System and method for e-mail correction

• US 20020194278A1
• Filed: 04/03/2001
• Published: 12/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tochna Lainyan Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Tochna Lainyan Ltd.
• Inventors: Golan, Michael
• Application Number:
  US09/823,972
• Publication Number:
  US 20020194278A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

A system and a method for transparently correcting a transmitted message, which could optionally be an e-mail message for example. Preferably, only the corrected version of the message is displayed to the recipient. Most preferably, the recipient only knows that the message is a corrected version of a previous message according to a notification, which is optionally and most preferably displayed in the context of the corrected message.

Claims

1. A method for correcting a transmitted message by a transmitting user, the method comprising:

correcting the transmitted message by the transmitting user to form a corrected message;

transmitting the corrected message to the recipient; and

replacing the transmitted message with the corrected message.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitted message and the corrected message are both e-mail messages.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the transmitted message is replaced with the corrected message at the recipient.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the transmitted message is received by a e-mail server and wherein the transmitted message is replaced with the corrected message as an attachment at said e-mail server.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the transmitted message is replaced with the corrected message by adding the transmitted message as an attachment to the corrected message.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the transmitted message is added to the corrected message at the recipient.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein a plurality of corrected e-mail messages are sent, such that a plurality of transmitted incorrect e-mail messages is formed, said plurality of transmitted incorrect e-mail messages being added to a final corrected e-mail message as nested attachments at the recipient.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the transmitted message is received by a e-mail server and wherein the transmitted message is added to the corrected message as an attachment at said e-mail server.

9. The method of claim 5, wherein only the corrected message is displayed to the recipient.

10. The method of claim 2, wherein the corrected message is identical to the transmitted message, except for an additional recipient, such that an original recipient of the transmitted message only receives a message concerning said additional message, and only said additional recipient receives the corrected message.

11. The method of claim 2, wherein only a message indicating at least one specific correction is sent to the recipient as the corrected message.

12. The method of claim 2, wherein each transmitted message receives a unique identifying code for securely locating and correcting the transmitted message.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein only the corrected message is displayed to the recipient.

15. The system of claim 14, further comprising:

(d) a transmitting device for operating said e-mail software program and said correction module; and

(e) a receiving device for receiving at least said corrected e-mail message from said e-mail server.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said receiving device receives both the transmitted e-mail message and said corrected e-mail message.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein said corrected e-mail message replaces the transmitted e-mail message.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the transmitted e-mail message is added to said corrected e-mail message as an attachment.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein a plurality of corrected e-mail messages are sent, such that a plurality of transmitted incorrect e-mail messages is formed, said plurality of transmitted incorrect e-mail messages being added to a final corrected e-mail message as nested attachments.

20. The system of claim 14, further comprising:

(d) a transmitting device for operating said e-mail software program and said correction module; and

(e) a receiving device for receiving a message from said e-mail server concerning said correction module, such that said receiving device can only receive said corrected message if said receiving device operates said correction module.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein said receiving device does not operate said correction module, and said message provides information for obtaining said correction module.

22. The system of claim 14, wherein said correction module is operated by said e-mail server.

14. A system for correcting a transmitted e-mail message by a transmitting user, the system comprising:

(a) an e-mail software program for transmitting the transmitted e-mail message;

(b) an e-mail server for receiving the transmitted e-mail message; and

(c) a correction module for correcting the transmitted e-mail message to form a corrected e-mail message, said corrected e-mail message being transmitted to said e-mail server.