Managed messaging platform

• US 8,239,475 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2011
• Issued: 08/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Xylon LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Remote Sales LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Tanumihardja, Marcellino, Brown, Gregory A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wang, Liangche A
• Application Number:
  US13/307,068
• Publication Number:
  US 20120072518A1
• Time in Patent Office: 251 Days
• Field of Search: 709/204, 709/205, 709/206, 709/245, 715/752
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/234 for tracking messages

Abstract

Software is executed on a wireless device for presenting a response aggregation drawn upon a message having at least two desired recipients. The software of presenting at least two message-structure item questions via the wireless device and receives input requesting response aggregation drawn upon the message having at least two desired recipients and transmits the message to at least one of the at least two desired recipients using the wireless device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying a plurality of categories, wherein a first category comprises a number of recipients of a managed message that have indicated that they will attend an event to which the managed message relates, the managed message representing a message including an event invitation transmitted to a plurality of desired recipients, wherein displaying the plurality of categories comprises;

displaying a second category, the second category comprising a number of recipients that have not viewed the managed message;

displaying a first list of e-mail addresses of recipients from the number of recipients in response to a selection of the first category;

displaying, in response to a selection of a first selected recipient of the first list of e-mail addresses of recipients, a name of the first selected recipient, a date the managed message was sent to the first selected recipient, and a date the managed message was viewed by the first selected recipient; and

displaying an RSVP by the first selected recipient, including comments from the first selected recipient.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a recipient response summary, wherein the recipient response summary indicates a total number of the recipients of the managed message and a total number of the recipients of the managed message that have indicated that they will attend the event to which the managed message relates.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein displaying the recipient response summary comprises:

displaying a total number of recipients that have viewed the managed message, a total number of recipients that have not viewed the managed message, and a total number of recipients for whom the managed message is undeliverable.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the plurality of categories comprises:

displaying a third category, the third category comprising a number of recipients of the managed message that have viewed the managed message.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

in response to selection of the third category, displaying a third list of e-mail addresses of recipients from the number of recipients of the managed message that have viewed the managed message.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

displaying, in response to a selection of a third selected recipient of the third list of e-mail addresses of recipients, a name of the third selected recipient, a date the managed message was sent to the third selected recipient, and a date the managed message was viewed by the third selected recipient.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to selection of the second category, displaying a second list of e-mail addresses of recipients from the number of recipients number of recipients that have not viewed the managed message.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

displaying, in response to a selection of a second selected recipient of the second of e-mail addresses of recipients, a name of the second selected recipient and a date the managed message was sent to the second selected recipient.

9. A system comprising:

means for displaying, on a display screen of a wireless device, a plurality of categories, wherein a first category comprises a number of recipients of a managed message that have indicated that they will attend an event to which the managed message relates, the managed message representing a message including an event invitation transmitted to a plurality of desired recipients, wherein the means for displaying the plurality of categories comprises;

means for displaying a second category, the second category comprising a number of recipients that have not viewed the managed message;

means for displaying a first list of e-mail addresses of recipients from the number of recipients in response to a selection of the first category;

means for displaying, in response to a selection of a first selected recipient of the first list of e-mail addresses of recipients, a name of the first selected recipient, a date the managed message was sent to the first selected recipient, and a date the managed message was viewed by the first selected recipient; and

means for displaying an RSVP by the first selected recipient, including comments from the first selected recipient.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

means for displaying a recipient response summary, wherein the recipient response summary indicates a total number of the recipients of the managed message and a total number of the recipients of the managed message that have indicated that they will attend the event to which the managed message relates.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the means for displaying the recipient response summary comprises:

means for displaying a total number of recipients that have viewed the managed message, a total number of recipients that have not viewed the managed message, and a total number of recipients for whom the managed message is undeliverable.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the means for displaying the plurality of categories comprises:

means for displaying a third category, the third category comprising a number of recipients of the managed message that have viewed the managed message.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

means for displaying, in response to selection of the third category, a third list of e-mail addresses of recipients from the number of recipients number of recipients of the managed message that have viewed the managed message.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising:

means for displaying, in response to a selection of a third selected recipient of the third list of e-mail addresses of recipients, a name of the third selected recipient, a date the managed message was sent to the third selected recipient, and a date the managed message was viewed by the third selected recipient.

15. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

means for displaying, in response to selection of the second category, a second of e-mail addresses of recipients from the number of recipients number of recipients that have not viewed the managed message.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

means displaying, in response to a selection of a second selected recipient of the second list of e-mail addresses of recipients, a name of the second selected recipient and a date the managed message was sent to the second selected recipient.

17. A non-transitory tangible computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:

instructions for displaying, on a display screen of a wireless device, a plurality of categories, wherein a first category comprises a number of recipients of a managed message that have indicated that they will attend an event to which the managed message relates, the managed message representing a message including an event invitation transmitted to a plurality of desired recipients, wherein the instructions for displaying the plurality of categories comprise;

instructions for displaying a second category, the second category comprising a number of recipients that have not viewed the managed message;

instructions for displaying a first list of e-mail addresses of recipients from the number of recipients in response to a selection of the first category;

instructions for displaying, in response to a selection of a first selected recipient of the first list of e-mail addresses of recipients, a name of the first selected recipient, a date the managed message was sent to the first selected recipient, and a date the managed message was viewed by the first selected recipient; and

instructions for displaying an RSVP by the first selected recipient, including comments from the first selected recipient.

18. The non-transitory tangible computer readable medium as in claim 17, further comprising:

instructions for displaying a recipient response summary, wherein the recipient response summary indicates a total number of the recipients of the managed message and a total number of the recipients of the managed message that have indicated that they will attend the event to which the managed message relates, a total number of recipients that have viewed the managed message, a total number of recipients that have not viewed the managed message, and a total number of recipients for whom the managed message is undeliverable.