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Peer-assisted mail thread management

US10623357B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 2018
Grant dateApr 14, 2020
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L51/23
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a method for message-thread management with a messaging client is provided. The method may include receiving a message-thread containing a signature and a body, with the signature including a composite identifier which may include a thread identifier, a tangent identifier, a sender identifier, a depth-level identifier, and a unique message identifier, determining that message-thread content is missing from the message-thread, sending a broadcast message using a peer-to-peer protocol requesting the missing message-thread content, and receiving the missing message-thread content via the peer-to-peer protocol. The message client may include a peer-to-peer communication protocol manager for handling the peer-to-peer protocol.

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