providing, by the processing device, a first instruction to present the segment of the content item at the device associated with the intended recipient;

configuring the device to capture an image of a display screen of the device while the intended recipient is provided with access to the segment of the content item on the display screen of the device;

associating the captured image with the segment of the content item;

determining an identity of the intended recipient of the device based on the captured image; and

in response to determining that the authentication action is not being performed with respect to the segment of the content item, providing by the processing device, a second instruction to not present the segment of the content item at the device associated with the intended recipient.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising processing the content item to identify one or more sensitive content segments within the content item.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising obscuring the one or more sensitive content segments.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising providing the content item having the one or more sensitive content segments obscured, to a device associated with the intended recipient.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising receiving one or more inputs, from the device associated with the intended recipient, in relation to at least one of the one or more sensitive content segments, as obscured.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising providing an instruction to present the at least one of the one or more sensitive content segments at the device associated with the intended recipient.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the authentication action comprises a tactile input received in relation to at least one of a first segment or a second segment of the segment of content item.

8. A system comprising:

a memory; and

a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory, to:

receive a content item, the content item being associated with an intended recipient;

receive, from a device associated with the intended recipient, one or more inputs in relation to a segment of the content item;

process the one or more inputs to determine that an authentication action is being performed with respect to a first segment of the content item;

configure the device to capture an image of a display screen of the device while the intended recipient is provided with access to the segment of the content item on the display screen of the device;

associate the captured image with the segment of the content item;

determine an identity of the intended recipient of the device based on the captured image; and

in response to determining that the authentication action is being performed with respect to the segment of the content item, provide a first instruction to present the segment of the content item at the device associated with the intended recipient; and

in response to determining that the authentication action is not being performed with respect to the segment of the content item, provide a second instruction to not present the segment of the content item at the device associated with the intended recipient.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processing device is further to process the content item to identify one or more sensitive content segments within the content item.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the processing device is further to obscure the one or more sensitive content segments.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processing device is further to provide the content item having the one or more sensitive content segments obscured, to a device associated with the intended recipient.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processing device is further to receive one or more inputs, from the device associated with the intended recipient, in relation to at least one of the one or more sensitive content segments, as obscured.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the processing device is further to provide an instruction to present the at least one of the one or more sensitive content segments at the device associated with the intended recipient.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the authentication action comprises a tactile input received in relation to at least one of a first segment or a second segment of the segment of content item.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:

receive a content item, the content item being associated with an intended recipient;

receive, from a device associated with the intended recipient, one or more inputs in relation to a segment of the content item;

process the one or more inputs to determine that an authentication action is being performed with respect to a segment of the content item;

in response to determining that the authentication action is being performed with respect to the segment of the content item, provide a first instruction to present the segment of the content item at the device associated with the intended recipient;

configure the device to capture an image of a display screen of the device while the intended recipient is provided with access to the segment of the content item on the display screen of the device;

associate the captured image with the segment of the content item;

determine an identity of the intended recipient of the device based on the captured image; and

in response to determining that the authentication action is not being performed with respect to the segment of the content item, provide a second instruction to not present the segment of the content item at the device associated with the intended recipient.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the processing device is further to process the content item to identify one or more sensitive content segments within the content item.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the processing device is further to obscure the one or more sensitive content segments.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the processing device is further to provide the content item having the one or more sensitive content segments obscured, to a device associated with the intended recipient.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the processing device is further to receive one or more inputs, from the device associated with the intended recipient, in relation to at least one of the one or more sensitive content segments, as obscured.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the processing device is further to provide an instruction to present the at least one of the one or more sensitive content segments at the device associated with the intended recipient.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2024
From: BENDING SPOONS S.P.A.
To: BENDING SPOONS OPERATIONS S.P.A.
Reel/Frame 068484/0175 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2024
From: CONFIDE, INC.
To: BENDING SPOONS S.P.A.
Reel/Frame 066484/0724 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2017
From: LERMAN, HOWARD; DIXON, TOM; FIGUEIREDO, ROB; HONG, RICH; GROSSMAN, JEFFREY
To: CONFIDE INC.
Reel/Frame 041980/0923 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation In Part 14489309 · Sep 17, 2014
Provisional Application 62111650 · Feb 3, 2015
Provisional Application 61879001 · Sep 17, 2013
Provisional Application 61934321 · Jan 31, 2014
Related Publication 20160164854A1 · Jun 9, 2016