EMAIL-READ STATUS
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- defining, via at least one of a client electronic device and a server computer, a marked-read characteristic corresponding to an email;
determining, via at least one of the client electronic device and the server computer, a marked-read preview time based upon, at least in part, the marked-read characteristic; and
designating, via at least one of the client electronic device and the server computer, the email as read based upon, at least in part, the marked-read preview time.
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Abstract
A method and computer program product for marking email-read status in an email application is described. A method may comprise defining, via at least one of a client electronic device and a server computer, a marked-read characteristic corresponding to an email. The method may further comprise determining, via at least one of the client electronic device and the server computer, a marked-read preview time based upon, at least in part, the marked-read characteristic. The method may also comprise designating, via at least one of the client electronic device and the server computer, the email as read based upon, at least in part, the marked-read preview time.
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25 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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defining, via at least one of a client electronic device and a server computer, a marked-read characteristic corresponding to an email; determining, via at least one of the client electronic device and the server computer, a marked-read preview time based upon, at least in part, the marked-read characteristic; and designating, via at least one of the client electronic device and the server computer, the email as read based upon, at least in part, the marked-read preview time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product residing on a computer readable storage medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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defining a marked-read characteristic corresponding to an email; determining a marked-read preview time based upon, at least in part, the marked-read characteristic; and designating the email as read based upon, at least in part, the marked-read preview time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computing system comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one memory architecture coupled with the at least one processor; a first software module executed on the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the first software module is configured to define a marked-read characteristic corresponding to an email; a second software module executed on the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the second software module is configured to determine a marked-read preview time based upon, at least in part, the marked-read characteristic; and a third software module executed on the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the third software module is configured to designate the email as read based upon, at least in part, the marked-read preview time. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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