Method and computer-readable medium for navigating between attachments to electronic mail messages
First Claim
1. A method for navigating between one or more attachments to one or more electronic mail messages, the method comprising:
- displaying a list of the electronic mail messages, the list comprising header information associated with the one or more electronic mail messages;
receiving a selection of one of the electronic mail messages in the list, the selected electronic mail message having one or more attachments; and
displaying adjacent to the header information for the selected message an identifier for each of the attachments, the identifier indicating that the attachments are associated with the selected message.
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Abstract
A method and computer-readable medium are provided for navigation between attachments to electronic mail messages. According to the method, a list of e-mail messages is displayed that includes header information associated with each of the messages. When one of the messages in the list is selected, a determination is made as to whether the selected message has attachments. If the selected message has attachments, an identifier is displayed adjacent to the header information for each attachment. The identifier indicates that the attachment is associated with the selected message and may provide other information such as the type and size of the attachment. The identifiers are displayed in a manner to indicate clearly to a user that the attachments are associated with the selected e-mail message. The identifiers may be selected to preview the corresponding attachment.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for navigating between one or more attachments to one or more electronic mail messages, the method comprising:
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displaying a list of the electronic mail messages, the list comprising header information associated with the one or more electronic mail messages;
receiving a selection of one of the electronic mail messages in the list, the selected electronic mail message having one or more attachments; and
displaying adjacent to the header information for the selected message an identifier for each of the attachments, the identifier indicating that the attachments are associated with the selected message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, will cause the computer to:
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display a first window pane identifying one or more electronic mail messages;
receive the selection of one of the electronic mail messages;
determine whether the selected electronic mail message has one or more attachments;
in response to determining that the selected electronic mail message has one or more attachments, to display a selectable identifier for each of the attachments indicating that the attachments are associated with the selected message;
display a second window pane for reading the electronic mail message;
receive the selection of the identifier for an attachment; and
in response to the selection of the identifier, displaying a preview of the attachment in the second window pane. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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