Systems, methods and computer program products for controlling distribution of announcement files
First Claim
1. A method for managing electronic messages by a recipient wherein the electronic messages may be accompanied by at least one announcement file associated with an attribute of the electronic message:
- determining whether a received electronic message has an associated announcement file accompanying the electronic message;
playing the at least one associated announcement file if a play command from the recipient is in a first state; and
ignoring the at least one associated announcement file if the play command is in a second state.
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Abstract
A method for managing electronic messages by a recipient wherein the electronic messages may be accompanied by at least one announcement file associated with an attribute of the electronic message. The method includes determining whether a received electronic message has an associated announcement file accompanying the electronic message. The at least one associated announcement file is played if a play command from the recipient is in a first state. The at least one associated announcement file is ignored if the play command is in a second state.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for managing electronic messages by a recipient wherein the electronic messages may be accompanied by at least one announcement file associated with an attribute of the electronic message:
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determining whether a received electronic message has an associated announcement file accompanying the electronic message;
playing the at least one associated announcement file if a play command from the recipient is in a first state; and
ignoring the at least one associated announcement file if the play command is in a second state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for managing electronic messages by a recipient wherein the electronic messages may be accompanied by at least one announcement file associated with an attribute of the electronic message, the computer program product comprising:
a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for facilitating a method comprising;
determining whether a received electronic message has an associated announcement file accompanying the electronic message;
playing the at least one associated announcement file if a play command from the recipient is in a first state; and
ignoring the at least one associated announcement file if the play command is in a second state. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for managing electronic messages at an email server wherein the electronic messages may be accompanied by at least one announcement file associated with an attribute of the electronic message, the method comprising:
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determining whether a received electronic message has an associated announcement file accompanying the electronic message;
routing the electronic message and the associated announcement file if an attribute of the electronic message does not match a blocking criteria; and
routing the electronic message without the associated announcement file if an attribute of the electronic message matches a blocking criteria.
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