Return to Sender
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorConrad Rhodes Carlen
Life of this patent
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Abstract
In some implementations, a return to sender option can be invoked from within a file editing application when a user has edited a file received as a message attachment. The user can select a file attached to a message from within a messaging application. A file editor can be invoked to open and edit the file. The user can select a return to sender option from within the file editor. In response to the selection of the return to sender option, the edited file can be automatically saved, a reply message can be automatically generated and the edited file can be automatically attached to the reply message.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- presenting, on the display of a computing device, contents of a file in a user interface of a file editing application, where the file was received as an attachment to an electronic message;
- receiving input to the user interface of the file editing application for returning the file to a sender of the electronic message;
- and
- in response to the input,
- automatically saving the file
- automatically generating a reply message to the electronic message,
- automatically attaching the file to the reply message, and
- presenting the reply message on a user interface of an electronic messaging application.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes:
- presenting, on the display of a computing device, contents of a file in a user interface of a file editing application, where the file was received as an attachment to an electronic message;
- receiving input to the user interface of the file editing application for returning the file to a sender of the electronic message;
- and
- in response to the input,
- automatically saving the file,
- automatically generating a reply message to the electronic message,
- automatically attaching the file to the reply message, and
- presenting the reply message on a user interface of an electronic messaging application.
A system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes:
- presenting, on the display of a computing device, contents of a file in a user interface of a file editing application, where the file was received as an attachment to an electronic message;
- receiving input to the user interface of the file editing application for returning the file to a sender of the electronic message;
- and
- in response to the input,
- automatically saving the file,
- automatically generating a reply message to the electronic message,
- automatically attaching the file to the reply message, and
- presenting the reply message on a user interface of an electronic messaging application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.