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Title:
A METHOD FOR PRESENTING A MESSAGE SENT ELECTRONICALLY ON THE DEVICE OF THE USER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/212323
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for presenting a message transmitted electronically using an application installed on the device of the sender of the message, wherein the message is in the form of an image and/or text, characterised in that the sender of the message sets the time during which the message is stored on the device of the user, after the expiry of which the message disappears and there is no possibility to reproduce it, wherein the sender determines the graphical presentation of the message consisting in that at one time a section of the message is displayed, which is moved on the screen of the display.

Inventors:
SIWIEC SŁAWOMIR (PL)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2016/054371
Publication Date:
December 14, 2017
Filing Date:
July 22, 2016
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
SMS KLADOMIX DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LTD S K A (PL)
International Classes:
H04L12/58
Foreign References:
US20160034718A12016-02-04
US20130151636A12013-06-13
US20050144246A12005-06-30
US20030131060A12003-07-10
US20150326510A12015-11-12
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KONDRAT, Mariusz (PL)
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Claims:
Claims

1. The method for presenting a message transmitted electronically using an application installed on the device of the sender of the message, wherein the message is in the form of an image and/or text, characterised in that the sender of the message sets the time during which the message is stored on the device of the user, after the expiry of which the message disappears and there is no possibility to reproduce it, wherein the sender determines the graphical presentation of the message consisting in that at one time a section of the message is displayed, which is moved on the screen of the display.

2. A method for displaying the message according to claim 1 characterised in that the message reaches the recipient, who has an installed application, in the form of content and/or an image.

3. A method for displaying the message according to claim 1 characterised in that the message reaches the recipient, who has no installed application, in the form of a URL link that indicates the actual content and/or an image.

4. A method for displaying the message according to claim 3 characterised in that the actual content of the message is available at the indicated URL address together with the information on the time after which the message is to be deleted and on the manner of deleting it.

5. A method for displaying the message according to claim 1 characterised in that the section of the message is constituted by a line, a strip, a circle, a ring or groups thereof.

6. A method for displaying the message according to claim 1 or 5 characterised in that the section of the message is moved against a neutral background.

7. A method for displaying the message according to claim 1 or 5 characterised in that the neutral background is constituted by an image in a fuzzy form, a pattern, a colour and combinations thereof.

8. A method for displaying the message according to claim 1 characterised in that the section of the message is moved from the top of the screen of the display towards the bottom or the other way round, from the right side of the screen of the display to the left or the other way round, from the top left corner of the screen of the display to the bottom right corner or the other way round, from the top right corner of the screen of the display to the bottom left corner or the other way round.

9. A method for displaying the message according to claim 1 characterised in that when moving a group of sections of the message preferably in the form of lines, the movements is made by one section to the right or the other way round.

10. A method for displaying the message according to claim 1 or 9 characterised in that the speed of displaying the protective line is between 20 and 60 Hz and depends on the power of the graphic processor, on which an image or text message is displayed.

11. A method for displaying the message according to claim 1 characterised in that the image message is displayed in the form of an image divided into vertical or oblique lines grouped in 3, wherein the lines 1., 4., 7., 10., 13., 16. etc. are clear, while the lines 2., 5., 8., 11., 14., 17. and the lines 3., 6., 9., 12., 15., 18. are fuzzy (blurred), and each subsequent displaying of the image moves the clear lines 1 line to the right or towards the bottom right corner, similarly the blurred lines are moved 1 line to the right or the other way round.

12. A method for displaying the message according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the recipient of the message does not have to have an application to read it.

Description:
A method for presenting a message sent electronically on the device of the user

The invention relates to a method for presenting a text or image message on the device of the user. To implement the method, an application is necessary that allows to assign the message sent a specific status, in this case, an indication of the time during which it is to be stored in the inbox of the recipient and a special method of presenting the message on the device of the recipient in the form of a moving line in the case of the image or a moving letter or word in the case of the text.

A method for presenting information according to the invention in the form of a moving line in the case of the image or a moving letter or word in the case of the text is applicable i.a. in the situation when the sender of the message sends messages containing confidential content. Then, using the "secret" method according to the invention, the message will not leave a "trace" in the inbox of the recipient and it will be displayed in such a way that it cannot be read by third parties or recorded by an external photographic device and an internal camera of the device reproducing the message in the form of one photograph that would allow for reading the message.

KR100702514 discloses a method for protecting sent messages by introducing a password identifying the recipient. KR100628960B discloses a method for sending and receiving secure messages through the use of a "hidden key", (the key is the imperfection of the human eye with a rapidly changing image).

US2013275758A discloses a method for transmitting information in a secure manner. It describes a system and a method for exchanging a cryptographic material that can be used for voice communication in order to encrypt a message oriented between at least two devices. The documents US2005044395A and US2007118482A disclose methods for transmitting and receiving information from the user through the use of visual cryptography.

The above mentioned solutions describe methods for transmitting secure information using an electronic message, they have, however, some drawbacks. These solutions do not protect the message, which is displayed on the device of the recipient against the possibility of it being read by other third parties.

The method for presenting a text electronic message according to the invention makes it possible to determine the time during which the message is stored in the inbox of the recipient. After the expiry of the pre-determined time, the message is deleted, with no possibility to display it again.

The method for presenting a text electronic message according to the invention also makes it possible for the message to be read by the recipient, but the recipient never sees it in its entirety. Neither there is a possibility to record it using another external or internal device such as a camera in the form of a single photo allowing for reading the message.

In the case of displaying the message on the device of the recipient in the form of an image, also the recipient has the ability to see it in the form of a moving line or a clear section of an image against a neutral background. Taking of a photo or an attempt to record the message using an external device will bring no result, as the photo will be fuzzy.

The sender, using an application installed on the sending device, has the ability to set the time of displaying the message on the device of the user, which message, after the pre-determined time, will disappear without leaving a trace at the recipient or the sender.

The recipient of the message does not need to have the application to read it.

The method according to the invention constitutes an advanced technology for presenting messages, and it also has an extended option of control over the method for delivering and storing the sent text and image messages of both the sender and the recipient.

The method according to the invention has an option to read messages from both an e-mail box and a SMS message.

The method according to the invention allows for communication between devices based on the ANDROID Platform version at least 4.0.3 and IOS from version 5.0. In addition, there is a possibility to receive an encoded text or image information by any device that allows for opening a web browser that supports OPEN GL.

Communication is carried out via an Internet network implemented by both a mobile 2G/3G/LTE network, and a WIFI network, and by LAN wired routers and WLAN wireless ones.

The message is transmitted by any Internet medium and is coded accordingly to the option selected by the user on the transmitting device and decoded on the receiving device. The method according to the invention has been illustrated in the following embodiments and in the drawing, in which fig. 1 is a graphical representation of displaying an image message in the form of a section with variable width against a blurred background, wherein the clear fragment is shown moving at a variable speed from left to right or from right to left, fig. 2 is a graphical representation of displaying an image message in the form of a section with variable width against a blurred background, wherein the clear fragment is shown moving at a variable speed from top to bottom or the other way round, fig. 3 is a graphical representation of displaying an image message in the form of a section with variable width against a blurred background, wherein the clear fragment is shown moving at a variable speed from the left bottom corner to the right top corner or the other way round, fig. 4 is a graphical representation of displaying an image message in the form of a section with variable width against a blurred background, wherein the clear fragment is shown moving at a variable speed from the left top corner to the right bottom corner or the other way round, fig. 5 is a graphical representation of displaying an image message in the form of a section with variable width against a blurred background, wherein the clear fragment is shown moving at a variable speed in the form of a circle, fig. 6 is a graphical representation of displaying an image message in the form of a section with variable width against a blurred background, wherein the clear fragment is shown moving at a variable speed in the form of a ring, fig. 7 is a graphical representation of displaying an image message in the form of a section with variable width against a white background, wherein the clear fragment is shown moving at a variable speed from left to right or from right to left, fig. 8 is a graphical representation of displaying an image message in the form of a protective line displayed from right to left and back again, fig. 9 is a graphical representation of displaying an image message in the form of a protective line displayed from top to bottom and back again, fig. 10 is a graphical representation of displaying an image message in the form of lines grouped in 3, of which 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16 etc. the vertical line is clear, while the lines 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, etc., and the lines 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 are fuzzy (blurred), and each subsequent displaying of the image moves the clear lines 1 line to the right, similarly the fuzzy lines are moved 1 line to the right, fig. 11 is a graphical representation of displaying an image message in the form of horizontal lines grouped in 3, of which 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16 etc. the horizontal line is clear, while the lines 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, etc., and the lines 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 are fuzzy (blurred), and each subsequent displaying of the image moves the clear lines 1 line to the bottom, similarly the fuzzy lines are moved 1 line to the bottom, fig. 12 is a graphical representation of displaying an image message in the form of oblique lines grouped in 3, of which 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16 etc. the line is clear, while the lines 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, etc., and the lines 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 are fuzzy (blurred), and each subsequent displaying of the image moves the clear lines 1 line to the bottom, similarly the fuzzy lines are moved 1 line to the bottom, fig. 13 is a graphical representation of displaying a text message split into words and displayed for a variable time against a white background, wherein each word of the message is displayed one after another, i.e. at one time only one word is displayed, fig. 14 is a graphical representation of displaying a text message split into words and each word is displayed one letter at a time for a variable time against a white background, wherein each word of the message is displayed in turn, i.e. at one time only one word is displayed broken down into sequentially consecutive letters from the left side of the screen to the right (or the other way round) in the direction of reading of a particular language, fig. 15 is a graphical representation of displaying a text message split into words and the text is displayed broken down into words and displayed for a variable time against a white background, wherein each word of the message is displayed one after another, i.e. at one time only one word is displayed, which is gradually faded out from top to bottom before displaying the next word, fig. 16 illustrates a method for communicating via an Internet network.

Example 1

A message in the form of an image is displayed in the form of a section with variable width against a blurred background. The clear fragment is shown in movement, moving at a variable speed from left to right of the screen and the other way round. Depending on the quantity of details presented in the image, the width of the clear portion is variable. With a small quantity of details, a narrow strip is shown, but with a large quantity of details, a wide strip is shown. The clear section of the image can move at a variable speed from top to bottom of the display of the mobile device and the other way round.

The clear section of the image can move at a variable speed from the bottom left corner to the top right corner of the display of the mobile device and the other way round.

The clear section of the image can take the form of a rectangle, circle, strip, ring which contains inside a blurred fragment or the like.

The surroundings of the clear section of the image can be blurred or can be a neutral background, e.g. white.

Example 2 A message in the form of an image is displayed in the form of a protective line. The protective line consists of 3 portions: blurred, clear and blurred. The protective line is composed of 9 pixels, of which the first 3 are blurred, and the last 3 are also blurred (the blurred effect), while the 3 middle pixels are clear and show details of the displayed image. The use of the protective line makes it impossible to take a photo using a second device.

The speed of displaying the protective line is between 20 and 60 Hz and depends on the power of the graphic processor.

The protective line can move at a variable speed from top to bottom of the display of the mobile device and the other way round.

The protective line can move at a variable speed from the bottom left corner to the top right corner of the display of the mobile device and the other way round.

The surroundings of the protective line can be constituted by a neutral background.

The message is displayed in the form of an image divided into vertical lines grouped in 3, wherein the lines 1., 4., 7., 10., 13., 16. etc. the vertical line is clear, while the lines 2., 5., 8., 11., 14., 17. and the lines 3., 6., 9., 12., 15., 18. are fuzzy (blurred), and each subsequent displaying of the image moves the clear lines 1 line to the right, similarly the blurred lines are moved 1 line to the right or the other way round.

The group of both clear and blurred lines can move at a variable speed from top to bottom of the display of the mobile device or the other way round.

The group of both clear and blurred lines can move at a variable speed from the bottom left corner to the top right corner of the display of the mobile device and the other way round.

Example 3

A text message is displayed on the device of the user in the form of single words or letters for a variable time against a neutral background.

Each word or letter is displayed one after another, while at one time only one word (or one letter) is displayed.

Each word or letter is displayed one after another, moving at a variable speed from left to right and the other way round, depending on the direction of reading in a particular language. Each letter of the displayed word can be displayed one after another, with each preceding and following letter being blurred (out of focus). Each word of the displayed message is displayed one after another, with only one word at one time being visible and, furthermore, it gradually fades out from top to bottom before the next word is displayed.

Example 4 (method of operation)

After selecting the login screen, the Sender can choose between: "LOG IN" (logging in to an existing account) or "SIGNUP"

After selecting the "SIGNUP" option, the User (e.g. the Sender) can choose between the options "Account - Add new" and then the type of the e-mail or XMPP account. In the Tab "Email" there are defined configurations of popular mailing services (e.g. Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo, ACL, WP, Tien, Interia), and the option "Custom", i.e. fully configurable by the user.

By clicking on the well-known symbol of the "envelope", the sender creates a new message, for which a recipient needs to be selected. Then there appears the screen of entering the subject and the content of the message, as well as selection icons of the type and method of delivering the message. There is an option to select the behaviour of the message in the inbox of the recipient. The sender can choose between the following options:

- "Keep it" - allows for leaving a message at the recipient with the possibility to delete at any time.

- "Stay Forever" - leaves a message at the recipient forever.

- "Temporary" - the message is subjected to self-destruction after a specific predetermined time, e.g. 5 s, 20 s, 1 h etc.

- "Secret" - additionally protects the message against taking a photo (screenshot) and protects against taking a photo with another external photo camera.

By using the method according to the invention, the sender creates a message, indicates the recipient and selects through which channel he wants to send him a message, e.g. a SMS. Then, he enters the content of the message and optionally attaches a photo and determines the time of storing the message in the inbox of the recipient. The message reaches the recipient in the form of content or of a URL link that indicates the actual content of the message. The actual content of the message is available at the indicated URL address together with the information on the time after which the message is to be deleted and on the manner of deleting it. The server manages the time and manner of displaying the content hidden under the URL address. If the recipient uses an application to implement the method according to the invention, he is directly sent the content of the message. If he does not use the suitable application, a message is sent containing a text with the information that the actual message can be read at the indicated URL address. Through the server, it is possible to determine whether a particular recipient uses or not a suitable application, and how the message should be sent to him.

In the transceiver programme of the recipient nor in the Internet browser there remains no trace of the message sent, and the manner of presentation of the actual content of the message is prepared so as to prevent its recording in the form of a photo, e.g. in the form of a section of the message.

Starting the URL address typically results in the opening of an Internet browser, in the content of which the message is displayed - the message is presented using HTML tags. The method for presenting a message according to the invention uses the WebGL library.

Each transceiver programme, which has the ability of opening a URL in a browser conform to W3C standards is suitable for implementing the method according to the invention.