Disassociated Content Electronic Message System and Method

Abstract

An electronic messaging system and method with reduced traceability. An electronic message is separated into a message content and a message header. The message content and header information are entered by a user separately and transmitted from the user computer separately. The message content and header information are stored and displayed separately throughout the process of entry by a sending user and reading by a recipient user. In yet another implementation, an electronic message is permanently automatically deleted from the system at a predetermined time.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method of reducing traceability of an electronic message, the method comprising:
 a sender-side portion including:
 receiving an input of a recipient address of an electronic message at a first computer, the recipient address input by a first user; 
 receiving from the first user an input of a message content of the electronic message at the first computer; and 
 associating the recipient address with a message header for the electronic message; 
   an intermediate portion including:
 transmitting the message header and message content from the first computer to a second computer; 
   a recipient-side portion including:
 providing a display of the message header via the second computer; and 
 providing a display of the message content via the second computer; 
   wherein the message header and the message content are separated throughout the sender-side, intermediate, and recipient-side portions of the method.   
     
     
         2 . A computer-implemented method according to  claim 1 , wherein the message header and message content are not allowed to be displayed at the first computer or the second computer at the same time, are stored separately, and are transmitted from the first computer to the second computer separately. 
     
     
         3 . A computer-implemented method according to  claim 1 , wherein after said providing a display of the message content via the second computer, no indication of the message header or message content remains on the first or second computers. 
     
     
         4 . A computer-implemented method according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said receiving an input of a recipient address includes providing at the first computer a first display including an interface for allowing the first user to input the recipient address;   said receiving an input of a message content includes providing at the first computer a second display including an interface for allowing the first user to input the message content, the recipient address and the message content not being displayed at the first computer at the same time;   said transmitting the message header and message content includes transmitting the message header from the first computer separately from the message content;   said providing a display of the message header includes providing at the second computer a third display including the message header; and   said providing a display of the message content includes providing at the second computer a fourth display including the message content, the third and fourth displays not being displayed at the same time.   
     
     
         5 . A computer-implemented method according to  claim 4 , wherein the message header is transmitted from the first computer before the completion of said receiving an input of a message content. 
     
     
         6 . A computer-implemented method according to  claim 4 , wherein said recipient-side portion includes automatically deleting the message header at a first time that occurs before the termination of said providing a display of the message content and automatically deleting the message content at a second time that occurs after the first time. 
     
     
         7 . A computer-implemented method according to  claim 6 , wherein said first time is upon displaying said fourth display. 
     
     
         8 . A computer-implemented method according to  claim 6 , wherein said second time is upon closing of said fourth display. 
     
     
         9 . A computer-implemented method according to  claim 4 , wherein said recipient-side portion includes automatically deleting the message header after the start of said providing a display of the message header and automatically deleting the message content after the start of said providing a display of the message content. 
     
     
         10 . A computer-implemented method according to  claim 9 , wherein after said automatically deleting the message header and said automatically deleting the message content, the message header and message content no longer exist on the first computer, the second computer, or any of one or more server computers associated with said transmitting the message header and message content. 
     
     
         11 . A computer-implemented method according to  claim 4 , wherein said interfaces of the first and second displays are displayed at the first computer at the same time such that the message header and message content are not displayed at the first computer at the same time. 
     
     
         12 . A computer-implemented method according to  claim 1 , wherein said transmitting the message header and message content includes storing the message header and message content at one or more servers prior to transmitting the message header and message content to the second computer. 
     
     
         13 . A computer-implemented method according to  claim 12 , wherein said storing the message header and message content includes:
 storing the message header in a first data table; and   storing the message content in a second data table, such that the message header and message content are maintained separately during storage.   
     
     
         14 . A computer-implemented method according to  claim 12 , wherein said transmitting the message header and message content includes transmitting the message header from the one or more servers to the second computer separately from the message content. 
     
     
         15 . A computer-implemented method according to  claim 1 , wherein said transmitting the message header and message content includes storing the message header and message content separately until each is displayed at the second computer. 
     
     
         16 . A computer-implemented method according to  claim 1 , further comprising associating a unique message ID with each of the message header and message content. 
     
     
         17 . A computer-implemented method of reducing traceability of an electronic message, the method comprising:
 providing at a first computer a first display including a first interface for allowing a first user to input a recipient address of an electronic message;   receiving an input of a recipient address by the first user;   providing at the first computer a second display including a second interface for allowing the first user to input a message content;   receiving a message content of the electronic message, wherein the recipient address and the message content are not displayed at the first computer at the same time;   associating the recipient address with a message header for the electronic message;   transmitting the message header and message content separately from the first computer to one or more server computers;   storing the message header and message content at the one or more server computers such that the message header and message content are stored separately;   transmitting the message header and message content separately from the one or more server computers to a second computer;   providing at the second computer a third display including the message header; and   providing at the second computer a fourth display including the message content, the third and fourth displays not being displayed at the same time;   wherein the message header and message content are not allowed to be displayed at the first computer or the second computer at the same time, are stored separately, and are transmitted from the first computer to the second computer separately.   
     
     
         18 . A computer-implemented method according to  claim 17 , wherein the message header is transmitted from the first computer before the completion of said receiving an input of a message content. 
     
     
         19 . A computer-implemented method according to  claim 17 , further comprising automatically deleting the message header at a first time that occurs before the termination of said providing a fourth display and automatically deleting the message content at a second time that occurs after the first time. 
     
     
         20 . A computer-implemented method according to  claim 17 , further comprising automatically deleting the message header after the start of said providing a fourth display and automatically deleting the message content after the start of said providing a fourth display. 
     
     
         21 . A computer-implemented method according to  claim 20 , wherein after said automatically deleting the message header and said automatically deleting the message content, there remains no indication of the message header and message content on the first computer, the second computer, or any of one or more server computers associated with said transmitting the message header and message content. 
     
     
         22 . A computer readable hardware storage medium containing computer executable instructions implementing a method of reducing traceability of an electronic message, the instructions comprising:
 a set of instructions for receiving an input of a recipient address of an electronic message at a first computer, the recipient address input by a first user;   a set of instructions for receiving from the first user an input of a message content of the electronic message at the first computer; and   a set of instructions for associating the recipient address with a message header for the electronic message;   a set of instructions for transmitting the message header and message content from the first computer to a second computer;   a set of instructions for providing a display of the message header via the second computer; and   a set of instructions for providing a display of the message content via the second computer;   wherein the message header and message content are not allowed to be displayed at the first computer or the second computer at the same time, are stored separately, and are transmitted from the first computer to the second computer separately.   
     
     
         23 . A computer readable hardware storage medium according to  claim 22 , wherein:
 said set of instructions for receiving an input of a recipient address includes a set of instructions for providing at the first computer a first display including an interface for allowing the first user to input the recipient address;   said set of instructions for receiving an input of a message content includes a set of instructions for providing at the first computer a second display including an interface for allowing the first user to input the message content, the recipient address and the message content not being displayed at the first computer at the same time;   said set of instructions for transmitting the message header and message content includes a set of instructions for transmitting the message header from the first computer separately from the message content;   said set of instructions for providing a display of the message header includes a set of instructions for providing at the second computer a third display including the message header; and   said set of instructions for providing a display of the message content includes a set of instructions for providing at the second computer a fourth display including the message content, the third and fourth displays not being displayed at the same time.   
     
     
         24 . A computer readable hardware storage medium according to  claim 23 , wherein the message header is transmitted from the first computer before the completion of said receiving an input of a message content. 
     
     
         25 . A computer readable hardware storage medium according to  claim 23 , further comprising a set of instructions for automatically deleting the message header at a first time that occurs before the termination of said providing a display of the message content and a set of instructions for automatically deleting the message content at a second time that occurs after the first time. 
     
     
         26 . A computer readable hardware storage medium according to  claim 23 , further comprising a set of instructions for automatically deleting the message header after the start of said providing a display of the message header and a set of instructions for automatically deleting the message content after the start of said providing a display of the message content. 
     
     
         27 . A computer readable hardware storage medium according to  claim 26 , wherein after said automatically deleting the message header and said automatically deleting the message content, the message header and message content no longer exist on the first computer, the second computer, or any of one or more server computers associated with said transmitting the message header and message content. 
     
     
         28 . A computer readable hardware storage medium according to  claim 22 , wherein said set of instructions for transmitting the message header and message content includes a set of instructions for storing the message header and message content separately until each is displayed at the second computer. 
     
     
         29 . A computer readable hardware storage medium according to  claim 28 , wherein said set of instructions for storing the message header and message content includes:
 a set of instructions for storing the message header in a first data table; and   a set of instructions for storing the message content in a second data table, such that the message header and message content are maintained separately during storage.   
     
     
         30 . A computer readable hardware storage medium according to  claim 22 , wherein after said providing a display of the message content via the second computer, no indication of the message header or message content remains on the first or second computers.