Method and system for mail folder displays
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1. A method for displaying an e-mail collection comprising:
- receiving a sequence of e-mail messages;
categorizing each e-mail message into at least one of a plurality of categories; and
displaying each of the categorized messages in accordance with a display specification, wherein the display specification specifies how each of the plurality of categories are displayed.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for displaying mail folders. Each display treatment can present messages in different categories at various levels of granularity and messages in a particular category can be presented in various ways on alternative displays. Additionally, categories can be nested and the nesting can be reflected in different ways on different displays.
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1. A method for displaying an e-mail collection comprising:
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receiving a sequence of e-mail messages;
categorizing each e-mail message into at least one of a plurality of categories; and
displaying each of the categorized messages in accordance with a display specification, wherein the display specification specifies how each of the plurality of categories are displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer controlled display system for displaying an e-mail collection, the system comprising:
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a display for presenting the e-mail collection on a viewing area of the display; and
a processor that is adapted to receive a sequence of e-mail messages in the e-mail collection;
to categorize each e-mail message into at least one of a plurality of categories; and
to control the display to display each of the categorized messages in accordance with a display specification, wherein the display specification specifies how each of the plurality of categories are displayed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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16. An information storage media comprising information that displays an e-mail collection, the information comprising:
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information that receives a sequence of e-mail messages in the e-mail collection;
information that categorizes each e-mail message into at least one of a plurality of categories; and
information that displays each of the categorized messages in accordance with a display specification, wherein the display specification specifies how each of the plurality of categories are displayed.
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