SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SORTING E-MAIL
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method of sorting e-mail, comprising:
- receiving an e-mail from an e-mail source;
identifying whether the e-mail has a vendor registration code for identifying a vendor from whom the e-mail was forwarded;
identifying whether the e-mail has a vendor registration purpose code for identifying the purpose of the e-mail wherein the vendor registration purpose code includes one or more classes of purposes related to the e-mail;
if the e-mail has a vendor registration code that was previously assigned to the e-mail source and the e-mail has a vendor registration purpose code that was previously assigned by a recipient to the e-mail source, presenting the e-mail with other e-mails having vendor registration codes; and
if the e-mail does not have a vendor registration code that was previously assigned to the e-mail source or the e-mail does not have a vendor registration purpose code that was previously assigned by the recipient to the e-mail source sending a message to the e-mail source.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A system for intelligently sorting e-mail comprises a client which downloads e-mails from a server. Prior to presenting the e-mails to the user, the client sorts the e-mail into classifications based upon whether the e-mail is from a personal contact, i.e. someone that that the user knows, whether the e-mail is from a commercial vendor from whom the user has indicated that he or she wishes to accept commercial e-mail, or whether the e-mail is from an unknown source. The client presents the e-mails to the user in these classifications.
-
Citations
39 Claims
-
1. A method of sorting e-mail, comprising:
-
receiving an e-mail from an e-mail source; identifying whether the e-mail has a vendor registration code for identifying a vendor from whom the e-mail was forwarded; identifying whether the e-mail has a vendor registration purpose code for identifying the purpose of the e-mail wherein the vendor registration purpose code includes one or more classes of purposes related to the e-mail; if the e-mail has a vendor registration code that was previously assigned to the e-mail source and the e-mail has a vendor registration purpose code that was previously assigned by a recipient to the e-mail source, presenting the e-mail with other e-mails having vendor registration codes; and if the e-mail does not have a vendor registration code that was previously assigned to the e-mail source or the e-mail does not have a vendor registration purpose code that was previously assigned by the recipient to the e-mail source sending a message to the e-mail source. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
-
-
2-26. -26. (canceled)
-
31. A system for sorting e-mails, comprising:
-
a memory; and a processor, wherein the processor is operable to; receive an indication that an e-mail has been received from an e-mail source; if the e-mail source is identified in a contact list, present the e-mail with other e-mails received from sources identified in the contact list; if the e-mail has a vendor registration code that was previously assigned to the e-mail source and the e-mail has a vendor registration purpose code that was previously assigned by a recipient to the e-mail source, present the e-mail with other e-mails received from sources registered to forward e-mails, wherein the vendor registration purpose code includes one or more classes of purposes related to the e-mail; and if the e-mail does not have a vendor registration code that was previously assigned to the e-mail source or the e-mail does not have a vendor registration purpose code that was previously assigned by the recipient to the e-mail source, send a message to the e-mail source. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
-
-
36. A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon for performing a method of sorting e-mails, the method comprising:
-
receiving an e-mail from an e-mail source; if the e-mail has a vendor registration code that was previously assigned to the e-mail source and the e-mail has a vendor registration purpose code that was previously assigned by the a recipient to the e-mail source, presenting the e-mail with other e-mails received from sources registered to forward e-mails, wherein the vendor registration purpose code includes one or more classes of purposes related to the e-mail; and if the e-mail does not have a vendor registration code that was previously assigned to the e-mail source or the e-mail does not have a vendor registration purpose code that was previously assigned by the recipient to the e-mail source, sending a message to the e-mail source. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
-
Specification