Scheduled electronic mail deletions
First Claim
1. A method of managing electronic mail (email) messages in an email account, the method comprising:
- displaying to a user a first email message on a display screen of a device;
presenting the user with a plurality of deletion options in response to detecting an intent of the user to perform an action on the first email message;
receiving an input signal from the user that selects one of deletion options; and
in response to the input signal, performing the action on the first email message and setting a deletion criterion for a second email message based on the selected deletion option.
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Abstract
Described are a system and method of managing electronic mail messages in an email account. An email message is displayed to a user on a display screen of a device. In response to detecting intent of the user to close the email message, the user is automatically presented with a plurality of deletion options for deleting the email message. The user selects one of deletion options, causing the email message to close and setting a deletion criterion for deleting the email message based on the selected deletion option. In response to detecting intent of the user to send an email message, the user is presented with a plurality of deletion options for the deleting a self-copy email message. The user selects one of the deletion options, causing the email message to be sent, and the deletion criterion to be set for the self-copy based on the selected deletion option.
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39 Claims
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1. A method of managing electronic mail (email) messages in an email account, the method comprising:
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displaying to a user a first email message on a display screen of a device;
presenting the user with a plurality of deletion options in response to detecting an intent of the user to perform an action on the first email message;
receiving an input signal from the user that selects one of deletion options; and
in response to the input signal, performing the action on the first email message and setting a deletion criterion for a second email message based on the selected deletion option. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computing system for managing electronic mail (email) messages in an email account, the computing system comprising:
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a display screen;
an input device receiving a first signal from a user of the computer system indicating an intent of the user to perform an action on a first email message displayed on the display screen; and
a processor executing an email client program to display a plurality of deletion options on the display screen in response to the first signal, the email client program performing the action on the first email message and setting a deletion criterion for a second email message in response to a second signal received by the input device that selects one of the deletion options. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for managing electronic mail (email) messages in an email account, the apparatus comprising:
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means for displaying to a user a first email message on a display screen of a device;
means for presenting the user with a plurality of deletion options in response to detecting an intent of the user to perform an action on the first email message;
means for receiving an input signal from the user that selects one of deletion options; and
means, responsive to the input signal, for performing the action on the first email message and for setting a deletion criterion for a second email message based on the selected deletion option. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer program product for use with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having embodied therein program code comprising:
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program code for displaying to a user a first email message on a display screen of a device;
program code for presenting the user with a plurality of deletion options in response to detecting an intent of the user to perform an action on the first email message;
program code for receiving an input signal from the user that selects one of deletion options; and
program code, responsive to the input signal, for performing the action on the first email message and for setting a deletion criterion for a second email message based on the selected deletion option. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave for use with a computer system having a display and capable of generating a user interface through which a user may interact with the computer system, the computer data signal comprising:
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program code for displaying to a user a first email message on a display screen of a device;
program code for presenting the user with a plurality of deletion options in response to detecting an intent of the user to perform an action on the first email message;
program code for receiving an input signal from the user that selects one of deletion options; and
program code, responsive to the input signal, for performing the action on the first email message and for setting a deletion criterion for a second email message based on the selected deletion option. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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