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US 9,426,112 B1Granted
Preventing modification of an email
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorBimal K. Jha
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Abstract
In an approach for preventing the modification of an email by the recipients of the email, a processor receives an indication that an email message is composed. A processor receives an indication that modification of contents of the email message, by one or more recipients of the email message, is to be prevented. A processor converts the contents of the email message from editable text to a non-editable format. A processor sends the converted email message to a recipient.
Claims1
A method for preventing the modification of an email by the recipients of the email, the method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more processors, an indication that an email message is composed;
- receiving, by one or more processors, an indication that modification of contents of the email message, by one or more recipients of the email message, is to be prevented, wherein the indication is based on a selection from the group consisting of:
- a selection of a prevent modification button within an interface, and an automatic indication that the user wants to prevent modification of the email message after the email message is complete;
- converting, by one or more processors, the contents of the email message from editable text to a non-editable format by a selection from the group consisting of:
- capturing a screenshot of the contents of the email message, and using a file converter to convert the contents of the email message from editable text to the non-editable format;
- and
- sending, by one or more processors, the converted email message to a recipient automatically after the editable text is converted to the non-editable format, wherein the non-editable format is a picture file.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.