METHOD FOR SENDING AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE UTILIZING CONNECTION INFORMATION AND RECIPIENT

• US 20080071821A1
• Filed: 11/21/2007
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NVIDIA International Inc. (NVIDIA Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NVIDIA International Inc. (NVIDIA Corporation)
• Inventors: Zaidi, Asad, Khan, Umair, Haleem Vaince, Muhammad, Yepishin, Dmitriy, Harman, Gregory, Raza, Muhammad, Akhtar, Salman, Zondervan, Quinton
• Granted Patent: US 8,375,306 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/102
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

A method comprises displaying a mail server information screen, and receiving connection information via the mail server information screen. Further, the method comprises displaying an address page, and receiving recipient information via the address page. In addition, the method comprises displaying a content page, and receiving content in the content page. Additionally, an electronic mail message having the content is compiled, and the electronic mail message is sent to a recipient utilizing the connection information and recipient information.

Claims

1. A method for recording a transaction pattern utilizing a graphical user interface, comprising:

(a) displaying an interface;

(b) allowing a user to specify interactions with content via the interface;

(c) recording the interactions;

(d) generating a pattern based on the recorded interactions; and

(e) displaying the pattern on a graphical user interface, wherein the pattern includes a graphical representation of each interaction.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising displaying a browser, wherein the user specifies interactions with web content using the browser.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising displaying a database view having database connection dialogs, wherein the user specifies interactions with a database using the dialogs.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the interface for allowing the user to specify interactions with content is a wizard.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising allowing the user to connect representations of the interactions via the graphical user interface for specifying an order of execution of the interactions in the pattern.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the pattern further includes prerecorded interactions.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising recognizing a portion of the pattern as a prefix of an already existing pattern, and creating a branching of the pattern from the already existing pattern.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising coupling the pattern to another pattern.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising receiving specifications of interactions relating to the pattern for multiple client devices.

10. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising displaying a simulation of an output of a display of the client device during replay of the pattern.

11. A computer program product for recording a transaction pattern utilizing a graphical user interface, comprising:

(a) computer code for displaying an interface;

(b) computer code for allowing a user to specify interactions with content via the interface;

(c) computer code for recording the interactions;

(d) computer code for generating a pattern based on the recorded interactions; and

(e) computer code for displaying the pattern on a graphical user interface, wherein the pattern includes a graphical representation of each interaction.

12. A system for recording a transaction pattern utilizing a graphical user interface, comprising:

(a) logic for displaying an interface;

(b) logic for allowing a user to specify interactions with content via the interface;

(c) logic for recording the interactions;

(d) logic for generating a pattern based on the recorded interactions; and

(e) logic for displaying the pattern on a graphical user interface, wherein the pattern includes a graphical representation of each interaction.

13. A method for recording a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) interaction, comprising:

(a) displaying a connection type page for allowing selection of a mode of connection to a data source;

(b) displaying a connection information page for receiving connection parameters of the data source;

(c) displaying an action selection page for allowing selection of an FTP interaction with the data source;

(d) displaying an action parameter page for receiving parameters relating to performing the selected FTP interaction; and

(e) generating a transaction pattern from acts (a)-(d).

14. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein a user is allowed to connect to the data source anonymously.

15. The method as recited in claim 13, further comprising displaying a data transfer mode selection page for allowing specification of a mode for data transfer.

16. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein the FTP action is at least one of retrieving a directory listing of the data source, uploading a file to the data source, downloading a file from the data source, and deleting a file from the data source.