Apparatus and Method for Maintaining a Message Thread with Opt-In Permanence for Entries
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1. A server, comprising:
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a memory storing a message thread module with instructions executed by the processor to maintain a message thread between a first user and a second user bydirecting a client device to display a text entry of the message thread for a duration of a transitory display period,automatically deleting at the server the text entry of the message thread after the duration of the transitory display period unless an indication of a gesture applied to a display screen presenting the text entry of the message thread is received during the transitory display period, in which case the text entry of the message thread is maintained by the server and the server provides feedback to a counter-party of the message thread that the text entry of the message thread is preserved.
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Abstract
A server includes a message thread module with instructions executed by a processor to maintain a message thread between a first user and a second user. Each entry of the message thread is deleted after a display period unless an indication regarding the entry is received during the display period.
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18 Claims
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1. A server, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing a message thread module with instructions executed by the processor to maintain a message thread between a first user and a second user by directing a client device to display a text entry of the message thread for a duration of a transitory display period, automatically deleting at the server the text entry of the message thread after the duration of the transitory display period unless an indication of a gesture applied to a display screen presenting the text entry of the message thread is received during the transitory display period, in which case the text entry of the message thread is maintained by the server and the server provides feedback to a counter-party of the message thread that the text entry of the message thread is preserved. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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