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Security and prevention of information harvesting from user interfaces
US11902237B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11902237-B2 |
| Application number | US-201715811696-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | Jul 28, 2016 |
| Publication date | Feb 13, 2024 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2024 |
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Securing information within a user interface can include mapping, using a processor, an electronic mail address to an avatar, wherein the mapped electronic mail address and the avatar are stored within a data storage device, and generating, using the processor, a user interface including a message correlated with the electronic mail address. The user interface displays the avatar of the electronic mail address in place of at least one of a name for the electronic mail address or the electronic mail address.
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What is claimed is: 1. A computer-implemented method of securing information, comprising: displaying, within a user interface of an email client, a message body field of a message to be composed; receiving, within a recipient field of the user interface, an input from a user; internally storing the input and not displaying the input within the recipient field during the receiving; displaying, within the recipient field, a plurality of avatars corresponding to the input; receiving, within the recipient field of the user interface, a selection of one of the plurality of avatars as corresponding to the recipient of the message; and sending, to an electronic mail address mapped to the selected one of the plurality of avatars, the message, wherein the user interface is configured to display, within the recipient field, the avatar of the electronic mail address in place of at least one of a name for the electronic mail address or the electronic mail address. 2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: responsive to a user input relative to a particular one of the plurality of avatars, displaying at least one of the name of the user of the electronic mail address or the electron mail address associated with the particular one of the plurality of avatars. 3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of electronic mail addresses are respectively mapped to the plurality of avatars. 4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface displays the message opened. 5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: first determining that the electronic mail address correlated with the message is not mapped to an avatar, and responsive to the first determining, generating a mapping by generatin an avatar based on at least one of the electronic mail address or a name for the electronic mail address, and using the generated avatar for the electronic mail address. 6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface displaying, within the recipient field, the avatar of the electronic mail address in place of at least one of a name for the electronic mail address or the electronic mail address includes not displaying the name for the electronic mail address and the electronic mail address.
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- What does patent US11902237B2 cover?
- Securing information within a user interface can include mapping, using a processor, an electronic mail address to an avatar, wherein the mapped electronic mail address and the avatar are stored within a data storage device, and generating, using the processor, a user interface including a message correlated with the electronic mail address. The user interface displays the avatar of the electro…
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- IBM
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L51/42. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Feb 13 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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