Systems and methods for remote deletion of contact information
First Claim
1. A system for remote deletion of contact information, the system comprising:
- a first device associated with a first user and including a local contact database, the first device being configured to;
receive a delete request message from a second device associated with a second user, the delete request message comprising a request to delete, from the first device, contact information associated with the second user;
delete the contact information associated with the second user in response to receiving the delete request message from the second device; and
perform a synchronization with a local computer following deleting of the contact information, the local computer being associated with the first user and including a local contact database, the synchronization including synchronizing a local contact database of the first device with the local contact database of the local computer;
wherein the first device, in performing the synchronization, executes an action to ensure that the contact information, deleted at the first device in response to the delete request message received from the second device, is not added to the local contact database of the first device.
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Abstract
An exemplary system for providing remote deletion of contact information includes a first device associated with a first user. The first device is configured to generate and send a delete request message to a second device. In some embodiments, the delete request message includes a request to delete contact information for the first user from the second device. The second device can be configured to receive the delete request message and delete the first user'"'"'s contact information. A method for providing remote deletion of contact information includes a delete request message being generated at a first device, associated with a first user. The delete request message can include a request to delete contact information for the first user. The first device can send the delete request message to a second device. The delete request message can instruct the second device to delete the first user'"'"'s contact information.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for remote deletion of contact information, the system comprising:
a first device associated with a first user and including a local contact database, the first device being configured to; receive a delete request message from a second device associated with a second user, the delete request message comprising a request to delete, from the first device, contact information associated with the second user; delete the contact information associated with the second user in response to receiving the delete request message from the second device; and perform a synchronization with a local computer following deleting of the contact information, the local computer being associated with the first user and including a local contact database, the synchronization including synchronizing a local contact database of the first device with the local contact database of the local computer; wherein the first device, in performing the synchronization, executes an action to ensure that the contact information, deleted at the first device in response to the delete request message received from the second device, is not added to the local contact database of the first device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for remote deletion of contact information, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the first device, a delete request from a second device, the first device being associated with a first user, the second device being associated with a second user, and the delete request message comprising a request to delete, from the first device, contact information associated with the second user; deleting, at the first device, the contact information associated with the second user in response to the delete request message received from the second device; and performing, at the first device, following deleting of the contact information, a synchronization with a local computer, the local computer being associated with the first user and including a local contact database, the synchronization including synchronizing a local contact database of the first device with the local contact database of the local computer; wherein performing the synchronization includes executing an action to ensure that the contact information, deleted at the first device in response to the delete request message received from the second device, is not added to the local contact database of the first device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for remote deletion of contact information, the system comprising:
a first device associated with a first user, the first device comprising; a local contact database comprising the contact information associated with a second user, the second user being associated with a second device; and a messaging application, the messaging application being configured to; receive a delete request message from the second device, the delete request message comprising a request to delete, from the first device, contact information associated with the second user; delete the contact information associated with the second user from the local contact database of the first device in response to receiving the delete request message from the second device; establish an instruction at the first device preventing the first user from contacting the second user by way of the first device using the contact information deleted from the local contact database of the first device; perform a synchronization with a local computer following deleting of the contact information from the first device, the local computer being associated with the first user and including a local contact database, the synchronization comprising; synchronizing the local contact database of the first device with the local contact database of the local computer; and the first device receiving the contact information, associated with the second user, from the local computer; and following the synchronization in which the contact information associated with the second user is received at the first device from the local computer, prevent the first user from contacting the second user, by way of the first device using the contact information, based on the instruction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method for providing remote deletion of contact information, the method comprising:
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receiving a delete request message at a first device, from a second device, the delete request message comprising a request to delete, from the first device, contact information associated with the second user; deleting contact information associated with the second user stored on the first device in response to receiving the delete request message; establishing an instruction at the first device preventing the first user from contacting the second user by way of the first device using the contact information deleted from the first device; performing, at the first device, a synchronization with a local computer following deleting of the contact information from the first device, the local computer being associated with the first user and including a local contact database, the synchronization comprising; synchronizing a local contact database of the first device with the local contact database of the local computer; and the first device receiving from the local computer the contact information associated with the second user; and following the synchronization in which the contact information associated with the second user was received at the first device from the local computer, preventing the first user from contacting the second user, by way of the first device using the contact information, based on the instruction. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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