Patent ID: 9374331
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A computing system having one or more processors and one or more computer storage devices stored thereon multiple instructions that when executed by the one or more processors, causing the one or more processors to perform a method comprising: receiving an email and placing a first copy of the received email in a first folder maintained on the computing system, the received email having an associated value of expiration, wherein the value represents a time period for which the first copy of the email is maintained in the first folder prior to deletion; transmitting a second copy of the email to be displayed in a second folder appearing on a client device, the second folder being synchronized with the first folder; determining (i) if the time period corresponding to the value of expiration is lapsed and (ii) if the second copy of the email is still displayed in the second folder appearing on the client device; and in response to determining (i) that the time period corresponding to the value of expiration has lapsed and (ii) that the second copy of the email is still displayed in the second folder appearing on the client device, automatically deleting the first copy of the email from the first folder.