# US 2022/0284530 A1 · System and method for monitoring electronic communications > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0284530 A1 - Document ID: US20220284530A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/664,552 - Filed: 2022-05-23 - Published: 2022-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2013-08-22 - Inventors: Todd BUCCIARELLI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220284530A1 ## CPC - G06Q 50/265: {Personal security, identity or safety} - H04L 51/21: Monitoring or handling of messages - H04L 67/535: {Tracking the activity of the user (network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34)} - H04W 4/00: Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor - H04W 4/14: Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD] - H04W 4/16: Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold - H04W 4/12: Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements - H04W 4/21: for social networking applications - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A method for monitoring mobile communication and generating alerts associated with targeted content. A monitored user's mobile communication device forwards an incoming or outgoing communication to a monitoring user's mobile communication device. The monitored user's or monitoring user's mobile communication device generates an alert if it is determined that the incoming or outgoing communication contains targeted content, and an alert is provided on the monitoring user's mobile communication device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for monitoring mobile communication and generating alerts associated with targeted content, the method comprising: establishing a link between a monitoring user's mobile communication device and a monitored user's mobile communication device to receive communications for monitoring purposes; the monitored user's mobile communication device forwarding an incoming or outgoing communication to the monitoring user's mobile communication device; the monitored user's or monitoring user's mobile communication device generating an alert if the incoming or outgoing communication on the monitored user's mobile communication device contains targeted content; and the monitoring user's mobile communication device providing the alert indicating that the incoming or outgoing communication contains targeted content. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a monitoring user's mobile communication device is authenticated to receive communications from the monitored user's mobile communication device for monitoring purposes. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the incoming or outgoing communication comprises at least one text message or SMS message. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the incoming or outgoing communication comprises at least one image or MMS message. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the incoming or outgoing communication comprises at least one voice mail message. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the incoming or outgoing communication comprises at least one live voice communication session or excerpt of a live voice communication session. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the incoming or outgoing communication comprises at least one video clip. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: the monitoring user's mobile communication device further providing a description of the targeted content on the monitoring user's mobile communication device for review by the monitoring user. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the incoming or outgoing communication comprises at least one electronic message. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the outgoing communications transmitted (forwarded) from the monitored user's mobile communication device to the monitoring user's mobile communication device are implemented in a peer-to-peer network architecture (peer-to-peer network scheme). ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the forwarded communications from the monitored user's mobile communication device to the monitoring user's mobile communication device are exclusively outgoing (outbound) communications from the monitored user to one of more third parties. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein forwarded communications from the monitored user's mobile communication device to the monitoring user's mobile communication device are exclusively incoming (inbound) communications to the monitored user from one of more third parties. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the monitored user's mobile communication device receives or transmits an electronic message comprising one or more of text messages, images, audio clips, video clips, SMS or MMS messages; the monitored user's mobile communication device comparing the electronic message to a list of predefined text strings, images, audio clips, or video clips previously determined to be targeted content; and predicated on a match or a comparable match, the monitored user's mobile communication device forwarding (transmitting) the electronic message to the monitoring user's mobile communication device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the monitored user's mobile communication device receives or is transmitting an electronic message comprising one or more of a text message, message, app message, image, audio recording, audio clip, video, video clip, SMS or MMS message; and the monitored user's or monitoring user's mobile communication device comparing the electronic message to a list of predefined text strings, images, audio clips, and/or video clips previously determined to be targeted content; and predicated on a match or a comparable match, the monitored user's mobile communication device transmitting an alert to the monitoring user's communication device notifying that potential inappropriate or targeted content was detected or the monitoring user's mobile communication device generating an alert notifying that potential inappropriate or targeted content was detected. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the incoming or outgoing communication resides on the monitored user's mobile communication device; wherein the monitored user's mobile communication device presents at least a portion of a communication on an output interface of the monitored user's mobile communication device; and wherein the monitored user's mobile communication device reads into memory the presented portion of the communication in response to such presenting. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the communication comprised one or more of an electronic message, text message, message, app message, image, audio recording, audio clip, video, video clip, SMS or MMS message. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the output interface comprises a display of the monitored user's mobile communication device; wherein said presenting comprises displaying the at least a portion of the communication on the display; and wherein said reading into memory comprises performing a screen capture or screen recording of at least a portion of the display. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the output interface comprises an audio output of the monitored user's mobile communication device; wherein said presenting comprises playing the at least a portion of the communication on the audio output; and wherein said reading into memory comprises performing an audio recording or audio capture of the portion of the communication. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the monitored user's communication device reads into memory the presented portion of the communication at any time that the portion is presented on the output interface. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the communication comprises one or more of an electronic message, text message, message, app message, image, audio recording, audio clip, video, video clip, video frame, SMS or MMS message; wherein, if it is determined that the communication contains the targeted content, the monitored user's mobile communication device obfuscates at least a portion of the targeted content prior to the monitored user's mobile communication forwarding the communication to the monitoring user's mobile communication device. ### Claim at position 21 -61. 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