Associating a postmark with a message to indicate trust
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1. A method for indicating a trust level for a message, comprising:
- determining a trust characteristic for a received message;
associating a postmark for the determined trust characteristic with the received message;
enabling a display of the postmark along with at least an indication of an unopened representation of the received message, wherein the trust characteristic of the received message is visually determinable by a user before the received message is opened based on the displayed postmark, and wherein the postmark is further displayed with one or more action selectors that enable one or more actions that are assigned to the postmark for handling the received message, based at least on the trust characteristic;
enabling the user to select at least one of the action selectors to execute at least one rule for handling the received message based, in part, on the postmark, wherein the at least one rule is selectable by the user as a default for handling future received messages with the same postmark; and
wherein the postmark is a customized postmark for a particular sender if the received message is from the particular sender, and wherein the customized postmark is a promotional postmark for at least one promotion if the at least one promotion is active for the received message.
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Abstract
A method and system directed to the communication of the trust characteristics of electronic messages using visual and audio postmarks. The postmarks may represent a particular trust level on a continuum that can range from suspicious to trusted. A message system may determine the baseline trust level of a message and assign a postmark to the message. The postmark can communicate the trust level of the message to a user without requiring the message to be opened or read. In one embodiment of the invention the user can create rules and filters to classify messages by trust level.
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1. A method for indicating a trust level for a message, comprising:
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determining a trust characteristic for a received message; associating a postmark for the determined trust characteristic with the received message; enabling a display of the postmark along with at least an indication of an unopened representation of the received message, wherein the trust characteristic of the received message is visually determinable by a user before the received message is opened based on the displayed postmark, and wherein the postmark is further displayed with one or more action selectors that enable one or more actions that are assigned to the postmark for handling the received message, based at least on the trust characteristic; enabling the user to select at least one of the action selectors to execute at least one rule for handling the received message based, in part, on the postmark, wherein the at least one rule is selectable by the user as a default for handling future received messages with the same postmark; and wherein the postmark is a customized postmark for a particular sender if the received message is from the particular sender, and wherein the customized postmark is a promotional postmark for at least one promotion if the at least one promotion is active for the received message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile device for representing a trust level for a message, comprising:
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a memory for storing instructions; and a processor for performing actions based at least in part on the stored instructions, including; determining a trust characteristic for a received message; associating a postmark for the determined trust characteristic with the received message; enabling a display of the postmark along with at least an indication of an unopened representation of the received message, wherein the trust characteristic of the received message is visually determinable by a user before the received message is opened based on the postmark, wherein the postmark is further displayed with one or more action selectors that enable one or more actions that are assigned to the postmark for handling the received message, based at least on the trust characteristic, and wherein each of the one or more actions is selectable by the user as a default for handling future received messages with the same postmark; and wherein the postmark is a customized postmark for a particular sender if the received message is from the particular sender, and wherein the customized postmark is a promotional postmark for at least one promotion if the at least one promotion is active for the received message. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A server for representing a trust level for a message, comprising:
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a memory for storing instructions; and a processor for performing actions based at least in part on the stored instructions, including; determining a trust characteristic for a received message; associating a postmark for the determined trust characteristic with the received message; enabling a display of the postmark along with at least an indication of an unopened representation of the received message, wherein the trust characteristic of the received message is visually determinable by a user before the received message is opened based on the postmark, wherein the postmark is further displayed with one or more action selectors that enable one or more actions that are assigned to the postmark for handling the received message, based at least on the trust characteristic, and wherein each of the one or more actions is selectable by the user as a default for handling future received messages with the same postmark; and wherein the postmark is a customized postmark for a particular sender if the received message is from the particular sender, and wherein the customized postmark is a promotional postmark for at least one promotion if the at least one promotion is active for the received message. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions for performing actions, including:
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determining a trust characteristic for a received message; associating a visual representation of a postmark for the determined trust characteristic with the received message; enabling a display of the visual representation of the postmark along with at least an indication of an unopened representation of the received message, wherein the trust characteristic of the received message is visually determinable by a user before the received message is opened based on the visual representation of the postmark, wherein the visual representation of the postmark is further displayed with one or more action selectors that enable one or more actions that are assigned to the visual representation of the postmark for handling the received message, based at least on the trust characteristic, and wherein each of the one or more actions is selectable by the user as a default for handling future received messages with the same visual representation; and wherein the postmark is a customized postmark for a particular sender if the received message is from the particular sender, and wherein the customized postmark is a promotional postmark for at least one promotion if the at least one promotion is active for the received message. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A system for managing a trust level for a message over a network, comprising:
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a server to perform actions, including determining a trust characteristic for a received message; associating a postmark for the determined trust characteristic with the received message; and a client to perform actions, including; displaying the postmark along with at least an indication of an unopened representation of the received message, wherein the trust characteristic of the received message is visually determinable by a user before the received message is opened based on the postmark, wherein the postmark is further displayed with one or more action selectors that enable one or more actions that are assigned to the postmark for handling the received message, based at least on the trust characteristic, and wherein each of the one or more actions is selectable by the user as a default for handling future received messages with the same postmark; and wherein the postmark is a customized postmark for a particular sender if the received message is from the particular sender, and wherein the customized postmark is a promotional postmark for at least one promotion if the at least one promotion is active for the received message.
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