AUTOMATIC DELETION OF ELECTRONIC MESSAGES
First Claim
1. A system for handling a message received at a communication device, the system comprising:
- a memory for storing the message upon receipt at the communication device; and
a processor configured to;
determine that the message comprises an indicator that the message is to be deleted upon detection of a first consumption-related triggering event;
detect an occurrence of said triggering event; and
delete the message from the memory upon detection of the occurrence of said triggering event.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for automatically deleting messages such as e-mail upon consumption by the recipient. Consumption by the recipient may include viewing the message, forwarding or replying to the message, or archiving, saving, copying, or moving the message. An indicator is inserted in the message, for example in the message header or body, indicating that the message is to be deleted upon detection of a triggering consumption action. Upon receipt at the recipient'"'"'s mail client, the client determines whether the indicator is present, and, upon detection of a triggering consumption action, automatically closes any views of the message displayed by the recipient'"'"'s mail client and deletes the message. Optionally a warning is provided to the recipient prior to deletion.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for handling a message received at a communication device, the system comprising:
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a memory for storing the message upon receipt at the communication device; and a processor configured to; determine that the message comprises an indicator that the message is to be deleted upon detection of a first consumption-related triggering event; detect an occurrence of said triggering event; and delete the message from the memory upon detection of the occurrence of said triggering event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for handling a message received and stored at a communication device, the method comprising:
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determining that the message comprises an indicator that the message is to be deleted upon detection of a first consumption-related triggering event; detecting an occurrence of said triggering event; and deleting the message from the communication device upon detection of the occurrence of said triggering event. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for transmitting a message, comprising:
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inserting an indicator into a message, the indicator indicating that the message is to be deleted at a recipient communication device upon detection of a first consumption-related triggering event at the recipient communication device; and transmitting the message to a recipient. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium storing program code which, when executed, is operative to cause a computing device to carry out the method of:
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determining that a message received at the computing device comprises an indicator that the message is to be deleted upon detection of a first consumption-related triggering event; detecting an occurrence of said triggering event; and deleting the message from the computing device upon detection of the occurrence of said triggering event. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium storing program code which, when executed, is operative to cause a computing device to carry out the method of:
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inserting an indicator into a message at the computing device, the indicator indicating that the message is to be deleted at a recipient communication device upon detection of a first consumption-related triggering event at the recipient communication device; and transmitting the message from the computing device to a recipient.
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Specification