Messaging system apparatuses circuits and methods of operation thereof
US10257125B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2111
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A messaging system including a server configured to receive a message from a second messaging device, transmit to a first messaging device a notification of the presence of the message at the server, transmit the message and a message attribute to the first messaging device, where the message and the message attribute are stored in non-volatile memory in the first messaging device at least until the message is managed by the first messaging device in accordance with the message attribute, and wherein the message attribute comprises a predetermined message viewing time after which at least a portion of the message cannot be displayed at the first messaging device, and receive from the first messaging device a message management notification generated by the first messaging device in connection with managing the message in accordance with the message attribute at the first messaging device.
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