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Restoring deleted items with context

  • US 9,536,227 B2
  • Filed: 12/19/2011
  • Issued: 01/03/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for restoring deleted items, comprising:

  • displaying a list of one or more deleted electronic messages in a deleted items folder within a graphical user interface;

    receiving a selection of the one or more deleted electronic messages;

    in response to the selection, accessing deleted property information for the one or more selected deleted electronic messages, wherein the deleted property information includes location information defining a network location of where the one or more selected deleted electronic messages were deleted, a time of deletion for the one or more selected deleted electronic messages, and a geographical location of a device corresponding to a location of the device when the one or more selected deleted electronic messages were deleted;

    filtering the one or more selected deleted electronic messages based on a time range of deletion and a specific geographical location;

    in response to accessing the deleted property information and filtering the one or more selected deleted electronic messages, displaying the location information for the filtered deleted electronic messages and providing a link;

    receiving a request, via the link, to restore the filtered deleted electronic messages to the network location;

    restoring the filtered deleted electronic messages to the network location; and

    displaying a message within the graphical user interface showing the network location.

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