Computer-assisted deletion of received electronic messages
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1. A method for computer-assisted deletion of electronic messages, comprising:
- searching content of an outgoing electronic message for date information;
including an expiration date to be sent in addition to said content, said expiration date being related to said date information from said content of said electronic message; and
sending said outgoing electronic message and said expiration date to a recipient.
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Abstract
A method for computer-assisted deletion of electronic messages is disclosed. The method comprises searching content of an outgoing electronic message for a date. The method continues with including an expiration date to be sent in addition to the message content, wherein the expiration date is related to the date determined from the content of the electronic message. The method further includes sending the outgoing electronic message to a recipient.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for computer-assisted deletion of electronic messages, comprising:
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searching content of an outgoing electronic message for date information;
including an expiration date to be sent in addition to said content, said expiration date being related to said date information from said content of said electronic message; and
sending said outgoing electronic message and said expiration date to a recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for the computer-assisted deletion of an electronic message in a computer that receives said electronic message, comprising:
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searching said received electronic message for a date, said date being present within the content of said received electronic message;
prompting a user with a suggested expiration date for said received electronic message; and
deleting said received electronic message after said suggested expiration date has passed. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for the computer-assisted deletion of date-sensitive messages in an electronic messaging program, comprising:
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an input device that conveys inputs from a user to a processing unit;
an electronic messaging program that runs on said processing unit, said electronic messaging program allowing the user to construct electronic messages based on inputs from said input device; and
an auto-searching module that searches within said electronic message for date information, said auto-searching module also suggesting an expiration date of said electronic message based on said date information. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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17. A system for the computer-assisted deletion of date-sensitive messages in an electronic messaging program, comprising:
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an electronic messaging program that runs on a processing unit, said electronic messaging program receiving electronic messages from a sender; and
an auto-searching module that searches said electronic messages for date information, said auto-searching module suggesting an expiration date based on said date information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 18, 19, 20)
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