Method, system, and computer program product for providing messaging services

• US 20070185970A1
• Filed: 02/08/2006
• Published: 08/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Barillaud, Franck, Dutta, Shivnath, Cobb, Bradford, Arenburg, Robert
• Application Number:
  US11/350,065
• Publication Number:
  US 20070185970A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

A method, system, and computer program product for implementing messaging services is provided. The method includes receiving a request to delete a message that includes an attachment from a computer system. In response to the request, a user of the computer system is provided with options to save the attachment and to delete the attachment along with the message. If the user selects the delete option, the message is sent to a messaging system trash folder and the attachment is sent to an operating system trash folder. If the user selects the option to save the attachment, the message is separated from the attachment and the user is prompted to select an operating system storage location for saving the attachment. In response to receiving the selected operating system storage location, a copy of the attachment is stored in the selected location and the message is sent to the messaging system trash folder.

Claims

1. A method for implementing messaging services, comprising:

receiving a request to delete a message from a computer system, the message including an attachment;

responsive to receiving the request, providing a user of the computer system with an option to save the attachment and an option to delete the attachment along with the message;

if the user selects the option to delete the attachment, sending the message to a messaging system trash folder and sending the attachment to an operating system trash folder; and

if the user selects the option to save the attachment;

separating the message from the attachment;

prompting the user to select an operating system storage location in which to save the attachment;

in response to receiving the operating system storage location from the user, saving a copy of the attachment in the selected operating system storage location; and

sending the message to the messaging system trash folder.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the message is an email message.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the attachment comprises at least one of:

text;

data;

file;

image;

video; and

audio.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the option to save the attachment and the option to delete the attachment are presented via a user interface of a messaging attachment application.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the computer system is at least one of a:

desktop computer;

local area network computer;

cellular telephone;

personal digital assistant; and

pager.

6. A computer system for implementing messaging services, the computer system communicatively coupled to a network, the computer system comprising:

a processor implementing an operating system and a messaging application;

messaging application folders housed in the computer system and storing at least one message that includes an attachment, the messaging application folders comprising a messaging system trash folder;

operating system folders housed in the computer system including an operating system trash folder; and

a messaging attachment application executing on the processor, the messaging attachment application in communication with the messaging application, the messaging attachment application performing;

receiving a request to delete the message from the computer system;

responsive to receiving the request, providing a user of the computer system with an option to save the attachment and an option to delete the attachment along with the message;

if the user selects the option to delete the attachment, sending the message to the messaging system trash folder and sending the attachment to the operating system trash folder; and

if the user selects the option to save the attachment;

separating the message from the attachment;

prompting the user to select an operating system storage location in which to save the attachment; and

in response to receiving the operating system storage location from the user, saving a copy of the attachment in the selected operating system storage location;

sending the message to the messaging system trash folder.

7. The computer system of claim 6, wherein the message is an email message.

8. The computer system of claim 6, wherein the attachment comprises at least one of:

text;

data;

file;

image;

video; and

audio.

9. The computer system of claim 6, wherein the option to save the attachment and the option to delete the attachment are presented via a user interface of a messaging attachment application.

10. The computer system of claim 6, wherein the computer system is at least one of a:

desktop computer;

local area network computer;

cellular telephone;

personal digital assistant; and

pager.

11. A computer program product for implementing messaging services, the computer program product including instructions for implementing a method, comprising:

receiving a request to delete a message from a computer system, the message including an attachment;

responsive to receiving the request, providing a user of the computer system with an option to save the attachment and an option to delete the attachment along with the message;

if the user selects the option to delete the attachment, sending the message to a messaging system trash folder and sending the attachment to an operating system trash folder; and

if the user selects the option to save the attachment;

separating the message from the attachment;

prompting the user to select an operating system storage location in which to save the attachment;

in response to receiving the operating system storage location from the user, saving a copy of the attachment to the selected operating system storage location; and

sending the message to the messaging system trash folder.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the message is an email message.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the attachment comprises at least one of:

text;

data;

file;

image;

video; and

audio.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the option to save the attachment and the option to delete the attachment are presented via a user interface of a messaging attachment application.

15. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer system is at least one of a:

desktop computer;

local area network computer;

cellular telephone;

personal digital assistant; and

pager.