RETROACTIVE MANAGEMENT OF MESSAGES
First Claim
1. A method for retroactive message management, the method comprising:
- receiving a message in a messaging client executing in memory of a computer;
characterizing the received message;
identifying an already received message in the messaging client that matches the characterization of the received message; and
,processing the identified already received message in response to the receipt of the characterized message.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for retroactive message management. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for retroactive message management is provided. The method includes receiving a message in a messaging client executing in memory of a computer and characterizing the received message. The method also includes identifying an already received message in the messaging client that matches the characterization of the received message. Finally, the method includes processing the identified already received message in response to the receipt of the characterized message, for example by deleting the identified already received message or by moving the identified already received message to a folder in a messaging data store of the messaging client.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for retroactive message management, the method comprising:
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receiving a message in a messaging client executing in memory of a computer; characterizing the received message; identifying an already received message in the messaging client that matches the characterization of the received message; and
,processing the identified already received message in response to the receipt of the characterized message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A messaging data processing system configured for retroactive message management, the system comprising:
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a computer with at least one processor and memory; a retroactive message management module coupled to the computer and executing in the memory, the module comprising program code enabled to respond to received message in a messaging client by characterizing the received message, identifying an already received message in the messaging client that matches the characterization of the received message, and processing the identified already received message in response to the receipt of the characterized message. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 20)
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14. A computer program product for retroactive message management, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code for receiving a message in a messaging client executing in memory of a computer; computer readable program code for characterizing the received message; computer readable program code for identifying an already received message in the messaging client that matches the characterization of the received message; and
,computer readable program code for processing the identified already received message in response to the receipt of the characterized message. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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