Electronic Message Verification via Intermediary Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electronic information transmission methods lack proof of delivery and understanding, as they cannot confirm if the recipient has read or comprehended the message, and the recipient can deny delivery, especially if their system is configured to prevent confirmations.
Innovation Solution
A method that creates and saves verification information through communication networks, involving direct or indirect interactions with the addressee, such as protocol information evaluation, biosignal authentication, or cookie-based tracking, to document the receipt and acknowledgment of primary information, reducing deniability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If transmission confirmation or read confirmation is requested in electronic communication systems, then the addresser receives confirmation that the message was delivered or read, but the addressee can deny delivery by configuring their system to prevent confirmations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a third-party verification system that acts as an intermediary between the addresser and addressee. This verification system independently monitors and records delivery confirmations without requiring the addressee's active participation or system configuration. The intermediary verifies delivery through multiple channels (email, SMS, telephony) and maintains objective records that cannot be denied by the addressee, thus resolving the contradiction between obtaining reliable proof of delivery and the addressee's ability to control or prevent confirmations.
2Reliability
If read confirmation is used to document that a message was read, then the addresser receives confirmation of reading, but the content of the read message is not documented and manipulation cannot be detected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the verification process into multiple independent components: delivery confirmation verification, reading confirmation verification, and content integrity verification. Each component operates separately and can be verified through different means. The content verification specifically checks for manipulation by comparing transmitted content with recorded acknowledgment content. This segmentation allows the system to provide reliable confirmation of reading while also verifying message content integrity, preventing the loss of information about what was actually read and whether it was manipulated.
3Reliability
If read confirmation is used to document message receipt, then the addresser receives confirmation, but no conclusion can be drawn by whom it was read or whether the information was semantically understood
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements multiple feedback mechanisms that provide increasingly detailed information about who read the message and whether they understood it. The system first obtains basic delivery confirmation, then adds reading confirmation with identification of the reader through various channels (email opening detection, SMS responses, telephony interactions). The feedback process continues with content verification to determine semantic understanding. This multi-level feedback system resolves the contradiction by providing both confirmation of receipt and precise measurement of who read the message and whether comprehension occurred.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for delivering primary information that exists in at least one electronic form, includes transmission of the primary information via at least one communication network to at least one communication system allocated to an addressee of the primary information; creation of verification information relating to the acknowledgement of the primary information by the addressee; and saving and/or transmission of the verification information via at least one communication network. Individualized data is thus made available which not only documents the receipt of the primary information by the addressee but also the acknowledgement of the receipt of the primary information by the addressee. A telecommunication arrangement and a telecommunication unit which are suitable for carrying out the method are also disclosed.