US 12,074,841 B2
Sender-correlated reply ID generation in electronic messaging system
Joseph Collins, Chicago, IL (US); and Amit Jindas Shah, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/298,109.
Application 18/298,109 is a continuation of application No. 16/902,694, filed on Jun. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,652,775.
Application 16/902,694 is a continuation of application No. 16/565,142, filed on Sep. 9, 2019, granted, now 10,819,672.
Application 16/565,142 is a continuation of application No. 16/356,821, filed on Mar. 18, 2019, granted, now 10,412,039.
Application 16/356,821 is a continuation of application No. 15/231,316, filed on Aug. 8, 2016, abandoned.
Application 15/231,316 is a continuation of application No. 15/061,351, filed on Mar. 4, 2016, granted, now 9,413,711.
Application 15/061,351 is a continuation of application No. 13/447,932, filed on Apr. 16, 2012, granted, now 9,282,081.
Application 13/447,932 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/605,885, filed on Oct. 26, 2009, granted, now 8,291,026.
Application 12/605,885 is a continuation of application No. 11/401,148, filed on Apr. 10, 2006, granted, now 7,610,345.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/703,367, filed on Jul. 28, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2023/0388264 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 51/234 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06Q 10/00 (2023.01); G06Q 10/107 (2023.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 51/00 (2022.01); H04L 51/02 (2022.01); H04L 51/063 (2022.01); H04L 51/08 (2022.01); H04L 51/10 (2022.01); H04L 51/18 (2022.01); H04L 51/42 (2022.01); H04L 51/48 (2022.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01); G06F 21/16 (2013.01)
CPC H04L 51/234 (2022.05) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06Q 10/00 (2013.01); G06Q 10/107 (2013.01); H04L 51/00 (2013.01); H04L 51/02 (2013.01); H04L 51/063 (2013.01); H04L 51/08 (2013.01); H04L 51/10 (2013.01); H04L 51/18 (2013.01); H04L 51/42 (2022.05); H04L 51/48 (2022.05); H04L 63/04 (2013.01); H04L 63/0414 (2013.01); H04L 63/0428 (2013.01); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); G06F 21/16 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2101 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2119 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An electronic messaging system comprising:
a sender direct access client, associated with a sender of an original electronic message and operationally hosted on a sender computer; and
a closed message server comprising memory, communicatively coupled to the sender computer, by a network, the closed message server comprising one or more processors for performing operations comprising:
receiving the original electronic message from the sender direct access client, the original electronic message comprising header information and message information, the original electronic message being directed to a recipient;
deleting the header information from the electronic messaging system after a first predetermined time after the message information is accessed by the recipient;
deleting the message information after deleting the header information; and
generating a reply ID that is correlated with the sender of the original electronic message in at least one of a database, a lookup table and an entry in a file system, the reply ID to enable the electronic messaging system to direct a reply electronic message back to the sender of the original electronic message, the reply ID being part of the header information of the original electronic message.