Recipient change notification

摘要

An electronic communication device may, perhaps with the assistance of a mobile device server, determining that a new electronic message received by the device is part of a message thread that includes the new message and at least one prior electronic message previously received at the device. A comparison may be made of address information of the new message with address information of the at least one prior electronic message in the message thread to determine that there has been a change in addressed recipients between the new message and the at least one prior electronic message. The device may then notify a user of the device of the change.

主权项

1. A changed recipient indication method comprising:
receiving, from a mobile device server, a new message having an incomplete list of recipient addresses, said new message identifiable as belonging to a common thread; transmitting a request, to said mobile device server, for recipient change processing; receiving a response from said mobile device server, said response including an indication that said mobile device server has detected a change in recipient addresses; and notifying, responsive to said receiving said response, that said new message includes said change in recipient addresses.