Mail program for processing multiple email messages

• US 7,219,129 B2
• Filed: 11/28/2001
• Issued: 05/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Peter Steven Weissman
• Original Assignee: Peter Steven Weissman
• Inventors: Weissman, Peter S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung; Zarni
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRAN, NGHI V
• Application Number:
  US09/994,672
• Publication Number:
  US 20030115271A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,994 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206, 709/204, 709/205
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

A mail program allows a user to simultaneously process multiple email messages to separate recipients or groups of recipients. A primary email has a primary message to be sent, and a secondary email or floater message is associated with the primary email, but directed to a different set of recipients than the primary email.

Claims

1. An email system comprising:

a first email created by a sender, the first email having a first message with at least one primary recipient; and

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a second email created by the sender as the sender creates the first email, the second email having a second message with at least one secondary recipient, the second message different from the first message, wherein the second email is separate from and associated with the first email and processed substantially simultaneously with the first email.

2. The email system of claim 1, wherein said second email is attach to said first email.

3. The email system of claim 2, wherein the secondary window is sent to, but not displayed to, the primary recipient.

4. The email system of claim 1, wherein the at least one secondary recipient(s) are the same as the at least one primary recipient(s).

5. The email system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of primary recipients, wherein the at least one secondary recipient is one of the plurality of primary recipients.

6. The email system of claim 1, wherein the first message and second message are substantially simultaneosly received the computer program for one of the primary recipient and the secondary recipient.

7. The email system of claim 1, wherein the first email and the second email are transmitted to each of the at least one primary recipient and the at least one secondary recipient as a single electronic mail.

8. The email system of claim 1, further comprising a primary tab associated with first message and a secondary tab associated with the second message, wherein the primary tab and secondary tab selectively display the first message and the second message, respectively.

9. The email system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one primary recipient receives the first message, but not the second message.

10. The email system of claim 1, wherein said email system comprises a mail service.

11. The email system of claim 1, wherein said first email has a first address field identifying the at least one primary recipient and said second email has a second address field identifying the at least one secondary recipient.

12. An electronic mail message comprising:

a primary window created by a sender, the primary window having a primary message with at least one primary recipient; and

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second window created by the sender as the sender creates the primary window, the secondary window having a secondary message with at least one secondary recipient, the secondary message different from the primary message, wherein the secondary window is separate from and associated with the primary window and processed substantially simultaneously with the primary window.

13. The electronic mail message of claim 12, wherein each of the at least one recipient(s) are different than the at least one primary recipient(s).

14. The electronic mail message of claim 12, further comprising a primary tab associated with the primary window and a secondary tab associated with the secondary window, wherein the primary tab and the secondary tab selectively display of the primary window and secondary window, respectively.

15. A computer software application embedded in a computer-readable storage medium, the computer program having instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to execute the steps comprising the steps of:

processing a primary email created by a sender, the primary email having at least one primary recipient; and

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processing a secondary email created by the sender as the sender creates the primary email, the secondary email having at least one secondary recipient, the second message different from the first message, wherein the secondary email is associated with the primary email and processed substantially simultaneously with the processing of the primary email.

16. The computer software application of claim 15, wherein each of the at least one secondary recipient(s) are different than the at least one primary recipient.

17. The computer software application of claim 15, wherein said processing the primary email comprises generating the primary email and said processing the secondary email comprises generating the secondary email.

18. The computer software application of claim 15, wherein said processing the primary email comprises receiving the primary email and said processing the secondary email comprises receiving the secondary email.

19. The computer software application of claim 15, wherein said processing the primary email comprises transmitting the primary email to the at least one primary recipient, and said processing the secondary email comprises transmitting the secondary email to the at least one secondary recipient.