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System and method for processing messages being composed by a user

  • US 7,756,932 B2
  • Filed: 07/29/2005
  • Issued: 07/13/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of processing messages being composed at a computing device, wherein steps of the method are performed by at least one application executing on the computing device, the method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a user request to compose a message;

    receiving a user input identifying an intended message recipient for the message, during user composition of the message;

    requesting certificate data from a certificate store, in response to receiving the user input;

    detecting when the certificate data has been retrieved to the computing device;

    retrieving certificate status data;

    wherein the certificate status data is used to verify the status of a certificate upon detecting that the certificate data has been retrieved to the computing device; and

    receiving a user direction to send the message;

    wherein the requesting, detecting and retrieving steps are initiated before the step of receiving the user direction.

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