Tracing messages within a message chain

US11082378B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Sukanya Rajagopal · Praha, CZ
• Manohar Kumar · Hyderabad, IN
• Aayushi Joshi · Hyderabad, IN
• Vikhyat Khosla · Hyderabad, IN
• Nikhil Maryala · Hyderabad, IN
• Rakesh Midha · Hyderabad, IN
• Deepak Pratinidhi · Hyderabad, IN
• Rajiv Kumar · Hyderabad, IN
• Vinay Kumar · Brampton, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 10, 2019
• Grant date: Aug 3, 2021
• Expiry date: Jul 18, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L51/234
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems for tracing forwards of an electronic message. One method includes storing, for each of a plurality of forwarded messages sent via an electronic messaging application, a record in a data store, each record including a link to an original message for the forwarded message and calculating, with an electronic processor, a statistic for an electronic message based on records stored in the data store, wherein the statistic includes at least one selected from a group consisting of a number of forwards of the electronic message, a number of recipients of the electronic message including all forwards of the electronic message, and a number of requests to revoke the electronic message. The statistic is then output for display to a user via at least one user interface.