Selective attachment delivery

• US 20070233788A1
• Filed: 03/31/2006
• Published: 10/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sbc Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
• Original Assignee: Sbc Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
• Inventors: Bender, Maureen
• Granted Patent: US 8,190,689 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

A computer readable medium stores a program for controlling email attachment delivery. The medium includes an attachment recipient field generating code segment, an attachment recipient button generating code segment, an attachment recipient drop down menu generating code segment, an attachment recipient designating code segment, and a display code segment. When the sender attaches the document(s) to an email, the attachment recipient field generating code segment generates an attachment recipient field, and the attachment recipient button generating code segment generates an attachment recipient button. The attachment recipient drop down menu generating code segment generates an attachment recipient drop down menu when the sender selects the button. The attachment recipient designating code segment receives input from the sender. The input designates which class of recipients will receive the attached document(s). The display code segment displays a list of the class of recipients in the attachment recipient field.

Claims

1. A computer readable medium storing a program for controlling email attachment delivery, the medium comprising:

an attachment recipient field generating code segment that generates an attachment recipient field;

an attachment recipient designating code segment that receives a single instruction from the sender, the single instruction designating at least one recipient that will receive a plurality of attached documents; and

a display code segment that displays a list of the at least one designated recipient in the attachment recipient field.

2. The medium of claim 1, further comprising an edit code segment that enables the sender to edit the displayed list to modify recipients of the attached documents.

3. The medium of claim 1, in which the single instruction designates all direct recipients.

4. The medium of claim 1, in which the single instruction designates all carbon copy (Cc) recipients.

5. The medium of claim 1, in which the single instruction designates all blind carbon copy (Bcc) recipients.

6. The medium of claim 1, in which the single instruction further comprises a selection of an individual recipient.

7. A computer readable medium storing a program for controlling email attachment delivery, the medium comprising:

an attachment recipient field generating code segment that generates an attachment recipient field when a sender attaches at least one document to an email; and

an attachment recipient designating code segment that receives input from the sender, the input designating whether a class of recipients will receive the at least one attached document.

8. The medium of claim 7, in which the class comprises direct recipients.

9. The medium of claim 7, in which the class comprises carbon copy (Cc) recipients.

10. The medium of claim 7, in which the class comprises blind carbon copy (Bcc) recipients.

11. A computer readable medium storing a program for controlling email attachment delivery, the medium comprising:

an attachment recipient field generating code segment that generates an attachment recipient field when a sender attaches at least one document to an email;

an attachment recipient button generating code segment that generates an attachment recipient button when the sender attaches the at least one document to an email;

an attachment recipient drop down menu generating code segment that generates an attachment recipient drop down menu in response to receiving a button selection from the sender;

an attachment recipient designating code segment that receives input from the sender based upon the generated attachment recipient drop down menu, the input designating which class of recipients will receive the at least one attached document; and

a display code segment that displays a list of the class of recipients in the attachment recipient field.

12. The medium of claim 11, further comprising a default code segment that designates all email recipients as attachment recipients.

13. The medium of claim 12, further comprising an edit code segment that enables the sender to edit the displayed list to modify recipients of the at least one attached document.

14. The medium of claim 11, in which the class comprises carbon copy (Cc) recipients.

15. The medium of claim 11, in which the class comprises blind carbon copy (Bcc) recipients.

16. The medium of claim 11, further comprising a menu populating code segment the provides each class option in the generated attachment recipient drop down menu only when the sender has entered a recipient address in an email field corresponding to each class option.

17. A computer readable medium storing a program for controlling email attachment delivery, the medium comprising:

an attachment recipient field generating code segment that generates an attachment recipient field when a sender attaches at least one document to an email, recipients listed in the field designated to receive the at least one attachment; and

a display code segment that displays a list of all email recipients in the attachment recipient field.

18. The medium of claim 17, further comprising an edit code segment that enables the sender to edit the displayed list to modify recipients of the at least one attached document.

19. The medium of claim 17, further comprising:

an attachment recipient button generating code segment that generates an attachment recipient button when the sender attaches the at least one document to an email;

an attachment recipient drop down menu generating code segment that generates an attachment recipient drop down menu in response to receiving a button selection from the sender;

an attachment recipient designating code segment that receives input from the sender based upon the generated attachment recipient drop down menu, the input designating whether a direct recipient group, carbon copy (Cc) group or blind carbon copy (Bcc) group will receive the at least one attached document; and

an override display code segment that replaces the list of all email recipients in the attachment recipient field with either the designated direct recipient group, carbon copy (Cc) group or blind carbon copy (Bcc) group.

20. A computer readable medium storing a program for controlling email attachment delivery, the medium comprising:

an attachment recipient field generating code segment that generates an attachment recipient field when a sender attaches at least one document to an email, recipients listed in the field designated to receive the at least one attachment;

a display code segment that displays a list of all email recipients in the attachment recipient field;

an attachment recipient button generating code segment that generates an attachment recipient button when the sender attaches the at least one document to an email;

an attachment recipient drop down menu generating code segment that generates an attachment recipient drop down menu in response to receiving a button selection from the sender;

an attachment recipient designating code segment that receives input from the sender based upon the generated attachment recipient drop down menu, the input designating whether a direct recipient group, carbon copy (Cc) group or blind carbon copy (Bcc) group will receive the at least one attached document;

an override display code segment that replaces the list of all email recipients in the attachment recipient field with either the designated direct recipient group, carbon copy (Cc) group or blind carbon copy (Bcc) group; and

a menu populating code segment the provides a Cc group option in the generated attachment recipient drop down menu only when the sender has entered a Cc recipient address in a Cc email field, and provides a Bcc group option in the generated attachment recipient drop down menu only when the sender has entered a Bcc recipient address in a Bcc email field.