US9271131B2ActiveUtilityA1

Systems and methods for managing communications across multiple identities

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Assignee: TRUTEXT INCPriority: Sep 9, 2013Filed: Sep 3, 2015Granted: Feb 23, 2016
Est. expirySep 9, 2033(~7.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Ronald Ireland
G06Q 10/40H04L 51/04H04W 4/14H04L 51/36H04L 61/1594H04L 67/306G06Q 50/01H04L 51/214H04L 51/56H04L 61/4594H04L 12/1859H04L 51/58G06Q 10/10
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Claims

Abstract

Electronic communications are managed across multiple identities. A user is able to create an account as well as any desired, required, or appropriate number of profiles under the account. Text messages are exchanged between users using specific profiles. For example, some text messages can be exchanged using a personal profile while other text messages need to be exchanged using a professional profile. In some instances, exchanged text messages are saved to a centralized archive. As such, one or both of the users involved in an exchange can request to retrieve some or all of the exchanged messages at a later time.

Claims

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What is claimed: 
     
       1. A system for managing communications across a plurality of identities, the system comprising:
 a messaging server comprising a processor configured to:
 receive, from a first user, a request to create a first account; 
 create, in response to one or more indications from the first user, a first profile and a second profile associated with the first account, wherein the first profile is designated by the first user as a hidden profile; 
 provide, as part of a selection screen displayed to the first user, the second profile but not the first profile; 
 receive, from the first user, a selection of the second profile and one or more messages from the first user to a second user using the second profile; 
 transmit the one or more messages from the first user to the second user using the second profile; and 
 archive the one or more messages; 
 
 a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions. 
 
     
     
       2. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the second profile comprises a permanent profile. 
     
     
       3. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the second profile comprises a temporary profile that expires after a predetermined amount of time. 
     
     
       4. The system of  claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to suspend an expired temporary profile for a predetermined amount of time before the expired temporary profile can be used by a third user. 
     
     
       5. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the second profile comprises a group profile. 
     
     
       6. The system of  claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to communicate messages amongst a plurality of users using the group profile. 
     
     
       7. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the second profile comprises a business profile. 
     
     
       8. The system of  claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to request, from the first user, information associated with the business profile. 
     
     
       9. The system of  claim 8 , wherein the information associated with the business profile includes one or more of the following: an address, an hour of operation, a telephone number, a web address, and a mission statement. 
     
     
       10. The system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first profile and the second profile is accessible by the first user using any one of a plurality of devices. 
     
     
       11. The system of  claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to register at least one of the plurality of devices for use with the account. 
     
     
       12. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to respond to a request from the first user to retrieve at least one archived message associated with the second profile. 
     
     
       13. The system of  claim 12 , wherein in response to the request, the processor is configured to transmit the at least one archived message to the first user. 
     
     
       14. The system of  claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to transmit the at least one archived message using one or more of the following: an email, a text message, and social media. 
     
     
       15. The system of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to provide access to the first profile in response to the first user's indication to create a new profile and input of a name associated with the first profile. 
     
     
       16. A method for managing communications across a plurality of identities, the method comprising:
 receiving, from a first user, a request to create a first account; 
 using a processor to create, in response to one or more indications from the first user, a first profile and a second profile associated with the first account, wherein the first profile is designated by the first user as a hidden profile; 
 providing, as part of a selection screen displayed to the first user, access to the second profile but not the first profile; 
 receiving, from the first user, a selection of the second profile and one or more messages from the first user to a second user using the second profile; 
 transmitting the one or more messages from the first user to the second user using the second profile; and 
 archiving the one or more messages. 
 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 16 , wherein the second profile comprises a permanent profile. 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 16 , wherein the second profile comprises a temporary profile that expires after a predetermined amount of time. 
     
     
       19. The method of  claim 18 , further comprising suspending an expired temporary profile for a predetermined amount of time before the expired temporary profile can be used by a third user. 
     
     
       20. The method of  claim 16 , wherein the second profile comprises a group profile. 
     
     
       21. The method of  claim 20 , further comprising communicating messages amongst a plurality of users using the group profile. 
     
     
       22. The method of  claim 16 , wherein the second profile comprises a business profile. 
     
     
       23. The method of  claim 22 , further comprising requesting, from the first user, information associated with the business profile. 
     
     
       24. The method of  claim 23 , wherein the information associated with the business profile that includes one or more of the following: an address, an hour of operation, a telephone number, a web address, and a mission statement. 
     
     
       25. The method of  claim 16 , wherein at least one of the first profile and the second profile is accessible by the first user using any one of a plurality of devices. 
     
     
       26. The method of  claim 25 , further comprising registering at least one of the plurality of devices for use with the account. 
     
     
       27. The method of  claim 16 , further comprising responding to a request from the first user to retrieve at least one archived message. 
     
     
       28. The method of  claim 27 , wherein responding to the request includes transmitting the at least one archived message to the first user. 
     
     
       29. The method of  claim 28 , wherein the at least one archived message is transmitted to the first user using one or more of the following: an email, a text message, and social media. 
     
     
       30. The method of  claim 15 , further comprising providing access to the first profile in response to the first user's indication to create a new profile and input of a name associated with the first profile.

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