Storage and processing of ephemeral messages
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a storage including a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory; and
a message reception module comprising at least one processor and configured to;
receive a message from a first communication device;
determine that the message is part of a conversation that includes a previous message that was stored in the storage for less than a specified time period;
store the message in the volatile memory based on the determination; and
copy the message from the volatile memory to the non-volatile memory based on not detecting a specified triggering event prior to a storage time of the message in the volatile memory exceeding the specified time period.
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Abstract
A server includes volatile and non-volatile memories for storing messages received from a client device. A message reception module of the server stores a message received from a first client device in the volatile memory for an extended time period based on an indicator included in the message. The message reception module deletes the message from the volatile memory based on detection of a triggering event or stores the message in the non-volatile memory based on not detecting the triggering event before the extended time period has expired. The triggering event may include the message having been read by all specified recipients of the message. The indicator may be included in the message based on a relationship of the message to other messages. The message including the indicator may be related to other messages as part of a same conversation that has been determined to be suitable for short-term storage.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a storage including a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory; and a message reception module comprising at least one processor and configured to; receive a message from a first communication device; determine that the message is part of a conversation that includes a previous message that was stored in the storage for less than a specified time period; store the message in the volatile memory based on the determination; and copy the message from the volatile memory to the non-volatile memory based on not detecting a specified triggering event prior to a storage time of the message in the volatile memory exceeding the specified time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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receiving a message from a first communication device; determining that the message is part of a conversation that includes a previous message that was stored in a storage for less than a specified time period; store the message in a volatile memory of the storage based on the determination; and copy the message from the volatile memory to a non-volatile memory of the storage based on not detecting a specified triggering event prior to expiration of the specified time period. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program code which, when executed, is operative to cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a message from a first communication device; determining that the message is part of a conversation that includes a previous message that was stored in a storage for less than a specified time period; store the message in a volatile memory of the storage based on the determination; and copy the message from the volatile memory to a non-volatile memory of the storage based on not detecting a specified triggering event prior to expiration of the specified time period. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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