Rendering subject identification on protected messages lacking such identification
First Claim
1. A method for generating subject information in a message list for a protected message received and stored at an electronic communications device, wherein the protected message has been protected at an originating sender'"'"'s device and is initially received by the electronic communications device without subject information, the method comprising:
- generating on a display screen of the electronic communications device the message list identifying messages that are stored on the electronic communications device and available to be viewed, the message list including a subject display field for subject information for each of a plurality of messages stored on the electronic communications device, the plurality of messages including at least one protected message, the generating including;
for each protected message in the plurality of messages for which the subject display field is blank;
determining if subject information for the protected message is stored on the electronic communications device;
in response to determining that the subject information for the protected message is stored on the electronic communications device, including at least part of the stored subject information in the subject display field for the protected message; and
in response to determining that the subject information for the protected message is not stored on the electronic communications device;
extracting selected information from the protected message and including the selected information in the subject display field for the protected message, and storing the selected information on the electronic communications device as subject information for the protected message,wherein entry of a shared secret is required to open the protected message, the method comprising detecting that the protected message has been opened following successful entry of the shared secret and wherein the selected information is extracted from the protected message as a consequence to the protected message being successfully opened.
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Abstract
Rendering subject information for a protected message received and stored at an electronic communications device, wherein the message is initially received by the electronic communications device without subject information. Selected information is extracted from the protected message and stored on the electronic communications device as subject information for the protected message.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for generating subject information in a message list for a protected message received and stored at an electronic communications device, wherein the protected message has been protected at an originating sender'"'"'s device and is initially received by the electronic communications device without subject information, the method comprising:
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generating on a display screen of the electronic communications device the message list identifying messages that are stored on the electronic communications device and available to be viewed, the message list including a subject display field for subject information for each of a plurality of messages stored on the electronic communications device, the plurality of messages including at least one protected message, the generating including; for each protected message in the plurality of messages for which the subject display field is blank; determining if subject information for the protected message is stored on the electronic communications device; in response to determining that the subject information for the protected message is stored on the electronic communications device, including at least part of the stored subject information in the subject display field for the protected message; and in response to determining that the subject information for the protected message is not stored on the electronic communications device; extracting selected information from the protected message and including the selected information in the subject display field for the protected message, and storing the selected information on the electronic communications device as subject information for the protected message, wherein entry of a shared secret is required to open the protected message, the method comprising detecting that the protected message has been opened following successful entry of the shared secret and wherein the selected information is extracted from the protected message as a consequence to the protected message being successfully opened. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic communications device enabled to receive electronic messages, the electronic communications device including:
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a display screen; a communications subsystem for receiving messages from an external source; storage for storing messages received through the communications subsystem; an input device; a messaging client for processing messages received by the electronic communications device through the communications subsystem, the messaging client being configured for generating on the display screen a message list identifying messages that are stored on the storage and are available to be viewed, the message list including a subject display field for subject information for each of a plurality of messages stored on the storage, the plurality of messages including protected messages, the messaging client comprising a subject generating module being configured for, for each protected message for which the subject display field is blank;
determining if subject information for the protected message is stored in the storage;
in response to determining that the subject information for the protected message is stored on the storage, including at least part of the stored subject information in the subject display field for the protected message; and
in response to determining that the subject information for the message is not stored on the storage;extracting selected information from the protected message and including the selected information in the subject display field for the protected message, and storing the selected information on the storage as subject information for the protected message, wherein at least some of the protected messages are sender encrypted and input of a shared secret is required to decrypt and open the sender encrypted protected messages, wherein the subject generating module is configured for extracting the selected information from a sender encrypted protected message only as a consequence to the sender encrypted protected message being successfully decrypted following input of the shared secret. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer program product having a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions for generating subject information in a message list for a protected message received and stored at an electronic communications device, wherein the protected message is initially received by the electronic communications device without subject information, the computer executable instructions including:
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instructions for generating on a display screen of the electronic communications device the message list identifying messages that are stored on the electronic communications device and available to be viewed, the message list including a subject display field for subject information for each of a plurality of messages stored on the electronic communications device, the plurality of messages including at least one protected message, the generating including; for each protected message in the plurality of messages for which the subject display field is blank; instructions for determining if subject information for the protected message is stored on the electronic communications device; in response to determining that the subject information for the protected message is stored on the electronic communications device, instructions for including at least part of the stored subject information in the subject display field for the protected message; and in response to determining that the subject information for the protected message is not stored on the electronic communications device; instructions for extracting selected information from the protected message and including the selected information in the subject display field for the protected message, and instructions for storing the selected information on the electronic communications device as subject information for the protected message, wherein entry of a shared secret is required to open the protected message, the computer executable instructions comprising detecting that the protected message has been opened following successful entry of the shared secret and wherein the selected information is extracted from the protected message as a consequence to the protected message being successfully opened.
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