Systems and methods for implementing self-destructing content links

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10140428-B2
Application number	US-201414556091-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 28, 2014
Priority date	Nov 27, 2013
Publication date	Nov 27, 2018
Grant date	Nov 27, 2018

Abstract

A computer-implemented method performed in a computerized system incorporating a central processing unit, a network interface and a memory, the computer-implemented method involving: using the network interface to receive a content and an associated access restriction from a client computer system directly accessible by a user; causing the received content to be stored in a content storage system; using the central processing unit to generate a self-destructing content link for the stored content based on the received associated access restriction, wherein the generated self-destructing content link is configured to de-activate pursuant to the received associated access restriction; storing a metadata corresponding to the generated self-destructing content link for the stored content; and using the network interface to provide the generated self-destructing content link to the client computer system. The content storage system may be an online content storage system accessible via a network or a local content storage system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method performed in a computerized system comprising a central processing unit, a network interface and a memory, the computer-implemented method comprising:
a. using the network interface to receive a content and an associated access restriction from a client computer system directly accessible by a sending user;
b. causing the received content to be stored in a content storage system, wherein the content storage system is a local content storage system of the sending user;
c. using the central processing unit to generate a self-destructing content link for the stored content based on the received associated access restriction, wherein the generated self-destructing content link is configured to de-activate pursuant to the received associated access restriction, and wherein the associated access restriction comprises an information on a number of content accesses after which the self-destructing content link is deactivated;
d. storing a metadata corresponding to the generated self-destructing content link for the stored content;
e. using the network interface to provide the generated self-destructing content link to the client computer system; and
f. causing a user interface to be generated on the client computer system, the user interface comprising a first input element for receiving the content and a second input element for receiving the associated access restriction from the user.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the content storage system is an online content storage system accessible via a network using a uniform resource locator addressing.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the content is a textual content.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the content is a graphical content.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the associated access restriction comprises an information on a time period after which the self-destructing content link is deactivated.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a set of computer-executable instructions, which, when executed in a computerized system comprising a central processing unit, a network interface and a memory, cause the computerized system to perform a method comprising:
a. using the network interface to receive a content and an associated access restriction from a client computer system directly accessible by a sending user;
b. causing the received content to be stored in a content storage system, wherein the content storage system is a local content storage system of the sending user;
c. using the central processing unit to generate a self-destructing content link for the stored content based on the received associated access restriction, wherein the generated self-destructing content link is configured to de-activate pursuant to the received associated access restriction, and wherein the associated access restriction comprises an information on a number of content accesses after which the self-destructing content link is deactivated;
d. storing a metadata corresponding to the generated self-destructing content link for the stored content;
e. using the network interface to provide the generated self-destructing content link to the client computer system; and
f. causing a user interface to be generated on the client computer system, the user interface comprising a first input element for receiving the content and a second input element for receiving the associated access restriction from the user.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the content storage system is an online content storage system accessible via a network using a uniform resource locator addressing.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the associated access restriction comprises an information on a time period after which the self-destructing content link is deactivated.

9. A computerized system comprising a central processing unit, a network interface and a memory storing a set of instructions executable by the central processing unit, the set of instructions comprising instructions for:
a. using the network interface to receive a content and an associated access restriction from a client computer system directly accessible by a sending user;
b. causing the received content to be stored in a content storage system, wherein the content storage system is a local content storage system of the sending user;
c. using the central processing unit to generate a self-destructing content link for the stored content based on the received associated access restriction, wherein the generated self-destructing content link is configured to de-activate pursuant to the received associated access restriction, and wherein the associated access restriction comprises an information on a number of content accesses after which the self-destructing content link is deactivated;
d. storing a metadata corresponding to the generated self-destructing content link for the stored content;
e. using the network interface to provide the generated self-destructing content link to the client computer system; and
f. causing a user interface to be generated on the client computer system, the user interface comprising a first input element for receiving the content and a second input element for receiving the associated access restriction from the user.

10. The computerized system of claim 9 , wherein the associated access restriction comprises an information on a time period after which the self-destructing content link is deactivated.

Assignees

• Anchorfree Inc

Inventors

• Gorodyansky David
• Molobrodsky Eugene
• Lapidous Eugene
• Vishnyak Anton

Classifications

• G06F21/6218

  to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database · CPC title

• G06F2221/07

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F21/6209

  to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself · CPC title

• G06F21/10 Primary

  Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material (protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16) {; Digital rights management [DRM]} · CPC title

• G06F21/62

  Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules · CPC title