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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Francesco Nerieri, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Doru C Manolache, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed technology covers messaging systems and methods, and computer program products embodying such systems and methods. A computer program product may include a computer-readable storage medium with instructions executable by one or more processors to perform a method. The method may include receiving, at a message server configured to receive a plurality of messages for a plurality of computing devices, a first message intended for a first user profile. The first user profile and one or more other user profiles may exist on a single computing device. The method may also include receiving a first status update from the first computing device indicating that the first user profile is stopped or non-active, and postponing delivery of the first message to the first computing device, based on the first user profile being stopped or non-active. These and other aspects of messaging systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed herein.