Telephone messaging privacy
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1. A mobile wireless communication device (WCD) comprising:
- a processor; and
a computer readable storage medium that is not a transitory signal medium accessible by the processor and comprising instructions executable by the processor to configure the processor for;
presenting at least one element on the WCD selectable by a user to provide input to cause at least one message to be automatically rendered inaccessible on the WCD after transmission of the message from the WCD;
receiving user initiated input on the WCD, the at least one message having content generated responsive to the user-initiated input;
responsive to user input to send the at least one message, wirelessly sending the at least one message to a mobile wireless communication recipient device;
after the message has been sent, automatically rendering inaccessible the at least one message whose content has been generated responsive to the user-initiated input on the WCD, wherein the at least one message whose content has been generated responsive to user-initiated input is also rendered inaccessible on the mobile wireless communication recipient device after having been presented on the mobile wireless communication recipient device for viewing, the at least one message whose content has been generated responsive to user-initiated input being rendered inaccessible on the WCD in that no sent message whose content has been generated responsive to user-initiated input and that is rendered inaccessible can be viewed simply by invoking a mailbox selector on the WCD;
wherein rendering inaccessible the at least one message includes precluding presentation of the at least one message on a mobile communication device for viewing.
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Abstract
A user can select to automatically delete sent and received text messages front a phone, to avoid complications of another person having access to the phone reading stored messages.
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1. A mobile wireless communication device (WCD) comprising:
- a processor; and
a computer readable storage medium that is not a transitory signal medium accessible by the processor and comprising instructions executable by the processor to configure the processor for;
presenting at least one element on the WCD selectable by a user to provide input to cause at least one message to be automatically rendered inaccessible on the WCD after transmission of the message from the WCD;
receiving user initiated input on the WCD, the at least one message having content generated responsive to the user-initiated input;
responsive to user input to send the at least one message, wirelessly sending the at least one message to a mobile wireless communication recipient device;
after the message has been sent, automatically rendering inaccessible the at least one message whose content has been generated responsive to the user-initiated input on the WCD, wherein the at least one message whose content has been generated responsive to user-initiated input is also rendered inaccessible on the mobile wireless communication recipient device after having been presented on the mobile wireless communication recipient device for viewing, the at least one message whose content has been generated responsive to user-initiated input being rendered inaccessible on the WCD in that no sent message whose content has been generated responsive to user-initiated input and that is rendered inaccessible can be viewed simply by invoking a mailbox selector on the WCD;
wherein rendering inaccessible the at least one message includes precluding presentation of the at least one message on a mobile communication device for viewing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A server executed method comprising:
- providing to a mobile wireless communication device (WCD) an application executable to present at least one user interface (UI) on a display of the WCD, the UI for receiving user input to automatically render inaccessible on the WCD at least one message after transmission of the message;
the application being configured for, after the at least one message has been transmitted, automatically rendering the at least one message inaccessible on the WCD, wherein the at least one message is also rendered inaccessible on a second mobile wireless communication device sending the message to or receiving the message from the WCD after having been presented on the second mobile wireless communication device for viewing, a message being rendered inaccessible on the WCD in that no message that is rendered inaccessible can be viewed by invoking a mailbox selector on the WCD;
wherein rendering inaccessible the at least one message includes precluding presentation of the at least one message on the WCD and/or the second mobile wireless communication device for viewing;
communicating using a server, the message between the WCD and the second wireless communication device; and
after communicating the message between the WCD and the second mobile wireless communication device, deleting the message on the server.
- providing to a mobile wireless communication device (WCD) an application executable to present at least one user interface (UI) on a display of the WCD, the UI for receiving user input to automatically render inaccessible on the WCD at least one message after transmission of the message;
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9. A device comprising:
- at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that includes instructions executable by at least one processor of a mobile wireless communication device (WCD) to;
present on the WCD at least one selector element selectable by a user to automatically render inaccessible on the WCD at least one message;
receive at least one message, the message being generated from user-initiated input;
responsive to user command to send the at least one message, send the at least one message to at least one mobile wireless communication recipient device;
responsive to user input to automatically render inaccessible the at least one message and after the at least one message has been sent, automatically render inaccessible, on the WCD, the at least one message, wherein the at least one message is also rendered inaccessible on the mobile wireless communication recipient device after having been presented once on the mobile wireless communication recipient device for viewing, a message being rendered inaccessible on the WCD in that no message whose content has been generated responsive to user-initiated input and that is rendered inaccessible can be viewed simply by invoking a mailbox selector on the WCD;
wherein rendering inaccessible the at least one message includes precluding presentation of the at least one message on a mobile communication device for viewing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that includes instructions executable by at least one processor of a mobile wireless communication device (WCD) to;
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