Modification of delivered email content
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1. A computing device to provide modification of sent communication, the computing device comprising:
- a memory configured to store instructions; and
one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured, in conjunction with execution of the instructions stored in the memory, to;
receive a communication from a sender with a first content and a second content, the first content and the second content each being a portion of a body of the communication;
store the first content and the second content at a storage server;
replace the first content in the communication with a first link and replace the second content in the communication with a second link;
provide the communication to a recipient with the first link and the second link;
deliver the first content and the second content automatically upon opening of the communication by the recipient;
provide a user interface to the sender displaying the communication, the user interface including a first unsend control element associated with the first content and a second unsend control element associated with the second content; and
in response to receiving a selection of the first unsend control element associated with the first content after delivering the first content and upon the opening of the communication by the recipient;
automatically update the communication as delivered to the recipient to remove the first content and the first link associated with the first content and add a notification, wherein the notification comprising a textual message that indicates the first content has been removed by the sender from the communication after the first content was delivered to the recipient.
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Abstract
Various parts of email content or entire emails may be recalled or modified after delivery through the use of links to cloud-storage, where the various parts of the email content may be stored. Different notification and modification methods may be employed to modify delivered content even after it is rendered for a recipient. While recipients may have a latest version of the email content, senders may be enabled to see a version history of changes in delivered email content.
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1. A computing device to provide modification of sent communication, the computing device comprising:
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a memory configured to store instructions; and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured, in conjunction with execution of the instructions stored in the memory, to; receive a communication from a sender with a first content and a second content, the first content and the second content each being a portion of a body of the communication; store the first content and the second content at a storage server; replace the first content in the communication with a first link and replace the second content in the communication with a second link; provide the communication to a recipient with the first link and the second link; deliver the first content and the second content automatically upon opening of the communication by the recipient; provide a user interface to the sender displaying the communication, the user interface including a first unsend control element associated with the first content and a second unsend control element associated with the second content; and in response to receiving a selection of the first unsend control element associated with the first content after delivering the first content and upon the opening of the communication by the recipient; automatically update the communication as delivered to the recipient to remove the first content and the first link associated with the first content and add a notification, wherein the notification comprising a textual message that indicates the first content has been removed by the sender from the communication after the first content was delivered to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14)
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9. A method executed on a computing device to provide modification of sent email, the method comprising:
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receiving the email from a sender with a first content and a second content, the first and second content each being a portion of a body of the email; storing the first content and the second content at a storage server; replacing the first content in the body of the email with a first link and replacing the second content in the body of the email with a second link; providing the email to a recipient with the first link and the second link; delivering the first content and the second content automatically upon opening of the email by the recipient; providing a user interface to the sender displaying the email, the user interface including a first unsend control element associated with the first content and a second unsend control element associated with the second content; and in response to receiving a selection of the first unsend control element associated with the first content after delivering the first content and upon the opening of the email by the recipient; automatically updating the email as delivered to the recipient to remove the first content and the first link associated with the first content and add a notification, wherein the notification comprising a textual message that indicates the first content has been removed by the sender from the communication after the first content was delivered to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable memory device with instructions stored thereon to provide modification of sent email, the instructions comprising:
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receiving an email from a sender with a first content and a second content, the first and the second content each being a portion of a body of the email; storing the first content and the second content at a storage server; replacing the first content in the email with a first link and replacing the second content in the email with a second link; providing the email to a recipient with the first link and the second link; delivering the first content and the second content automatically upon opening of the email by the recipient; providing a user interface to the sender displaying the email, the user interface including a first unsend control element associated with the first content and a second unsend control element; and in response to receiving a selection of the first unsend control element associated with the first content after delivering the first content and upon the opening of the communication by the recipient; automatically updating providing the email as delivered to the recipient to remove the first content and the first link associated with the first content and adding a notification, wherein the notification comprising a textual message that indicates the first content has been removed by the sender from the email after the first content was delivered to the recipient.
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