System and method for assisting in remote message server configuration
First Claim
1. A method for providing remote message server configuration information, comprising:
- receiving an electronic mail address from a user;
identifying, using at least a portion of the electronic mail address received, one or more field suggestions associated with a remote message server configuration field based on stored information;
wherein the one or more field suggestions are identified using only the received electronic mail address and the stored information; and
presenting to the user the one or more field suggestions in a graphical user display, wherein the presenting includes concurrently presenting to the user options for (A) selecting any of the one or more field suggestions and (B) entering a field value for the remote message server configuration field.
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Abstract
When a user enters an email address associated with a remote message server account in a configuration area on a display, one or more suggestions for other field inputs are made based on canonical data or historical data from a variety of users. If the user cannot find a desired entry in the suggestions, the user may enter new information. The newly entered information (once validated) improves the prediction capability for subsequent users. A database stores information associated with each email address domain name including one or more remote message server names, one or more username patterns and ranking values. When more than one suggestion for a field is presented to a user, the suggestions are ranked in accordance with the respective ranking values such as by the popularity of a particular configuration.
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49 Claims
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1. A method for providing remote message server configuration information, comprising:
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receiving an electronic mail address from a user; identifying, using at least a portion of the electronic mail address received, one or more field suggestions associated with a remote message server configuration field based on stored information;
wherein the one or more field suggestions are identified using only the received electronic mail address and the stored information; andpresenting to the user the one or more field suggestions in a graphical user display, wherein the presenting includes concurrently presenting to the user options for (A) selecting any of the one or more field suggestions and (B) entering a field value for the remote message server configuration field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing remote message server configuration information, comprising:
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receiving from a client a request for remote message server configuration information, the request including an electronic mail address; identifying, using at least a portion of the electronic mail address received, one or more remote message server configuration patterns from a remote message server configuration database using at least a portion of the electronic mail address;
wherein the one or more remote message server configuration patterns are identified using only the received electronic mail address and information from the remote message server configuration database; andin response to the request, providing to the client a plurality of options to be concurrently presented to a user of the client, the plurality of options comprising options for (A) selecting one of the one or more remote message server configuration patterns, and (B) entering a remote message server configuration field value. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A client system for providing remote message server configuration information, comprising:
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one or more processors; and memory storing one or programs to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs having instructions for; receiving an electronic mail address from a user; obtaining one or more field suggestions identified from a POP configuration database and based on at least a portion of the electronic mail address, the one or more field suggestions associated with a remote message server configuration field;
wherein the one or more field suggestions are identified using only the received electronic mail address and information from the POP configuration database; andpresenting to the user the one or more field suggestions in a graphical user display, wherein the presenting includes concurrently presenting to the user options for (A) selecting any of the one or more field suggestions and (B) entering a field value for the remote message server configuration field. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A server system for providing remote message server configuration information, comprising:
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a POP configuration database including one or more configuration patterns associated with a domain; one or more processors; and memory storing one or programs to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs having instructions for; receiving from a client a request for remote message server configuration information, the request including an electronic mail address; identifying the one or more remote message server configuration patterns using at least a portion of the electronic mail address and the POP configuration database;
wherein the one or more remote message server configuration patterns are identified using only the received electronic mail address and information from the POP configuration database; andin response to the request, providing to the client a plurality of options to be concurrently presented to a user of the client, the plurality of options comprising options for (A) selecting one of the one or more remote message server configuration patterns, and (B) entering a remote message server configuration field value. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs to be executed by one or more processors, the one or more programs having instructions for:
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receiving an electronic mail address from a user; identifying, using at least a portion of the electronic mail address received, one or more field suggestions associated with a remote message server configuration field based on stored information;
wherein the one or more field suggestions are identified using only the received electronic mail address and the stored information; andpresenting to the user the one or more field suggestions in a graphical user display, wherein the presenting includes concurrently presenting to the user as options for the user to (A) select any of the one or more field suggestions and (B) enter a field value for the remote message server configuration field. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs to be executed by one or more processors, the one or more programs having instructions for:
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receiving from a client a request for remote message server configuration information, the request including an electronic mail address; identifying one or more remote message server configuration patterns from a remote message server configuration database using at least a portion of the electronic mail address;
wherein the one or more remote message server configuration patterns are identified using only the received electronic mail address and information from the remote message server configuration database; andin response to the request, providing to the client a plurality of options to be concurrently presented to a user of the client, the plurality of options comprising options for (A) selecting one of the one or more remote message server configuration patterns, and (B) entering a remote message server configuration field value. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A system for providing remote message server configuration information, comprising:
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one or more processors; and memory storing one or programs to be executed by the one or more processors; the system including; means for receiving an electronic mail address from a user; means for identifying, using at least a portion of the electronic mail address received, one or more first field suggestions associated with a first POP configuration field based on stored information;
wherein the one or more field suggestions are identified using only the received electronic mail address and the stored information; andmeans for presenting to the user the one or more first field suggestions in a graphical user display, wherein the means for presenting includes means for concurrently presenting to the user options for (A) selecting any of the one or more first field suggestions and (B) entering a field value for the first POP configuration field.
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