Chat Session Text Capture Prevention via OS API Mediation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing chat session technologies lack the ability to prevent unauthorized capture and storage of text messages, as users cannot easily control how their text is used after a chat session, unlike in spoken conversations where consent is typically required for recording.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that disable capture features such as print screen, file save, paste, and text select unless the user explicitly authorizes them, by accessing user preferences and using operating system APIs to restrict these functions during chat sessions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If capture features are enabled for chat sessions, then users can easily record and save text messages, but users lose control over unauthorized capture and distribution of their text
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by disabling capture features (print screen, file save, paste, text select, copy) before the chat session begins or at the start of the session. This preemptive disabling prevents unauthorized capture from occurring in the first place, while still allowing the chat functionality to operate normally. The capture features are disabled through operating system APIs until the user explicitly authorizes them.
Solution Approach 2:
The chat application acts as an intermediary between the user and the operating system's capture features. It uses operating system APIs to control and restrict access to capture functions, serving as a mediator that can enable or disable these features based on user preferences and authorization. This intermediary layer provides control without requiring direct user intervention for each capture attempt.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If capture features are disabled by default, then user privacy is protected, but users cannot easily record or save text messages when needed
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by disabling capture features (print screen, file save, paste, text select, copy) before the chat session begins or at the start of the session. This preemptive disabling prevents unauthorized capture from occurring in the first place, while still allowing the chat functionality to operate normally. The capture features are disabled through operating system APIs until the user explicitly authorizes them.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by monitoring and detecting when a user attempts to capture text during a chat session. When capture is detected, the system can respond by disabling the capture feature or prompting the user for authorization. This feedback mechanism ensures that capture only occurs with proper permission, balancing privacy protection with user needs.
3Reliability
If the system monitors and controls capture features, then user consent is enforced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The chat application acts as an intermediary between the user and the operating system's capture features. It uses operating system APIs to control and restrict access to capture functions, serving as a mediator that can enable or disable these features based on user preferences and authorization. This intermediary layer provides control without requiring direct user intervention for each capture attempt.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service by automatically managing capture feature authorization through stored user preferences. Once the user sets their authorization level (allow or disallow capture), the system automatically enforces this preference without requiring continuous user input or complex decision-making processes. This reduces the perceived complexity for users while maintaining reliable consent enforcement.
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AI summary
A method, system, and computer program product for disabling the capturing of chat session text. A chat session participant may store a profile for informing other chat session participants of preferences regarding the capture of chat session text. A chat session user may disable another user's ability to capture text. A chat session user may request that another user not capture text.