US 11,855,941 B2
System and method for self-destructing messages
Varun Bhagwan, San Jose, CA (US); Gowri Kanugovi, Fremont, CA (US); Jeffrey Bonforte, Los Altos, CA (US); and Doug Sharp, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to YAHOO ASSETS LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by YAHOO ASSETS LLC, Dulles, VA (US)
Filed on Oct. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/050,700.
Application 18/050,700 is a continuation of application No. 17/459,677, filed on Aug. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,489,800.
Application 17/459,677 is a continuation of application No. 14/563,922, filed on Dec. 8, 2014, granted, now 11,108,719, issued on Aug. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0070278 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 51/18 (2022.01); H04L 51/42 (2022.01); H04L 51/234 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 51/18 (2013.01) [H04L 51/234 (2022.05); H04L 51/42 (2022.05)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
delivering, by a computing device over a network, a message to an inbox associated with a user, in accordance with a short-lived (SL) protocol enabling self-destruction of the message, the message is associated with a TTL flag indicating that the message is being sent in accordance with the SL protocol enabling the message to self-destruct in accordance with a TTL restriction, the TTL flag comprising first information restricting types of actions that can be performed in connection with the message and second information indicating a number of times each type of action can be performed before self-destruction of the message;
monitoring, via the computing device, an environment to detect an event satisfying the TTL restriction; and
causing, in response to said event detection, deletion, via the computing device, of the message from the user's inbox.