System and method for forwarding full header information in email messages

• US 7,373,607 B2
• Filed: 06/03/2003
• Issued: 05/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: At&T Delaware Intellectual Property, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Daniell, W. Todd
• Primary Examiner(s): Hailu, Tadessse
• Assistant Examiner(s): LEE, TING ZHOU
• Application Number:
  US10/453,751
• Publication Number:
  US 20040051736A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,806 Days
• Field of Search: 715/752, 709/204
• US Class Current: 715/752
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/234 for tracking messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion

Abstract

Systems and methods for selectively forwarding full header information in email messages are presented. When, an email message is received by a user, and the user chooses to forward the received email message, an option is provided to the user to either include the full header information of the received email in the forwarded email, or to not include the full header information of the received email in the forwarded email.

Claims

1. In an email messaging system, a method comprising:

receiving an email message having full header information;

receiving an input to forward the received email message;

providing a forward email interface, in response to receiving the input to forward the received email message, the forward email interface automatically removes the full header information from the received email message for sending in a forwarded email message, the forward email interface further facilitates sending the received email message without the full header information as the forward email message; and

providing a user-selectable option, in the forward email interface, to selectively re-insert the full header information into the forward email message.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the user-selectable option comprises:

providing a user-selectable item configured to toggle between a designation to include the full header information and a designation to not include the full header information in response to being selected by a user.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a user-selectable check-box configured to toggle between a designation to include the full header information and a designation to not include the full header information in response to being selected by a user.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving from the user an indication of a selection to include the full header information of the received email message in the forward email message; and

forwarding the forward email message with the full header information of the received email message in response to receiving the indication of the selection to include the full header information of the received email message.

5. An email messaging system comprising:

a user interface on a display having an email message forwarding screen, the email message forwarding screen automatically removes full header information from a received email message for a forward email message; and

a user-selectable option on the email message forwarding screen, the user-selectable option displays an option to selectively re-insert the full header information of the received email message into the forward email message.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the user-selectable option is an item being configured to toggle between a designation to include the full header information and a designation to not include the full header information in response to being selected by the user.

7. A computer-readable storage medium comprising:

computer-readable code adapted to instruct a programmable device to receive an email message having full header information;

computer-readable code adapted to instruct a programmable device to provide a forward email interface, in response to receiving the input to forward the received email message, the forward email interface configured to automatically remove the full header information from the received email message for sending in a forward email message, the forward email interface further configured to facilitate sending the received email message without the full header information as the forward email message; and

computer-readable coded adapted to instruct a programmable device to provide a user-selectable option to selectively re-insert the full header information of the received email message into the forward email message.

8. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, further comprising:

computer-readable code adapted to instruct a programmable device to receive from the user an indication of a selection to include the full header information of the received email message in the forward email message; and

computer-readable code adapted to instruct a programmable device to send the forward email message with the full header information of the received email message in response to receiving the indication of the selection to include the full header information of the received email message.

9. An email messaging system comprising:

a processor; and

a storage component configured to store;

logic adapted to receive an email message having full header information;

logic adapted to receive an input to forward the received email message;

logic adapted to provide a forward email interface, in response to receiving the input to forward the received email message, the forward email interface configured to automatically remove the full header information from the received email message for sending in a forward email, the forward email interface further configured to facilitate sending the received email message without the full header information as the forward email; and

logic adapted to provide a user-selectable option to selectively re-insert the full header information of the received email message into the forward email message.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

logic adapted to receive from the user an indication of a selection to include the full header information of the received email message into the forward email message; and

logic adapted to send the forward email message with the full header information of the received email message in response to receiving the indication of the selection to include the full header information of the received email message.

11. An email messaging system comprising:

means for receiving an email message having full header information;

means for receiving an input to forward the received email message;

means for providing a forward email interface, in response to receiving the input to forward the received email message, the forward email interface configured to automatically remove the full header information from the received email message for sending in a forward email, the forward email interface further configured to facilitate sending the received email message without the full header information as the forward email; and

means for providing a user-selectable option to selectively re-insert the full header information of the received email message into the forward email message.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the means for providing user-selectable options comprises:

means for providing a user-selectable item configured to toggle between a designation to include the full header information and a designation to not include the full header information in response to being selected by a user.

13. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

means for receiving from the user an indication of a selection to include the full header information of the received email message into the forward email message; and

means for sending the forward email message with the full header information of the received email message in response to receiving the indication of the selection to include the full header information of the received email message.