METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING THREAD INSERTION OR REMOVAL
First Claim
1. A method for controlling the recipients of messages in a message thread, comprising:
- enabling an originating user of said message thread to indicate whether recipients can be added to said message thread;
enabling said originating user of said message thread to indicate whether recipients can be removed from said message thread;
in the event said originating user indicates that recipients cannot be added to said message thread, preventing addition of recipients to said message thread; and
in the event said originating user indicates that recipients cannot be removed from said message thread, preventing removal of recipients from said message thread.
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Abstract
A method and system for preventing recipients from being added and/or removed from a message thread in an e-mail and/or calendaring application. Recipients of a thread message may be allowed to seek and obtain permission from a thread originator to insert a recipient to and/or remove a recipient from the thread. The originating user of a message thread can prevent insertion and/or removal of recipients in an e-mail message thread and/or a calendaring system invitation message by selecting from corresponding message composition user interface options. A mechanism persistently registers the recipient removal and/or insertion settings provided by the originating user, for example as settings stored in and conveyed with the messages themselves. The originating user can permit non-originating users to insert and/or remove recipients from the thread. The originating user can select an option in the message composition user interface that requires and/or allows non-originating users to request permission to insert and/or remove a recipient to a thread. The permission request is forwarded to the originating user, who can then accept or reject the request. The originating user can also expressly list or otherwise indicate which user(s) cannot be inserted into the message thread, and/or which recipients cannot be removed from the message thread.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for controlling the recipients of messages in a message thread, comprising:
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enabling an originating user of said message thread to indicate whether recipients can be added to said message thread; enabling said originating user of said message thread to indicate whether recipients can be removed from said message thread; in the event said originating user indicates that recipients cannot be added to said message thread, preventing addition of recipients to said message thread; and in the event said originating user indicates that recipients cannot be removed from said message thread, preventing removal of recipients from said message thread. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system including a computer readable medium, said computer readable medium having stored thereon program code for controlling the recipients of messages in a message thread, said program code comprising:
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program code for enabling an originating user of said message thread to indicate whether recipients can be added to said message thread; program code for enabling said originating user of said message thread to indicate whether recipients can be removed from said message thread; program code for, in the event said originating user indicates that recipients cannot be added to said message thread, preventing addition of recipients to said message thread; and program code for, in the event said originating user indicates that recipients cannot be removed from said message thread, preventing removal of recipients from said message thread. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product including a computer readable medium, said computer readable medium having stored thereon program code for controlling the recipients of messages in a message thread, said program code comprising:
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program code for enabling an originating user of said message thread to indicate whether recipients can be added to said message thread; program code for enabling said originating user of said message thread to indicate whether recipients can be removed from said message thread; program code for, in the event said originating user indicates that recipients cannot be added to said message thread, preventing addition of recipients to said message thread; and program code for, in the event said originating user indicates that recipients cannot be removed from said message thread, preventing removal of recipients from said message thread.
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18. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave, said computer data signal having stored thereon program code for controlling the recipients of messages in a message thread, said program code comprising:
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program code for enabling an originating user of said message thread to indicate whether recipients can be added to said message thread; program code for enabling said originating user of said message thread to indicate whether recipients can be removed from said message thread; program code for, in the event said originating user indicates that recipients cannot be added to said message thread, preventing addition of recipients to said message thread; and program code for, in the event said originating user indicates that recipients cannot be removed from said message thread, preventing removal of recipients from said message thread.
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19. A system for controlling the recipients of messages in a message thread, comprising:
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means for enabling an originating user of said message thread to indicate whether recipients can be added to said message thread; means for enabling said originating user of said message thread to indicate whether recipients can be removed from said message thread; means for, in the event said originating user indicates that recipients cannot be added to said message thread, preventing addition of recipients to said message thread; and means for, in the event said originating user indicates that recipients cannot be removed from said message thread, preventing removal of recipients from said message thread.
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