Method of and system for recording and displaying electronic mail statistics

• US 20020059418A1
• Filed: 07/16/2001
• Published: 05/16/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Jacobs, Paul E., Nahata, Apul, Bird, Alan, Belk, Jeffrey K.
• Application Number:
  US09/907,150
• Publication Number:
  US 20020059418A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

A method of and system for monitoring and displaying to a user a variety of email usage statistics provides a relatively simple user interface that provides entertaining and useful information that may affect the users'"'"' e-mail usage practices and habits.

Claims

1. A method of providing electronic mail information to a user, which comprises:

collecting data for a each of plurality electronic mail activities for a user; and

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displaying selected information with respect to said electronic mail activities.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said information is displayed according to a user selected time period.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said user selected time period is one day.

4. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said user selected time period is one week.

5. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said user selected time period is one month.

6. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said user selected time period is one year.

7. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said information is displayed for a current time period and a prior time period.

8. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said information is displayed as an average over said selected time period.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said information includes basic information and, in response to user selection, additional information.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said information includes information with respect to electronic mail items received during a current selected time period.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said information includes information with respect to electronic mail items received during a prior selected time period.

12. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said information includes average number of electronic mail items received per said selected time period.

13. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said information includes information with respect to electronic mail items sent during a current selected time period.

14. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein said information includes information with respect to electronic mail items sent during a prior selected time period.

15. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein said information includes average number of electronic mail items sent per said selected time period.

16. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said information includes information with respect to time spent using electronic mail during a current selected time period.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein said information includes information with respect to time spent using electronic mail during a prior selected time period.

18. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein said information includes average time spent using electronic mail per said selected time period.

19. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said information is displayed in graphical form.

20. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said information is displayed in numerical form.

21. A system for providing electronic mail information to a user, which comprises:

a database for storing data for a each of plurality electronic mail activities for a user; and

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a display configured to present selected information with respect to said electronic mail activities.

22. The system as claimed in claim 21, a control for enabling said user to display information according to a user selected time period.

23. The system as claimed in claim 22, wherein said user selected time period is one day.

24. The system as claimed in claim 22, wherein said user selected time period is one week.

25. The system as claimed in claim 22, wherein said user selected time period is one month.

26. The system as claimed in claim 22, wherein said user selected time period is one year.

27. The system as claimed in claim 22, wherein said information is displayed for a current time period and a prior time period.

28. The system as claimed in claim 22, wherein said information is displayed as an average over said selected time period.

29. The system as claimed in claim 21, wherein said information includes basic information, and said system includes a control for enabling said user to display additional information.

30. The system as claimed in claim 21, wherein said information includes information with respect to electronic mail items received during a current selected time period.

31. The system as claimed in claim 30, wherein said information includes information with respect to electronic mail items received during a prior selected time period.

32. The system as claimed in claim 30, wherein said information includes average number of electronic mail items received per said selected time period.

33. The system as claimed in claim 21, wherein said information includes information with respect to electronic mail items sent during a current selected time period.

34. The system as claimed in claim 33, wherein said information includes information with respect to electronic mail items sent during a prior selected time period.

35. The system as claimed in claim 33, wherein said information includes average number of electronic mail items sent per said selected time period.

36. The system as claimed in claim 21, wherein said information includes information with respect to time spent using electronic mail during a current selected time period.

37. The system as claimed in claim 36, wherein said information includes information with respect to time spent using electronic mail during a prior selected time period.

38. The system as claimed in claim 36, wherein said information includes average time spent using electronic mail per said selected time period.

39. The system as claimed in claim 21, wherein said information is displayed in graphical form.

40. The system as claimed in claim 21, wherein said information is displayed in numerical form.