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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2011
Michael Anthony Carrara, Ottawa, CA;
Dinah Lea Marie Davis, Waterloo, CA;
Kristof Takacs, Waterloo, CA;
Ali Mihyar Hesson, Mississauga, CA;
Michael Anthony Carrara, Ottawa, CA;
Dinah Lea Marie Davis, Waterloo, CA;
Kristof Takacs, Waterloo, CA;
Ali Mihyar Hesson, Mississauga, CA;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Abstract
According to embodiments described in the specification, an electronic communication device and method for processing messages are provided. The method comprises receiving message data at a processor of the computing device, the message data comprising one or more of an address, a subject and a body; receiving a state indicator at the processor, the state indicator being an indication of a state of the message data; storing the message data and the state indicator in a memory of the computing device, the state indicator being stored in association with the message data; determining, at the processor of the computing device, if the state indicator indicates that the message data is in a draft state; and when the determination is affirmative, preventing transmission of the message data.