System and method for handling electronic messages
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1. A server comprising:
- a processor configured to;
receive a message;
re-envelope the message as a secure message;
determine whether a message expiry attribute is associated with the message;
automatically set a message expiry attribute for the message based on re-enveloping the message as a secure message when there is not a message expiry attribute already associated with the message;
not setting a message expiry attribute on re-enveloping the message if there is a message expiry attribute already associated with the message; and
forward the message.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for handling messages on a mobile device. A system and method could be configured to receive at a mobile device a message that is associated with a message expiry indicator. If a message expiry indicator is determined to be associated with the received message, then the received message is removed from the mobile device.
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1. A server comprising:
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a processor configured to; receive a message; re-envelope the message as a secure message; determine whether a message expiry attribute is associated with the message; automatically set a message expiry attribute for the message based on re-enveloping the message as a secure message when there is not a message expiry attribute already associated with the message; not setting a message expiry attribute on re-enveloping the message if there is a message expiry attribute already associated with the message; and forward the message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile device comprising:
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a processor configured to; generate a message; and subsequent to creating the message, request an input at a user interface to select whether a message expiry attribute should be associated with the message; receive the input; if the message expiry attribute is to be associated with the message, automatically associate a predetermined type of message expiry attribute based upon contents of the message; and send the message with the message expiry attribute. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile device comprising a processor configured to:
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generate a message comprising a message expiry attribute; present, at a user interface, an option of setting the message expiry attribute; and determine, by the processor, that the option of setting the message expiry attribute is not elected at the user interface; and automatically set the message expiry attribute based upon the determination and based upon contents of the message. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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