Addresses as objects for email messages
June 25, 2024. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesApparatus and method for representing electronic mail Method and apparatus for cataloging and displaying e-mail using a classification rule preparing means and providing cataloging a piece of e-mail into multiple categories or classification types based on e-mail object information Collaboration centric document processing environment using an information centric visual user interface and information presentation method Method and system for preventing routing maelstrom loops of automatically routed electronic mail System and method for transmission of data Method and apparatus for providing an audio visual e-mail system Systems and methods for locking interactive objects Method and apparatus for collecting data and storage medium for data collection program Graphical action invocation method, and associated method, for a computer system Enhanced electronic mail system including methods and apparatus for identifying mime types and for displaying different icons InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 10877521 filed on 06/25/2004US Classes:715/752, Interactive email715/751, Computer supported collaborative work between plural users715/764, On-screen workspace or object715/769, Data transfer operation between objects (e.g., drag and drop)709/206, Demand based messaging709/245, COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER DATA ADDRESSING715/744, Interface customization or adaption (e.g., client server)709/219, Accessing a remote server713/182, SYSTEM ACCESS CONTROL BASED ON USER IDENTIFICATION BY CRYPTOGRAPHY709/202, Processing agent715/835, Selectable iconic array707/201, Coherency (e.g., same view to multiple users)715/716, On screen video or audio system interface379/207.15Automatic number identification or calling number identification (ANI or CLID)ExaminersPrimary: Vu, Huy D.Assistant: Ulrich, Nicholas S Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG06F 3/00G06F 3/048 G06F 15/16 AbstractA technique for allowing a user to treat email addresses as objects both incoming and outgoing email messages is presented. A small icon is added to the text of each address which will vary depending on the pedigree of the address. The invention is not limited to single addresses. Rather, an entry denoting a mailing list could also be treated as an object and a unique icon could be employed to indicate the nature of the entry. For outgoing messages, the pedigree of the address or list is determined by monitoring where the user obtained the address. For incoming messages, the message header is parsed and searched to find addresses that match the receiving user's address book. If no match is found, a generic address icon is added before the text of the address, while the system checks the email header against other address sources such as server lists.Other References
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