Patent ID: 8082305
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for saving instant messages, comprising: receiving, at a client computing device of a recipient that executes an instant messaging application, an instant message from a sender via an instant messaging server, wherein the instant message is configured for delivery to the recipient; storing the instant message for subsequent viewing by the recipient at the client computing device of the recipient; receiving an indication that the instant messaging application is shutting down; in response to receiving the indication that the instant messaging application is shutting down, determining whether shutting down is intentional; in response to determining that shutting down is intentional, deleting the stored instant message from the client computing device of the recipient; determining whether the recipient has viewed the instant message; in response to determining that the recipient has viewed the instant message, deleting the instant message from the client computing device of the recipient; shutting down the instant messaging application; restarting the instant messaging application; determining whether the instant messaging application includes at least one stored instant message; in response to determining that the instant messaging application includes at least one stored instant message from an unintentional shutdown of the instant messaging application, providing an indication of the stored instant message and providing the recipient with an option to view the stored instant message, where the indication includes an identification of the sender that sent the instant message, the identification being presented prior to display of the stored instant message; and in response to receiving an indication to provide the recipient with the stored message, providing the stored message to the recipient.