Electronic Communication Private Messaging via Segmented Fields

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electronic communication systems do not provide an optimal means for transmitting a private message to a second recipient, such as a 'BCC:' or 'CC:' email recipient, without the first recipient being aware of it.

Innovation Solution

A method that generates an electronic communication with separate fields for the first and second recipients, prompting the sender to input a private message if desired for the second recipient, and transmits a completed version of the communication to each recipient accordingly, allowing for private messaging between them.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If a single electronic communication is transmitted to multiple recipients, then communication efficiency is improved, but privacy for individual recipients deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication efficiencyVSAvoidprivacy for second recipient

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the message content into two distinct parts: a common message field visible to all recipients and a private message field visible only to the second recipient. This segmentation allows the system to maintain efficient bulk transmission while preserving individual privacy by delivering different information subsets to different recipients through the same communication channel.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by making the message visibility property recipient-specific. The common message is made visible to all recipients while the private message is made visible only to the second recipient. This creates differentiated information access rights within a single communication, resolving the contradiction between efficient group communication and individual privacy protection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

2Loss of information

If a private message field is added for the second recipient, then privacy capability is improved, but device complexity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprivacy capabilityVSAvoidcommunication structure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the common message and private message into a single electronic communication structure that is transmitted through one communication channel. By combining multiple message types into one unified transmission unit, the system avoids creating separate communication streams, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity while still achieving enhanced privacy functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a multi-functional communication structure that can simultaneously serve as both a group communication vehicle and an individual private message channel. The single electronic communication performs multiple functions: delivering common information to all recipients and delivering private information to specific recipients, thereby achieving enhanced privacy without proportionally increasing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Measurement precision

If separate message fields are created for different recipients, then message precision for individual recipients is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemessage precision for recipientVSAvoidcomposition operation simplicity

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by providing pre-labeled message fields (common message field and private message field) that guide the sender on where to input different types of messages. This preliminary structuring of the composition interface simplifies the operation by making the intended use of each field explicit, thereby maintaining ease of operation while achieving precise message delivery to different recipients.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS8572192B2Private messaging a second recipient of an electronic communication

Publication Date: 2013.10.29 GO DADDY OPERATING CO LLC

AI summary

Methods of the present inventions allow for private messaging a second recipient of an electronic communication. An exemplary method may comprise the steps of receiving a request to compose an electronic communication from a sender; generating a first electronic communication comprising a first recipient field, a second recipient field, and a first message field; receiving (from the sender) a first recipient electronic address in the first recipient field, a second recipient electronic address in the second recipient field, and a first message in the first message field; and prompting the sender for a private message for transmission only to the second recipient electronic address. Responsive to a negative response from the sender to the prompting step, the method may further comprise transmitting a completed version of the first electronic communication to both the first recipient electronic address and the second recipient electronic address. Responsive to a positive response from the sender to the prompting step, the method may further comprise generating a second electronic communication comprising the first recipient field, the second recipient field, the first message field, and a private message field; receiving (from the sender) a private message in the private message field; transmitting a completed version of the first electronic communication to the first recipient electronic address; and transmitting a completed version of the second electronic communication to the second recipient electronic address.