METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIPTIONS AT A COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20130227027A1
• Filed: 02/23/2012
• Published: 08/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: MAY, Darrell Reginald, EWANCHUK, Andrew John, CHERRY, Carl Lloyd
• Application Number:
  US13/403,073
• Publication Number:
  US 20130227027A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking

Abstract

A method, system and apparatus for managing electronic subscriptions are provided. An indication of unsubscribing to an electronic subscription is stored. Thereafter: at least one message in the electronic subscription is received; and the at least one message is prevented from being stored at an inbox folder in a memory associated with the communication device.

Claims

1. A communication device comprising:

a processor and a communication interface, the processor enabled to;

store an indication of unsubscribing to an electronic subscription; and

thereafter;

receive, via the communication interface, at least one message in the electronic subscription; and

,

automatically prevent the at least one message from being stored at an inbox folder in a memory associated with the communication device.

2. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further enabled to automatically prevent the at least one message from being stored at the inbox folder by deleting the at least one message.

3. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further enabled to automatically prevent the at least one message from being stored at the inbox folder by storing the at least one message in a given folder different from the inbox folder.

4. The communication device of claim 3, wherein the given folder comprises a deleted messages folder.

5. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further enabled to automatically prevent the at least one message from being stored at the inbox folder without an indication of the at least one message being provided at the communication device.

6. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further enabled to automatically repeat the unsubscribing in response to receiving the at least one further message.

7. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further enabled to store a format for the unsubscribing at the memory for use in further unsubscribing to the electronic subscription.

8. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the format for the unsubscribing is stored in association with the indication of the unsubscribing.

9. The communication device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further enabled to store a format for the unsubscribing at a server accessible memory accessible to a server enabled to manage messages for a plurality of communication devices, such that the server can unsubscribe to the electronic description on behalf of one or more of the plurality of the communication devices.

10. A method comprising:

at a communication device comprising a processor and a communication interface, storing an indication of unsubscribing to an electronic subscription; and

thereafter;

receiving, via the communication interface, at least one message in the electronic subscription; and

,

automatically preventing, via the processor, the at least one message from being stored at an inbox folder in a memory associated with the communication device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the automatically preventing the at least one message from being stored at the inbox folder comprises deleting the at least one message.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the automatically preventing the at least one message from being stored at the inbox folder comprises storing the at least one message in a given folder different from the inbox folder.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the given folder comprises a deleted messages folder.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the automatically preventing the at least one message from being stored at the inbox folder occurs without an indication of the at least one message being provided at the communication device.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising automatically repeating, at the processor, the unsubscribing in response to receiving the at least one further message.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising storing a format for the unsubscribing at the memory for use in further unsubscribing to the electronic subscription.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the format for the unsubscribing is stored in association with the indication of the unsubscribing.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising storing a format for the unsubscribing at a server accessible memory accessible to a server enabled to manage messages for a plurality of communication devices, such that the server can unsubscribe to the electronic description on behalf of one or more of the plurality of the communication devices.

19. A non-transitory computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method comprising:

at a communication device comprising a processor and a communication interface, storing an indication of unsubscribing to an electronic subscription; and

thereafter;

receiving, via the communication interface, at least one message in the electronic subscription; and

,

automatically preventing, via the processor, the at least one message from being stored at an inbox folder in a memory associated with the communication device.