Method of E-mail

• US 20020133556A1
• Filed: 01/18/2002
• Published: 09/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Texas Instruments, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Texas Instruments, Inc.
• Inventors: Milovanovic, Rajko
• Application Number:
  US10/051,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20020133556A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

An improved E-mail method is provided that includes a message stage for generating a message, an addressing stage for addressing an envelope for sending the message and a stuff and send step for sending the message wherein the addressing stage is not permitted until the message is proofed and signed and the stuff and send email stage is not permitted until the addressing is listed and approved.

Claims

1. A method of generating an E-mail message comprising:

generating a draft of the message, proofreading the draft, signing the draft, only after signing the draft permitting addressing of the message. and only after addressing the message and signing the draft permitting sending the E-mail.

2. The method of claim 1 including the step of sending the E-mail only after signing the draft and the addressing is complete.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said draft is placed on a colored screen that changes color after signing the draft.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein said draft changes color after the addressing the envelopes.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said signing includes acknowledging it is signed.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein acknowledging includes placing a label indicating a signature.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein said label includes a marking on a form.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said addressing includes a checking step of providing a list of addresses and an indication of who gets full copies and who does not.