System and method for handling message receipt notification

1. A system for operation upon a wireless mobile device to handle message notifications, the system comprising: a display; a processor configured to:

in response to the mobile device displaying a portion of a message received from a sender, generate a signed receipt notification although the entire message to be displayed has not been received by the wireless mobile device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the signed receipt provides an indication to the sender that the message has been verified by an intended recipient of the message.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein generation of the signed receipt includes verifying the message; and

wherein after the message is verified, the signed receipt is provided to the sender.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the signed receipt is digitally signed by a recipient through use of a private key of the recipient.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the message is an email message.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

process the received message portion so that at least the portion of the sender's message is displayed to a user of the wireless mobile device before a signed receipt is provided to the sender.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the user is prompted to send the signed receipt when the user exits the displayed message irrespective of whether the entire message of the sender has been sent to the device.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the user is prompted for the user's password for use in generating a digitally signed receipt.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein interface indicators are provided to indicate the status with respect to a signed receipt.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium capable of causing a computing mobile device to perform the method of:

in response to the mobile device displaying a portion of a message received from a sender, generating a signed receipt notification although the entire message to be displayed has not been received by the wireless mobile device.

11. A system for operation upon a wireless mobile device to handle message notifications, the system comprising: means for generating a read signed receipt notification in response to the mobile device displaying a portion of a message received from a sender; means for transmitting the signed receipt notification to the sender although the entire message has not been received by the wireless mobile device.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the signed receipt provides an indication to the sender that the message has been verified by an intended recipient of the message.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein generation of the signed receipt includes verifying the message; and

wherein after the message is verified, the signed receipt is provided to the sender.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the signed receipt is digitally signed by a recipient through use of a private key of the recipient.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the message is an email message.

16. The system of claim 11 , further comprising:

a display; and

means for processing the received message portion so that at least the portion of the sender's message is displayed on the display before a signed receipt is provided to the sender.

17. The system of claim 16 , further comprising:

means for prompting a user of the wireless mobile device to send the signed receipt when the user exits the displayed message irrespective of whether the entire message of the sender has been sent to the device; and

means for prompting the user for the user's password for use in generating a digitally signed receipt.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein interface indicators are provided to indicate the status with respect to a signed receipt.