System and method for confirming specification of intended electronic mail message recipients

• US 20030005058A1
• Filed: 06/28/2001
• Published: 01/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Michoel Sorotzkin
• Original Assignee: Michoel Sorotzkin
• Inventors: Sorotzkin, Michoel
• Granted Patent: US 7,660,854 B2
• 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

New and improved systems and methods for confirming transmission of email and other similar messages (e.g., instant messages, wireless device messages, etc.). Such systems and methods includes and involve generation means for permitting a sender to generate an email message to be sent to a specified recipient via a messaging system, confirmation means for confirming that the email message is to be sent to the specified recipient by presenting to the sender a confirmation notice requesting the sender to confirm that the specified recipient is an intended recipient of the email message, and sending means for causing the email message to be sent to the specified recipient via the messaging system after the sender operates the confirmation means and confirms that the specified recipient is an intended recipient.

Claims

1. An email client, comprising:

generation means for permitting a sender to generate an email message to be sent to a specified recipient via a messaging system;

confirmation means for confirming that said email message is to be sent to said specified recipient by presenting to said sender a confirmation notice, said confirmation notice requesting said sender to confirm that said specified recipient is an intended recipient of said email message; and

sending means for causing said email message to be sent to said specified recipient via said messaging system after said sender operates said confirmation means and confirms that said specified recipient is said intended recipient.

2. The email client according to claim 1, wherein said confirmation means further includes an audio stream presentation facility, said audio stream presentation facility configured to present to said sender an audio stream corresponding to said specified recipient.

3. The email client according to claim 2, wherein said audio stream presentation facility is further configured to voice said audio stream and to play an audio sequence that identifies said specified recipient.

4. The email client according to claim 1, wherein said confirmation means further includes a picture presentation facility, said picture presentation facility configured to present to said sender a picture of said specified recipient.

5. The email client according to claim 1, wherein said confirmation means further includes a multi-media presentation facility, said multi-media presentation facility configured to present to said sender a multi-media presentation corresponding to said specified recipient.

6. The email client according to claim 5, wherein said multi-media presentation includes audio and video sequences identifying said specified recipient.

7. The email client according to claim 1, wherein said generation means permits said email message to be formatted according to a pre-defined messaging standard.

8. The email client according to claim 7, wherein said pre-defined messaging standard permits said email message to be transported via the Internet.

9. An email client, comprising:

a email generator configured to permit a sender to generate an email message to be sent to a specified recipient via a messaging system;

a confirmation facility configured to confirm that said email message is to be sent to said specified recipient by presenting to said sender a confirmation notice, said confirmation notice requesting said sender to confirm that said specified recipient is an intended recipient of said email message; and

a sending facility configured to cause said email message to be sent to said specified recipient via said messaging system after said sender confirms that said specified recipient is said intended recipient.

10. The email client according to claim 9, wherein said confirmation facility includes an audio stream presentation facility, said audio stream presentation facility configured to present to said sender an audio stream corresponding to said specified recipient.

11. The email client according to claim 10, wherein said audio stream presentation facility is further configured to voice said audio stream and to play an audio sequence that identifies said specified recipient.

12. The email client according to claim 9, wherein said confirmation facility includes a picture presentation facility, said picture presentation facility configured to present to said sender a picture of said specified recipient.

13. The email client according to claim 9, wherein said confirmation means further includes a multi-media presentation facility, said multi-media presentation facility configured to present to said sender a multi-media presentation corresponding to said specified recipient.

14. The email client according to claim 13, wherein said multimedia presentation includes audio and video sequences identifying said specified recipient.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein said confirmation notice includes an audio stream presentation corresponding to said specified recipient.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein said audio stream includes content configured to be voiced.

18. The method according to claim 15, wherein said confirmation notice includes a picture of said specified recipient.

19. The method according to claim 15, wherein said confirmation notice includes a multi-media presentation corresponding to said specified recipient.

20. The email client according to claim 19, wherein said multi-media presentation includes audio and video sequences identifying said specified recipient.

15. A method for sending email to intended recipients, comprising the steps of:

permitting a sender to generate an email message to be sent to a specified recipient via a messaging system;

confirming that said email message is to be sent to said specified recipient by presenting to said sender a confirmation notice, said confirmation notice requesting said sender to confirm that said specified recipient is an intended recipient of said email message; and

causing said email message to be sent to said specified recipient via said messaging system after said sender confirms that specified recipient is said intended recipient during confirming step.