Patent · US Expired

Self-cleaning and forwarding feature for electronic mailboxes

US6088720A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 29, 1997
Grant dateJul 11, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 29, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q10/107
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a message communication system having electronic mailboxes, a method for self-cleaning of the electronic mailboxes comprises the steps of: identifying that a message is tagged for expiration; determining if the message has expired; and acting upon the message if said message has expired.

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