Updating a deferred copy of a data message
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1. A method for generating a copy of a first message in a messaging system, wherein the first message includes a nested data item comprising data items, the method comprising the steps of:
- creating a second message as a deferred copy of the first message;
in response to a determination that one of said data items addressed at the second message location is to be updated, creating an actual copy of the updated data item in the second message.
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Abstract
A method for generating a copy of a first message in a messaging system, wherein the first message includes a nested data item comprising data items, the method comprising the steps of: creating a second message as a deferred copy of the first message; responsive to a determination that one of said data items addressed at the second message location is to be updated, creating an actual copy of the updated data item in the second message.
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1. A method for generating a copy of a first message in a messaging system, wherein the first message includes a nested data item comprising data items, the method comprising the steps of:
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creating a second message as a deferred copy of the first message;
in response to a determination that one of said data items addressed at the second message location is to be updated, creating an actual copy of the updated data item in the second message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for generating a copy of a first message in a messaging system, wherein the first message includes a nested data item comprising data items, the apparatus comprising:
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means for creating a second message as a deferred copy of the first message;
means for, responsive to a determination that one of said data items addressed at the second message location is to be updated, creating an actual copy of the data item in the second message. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product comprising computer program code stored on a computer readable storage medium that, when executed on a data processing system, instructs the data processing system to carry out a method for generating a copy of a first message in a messaging system, wherein the first message includes a nested data item comprising data items, the method comprising the steps of:
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creating a second message as a deferred copy of the first message;
in response to a determination that one of said data items addressed at the second message location is to be updated, creating an actual copy of the updated data item in the second message.
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