Patent ID: 9026085
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless mobile communication device (WCD) comprising: a processor; a wireless transceiver controllable by the processor to send and receive messages; a display controllable by the processor; and a computer readable storage medium that is not a transitory signal and accessible by the processor and comprising instructions executable by the processor to configure the processor for: presenting at least one user interface (UI) on the display comprising at least one selector element selectable by a user to provide input to automatically render inaccessible on the WCD at least one message after transmission of the message from the WCD; receiving user input on the WCD, the at least one message having content generated responsive to the user input; responsive to user input to send the at least one message, sending the at least one message through the wireless transceiver to a mobile wireless communication recipient device; responsive to a determination that the message has been sent, automatically rendering inaccessible the at least one message whose content has been generated responsive to the user input on the WCD, wherein the at least one message whose content has been generated responsive to user input is also configured to be rendered inaccessible on the mobile wireless communication recipient device after having been presented on the mobile wireless communication recipient device for viewing, the at least one message whose content has been generated responsive to user input being rendered inaccessible on the WCD in that no sent message whose content has been generated responsive to user input and that is rendered inaccessible can be viewed simply by invoking a mailbox selector on the WCD; wherein rendering inaccessible the at least one message includes not allowing presentation of the at least one message on a device for viewing.