Tracking messages in a mentoring environment
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring e-mail messages between an adult mentor and a juvenile proté
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to ensure proper mentoring, the method comprising;
presenting to a reviewer a computer-based activity tracking form that is populated with data from an underlying relational database, wherein the underlying relational database includes a content of e-mail messages addressed to an adult mentor from a juvenile proté
gé and
a content of e-mail messages addressed to a juvenile proté
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from the adult mentor, and wherein the underlying relational database includes a status of e-mail messages between the adult mentor and the juvenile proté
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as determined by an e-mail interceptor;
displaying a status of an e-mail, between the adult mentor and the juvenile proté
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, which has been intercepted by the e-mail interceptor;
in response to a displayed status indicating that the e-mail has not been reviewed by the reviewer, blocking transmission of the e-mail to an intended recipient;
in response to the displayed status indicating that the e-mail has been reviewed by the reviewer, enabling transmission of the e-mail to the intended recipient;
tracking a total number of e-mail messages transmitted between the adult mentor and the juvenile proté
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;
in response to the total number of e-mail messages exceeding a predetermined number, sending a warning message to an authority figure; and
in response to the total number of e-mail messages being less than another predetermined number, sending the warning message to the authority figure, wherein the warning message describes a sender of the e-mail, the intended recipient of the e-mail, an e-mail address of the sender, and an e-mail address of the intended recipient, and wherein a display of a status of a specific e-mail message between the adult mentor and the juvenile proté
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is color-coded in a single displayed cell that is assigned for the specific e-mail message and identifies a sender of the specific e-mail message, where each single displayed cell has a color-coded background, and where a color-coded background of orange indicates that an e-mail message has been sent but not reviewed, green indicates that an e-mail message has been sent and reviewed, and red indicates that an e-mail message has been reviewed and blocked because of alarming content in the e-mail message.
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Abstract
A method for tracking messages in a mentoring environment includes presenting to a reviewer a computer-based activity tracking form that is populated with data from an underlying relational database, wherein the underlying relational database includes a content of e-mail messages addressed to an adult mentor and a content of e-mail messages addressed to a juvenile protégé, and wherein the underlying relational database includes a status of e-mail messages between the adult mentor and juvenile protégé as determined by an e-mail interceptor; displaying a status of an e-mail, between the adult mentor and the juvenile protégé, which has been intercepted by the e-mail monitor; in response to a displayed status indicating that the e-mail has not been reviewed, blocking transmission of the e-mail to an intended recipient; and in response to the displayed status indicating that the e-mail has been reviewed, enabling transmission of the e-mail to the intended recipient.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring e-mail messages between an adult mentor and a juvenile proté
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to ensure proper mentoring, the method comprising;presenting to a reviewer a computer-based activity tracking form that is populated with data from an underlying relational database, wherein the underlying relational database includes a content of e-mail messages addressed to an adult mentor from a juvenile proté
gé and
a content of e-mail messages addressed to a juvenile proté
gé
from the adult mentor, and wherein the underlying relational database includes a status of e-mail messages between the adult mentor and the juvenile proté
gé
as determined by an e-mail interceptor;displaying a status of an e-mail, between the adult mentor and the juvenile proté
gé
, which has been intercepted by the e-mail interceptor;in response to a displayed status indicating that the e-mail has not been reviewed by the reviewer, blocking transmission of the e-mail to an intended recipient; in response to the displayed status indicating that the e-mail has been reviewed by the reviewer, enabling transmission of the e-mail to the intended recipient; tracking a total number of e-mail messages transmitted between the adult mentor and the juvenile proté
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;in response to the total number of e-mail messages exceeding a predetermined number, sending a warning message to an authority figure; and in response to the total number of e-mail messages being less than another predetermined number, sending the warning message to the authority figure, wherein the warning message describes a sender of the e-mail, the intended recipient of the e-mail, an e-mail address of the sender, and an e-mail address of the intended recipient, and wherein a display of a status of a specific e-mail message between the adult mentor and the juvenile proté
gé
is color-coded in a single displayed cell that is assigned for the specific e-mail message and identifies a sender of the specific e-mail message, where each single displayed cell has a color-coded background, and where a color-coded background of orange indicates that an e-mail message has been sent but not reviewed, green indicates that an e-mail message has been sent and reviewed, and red indicates that an e-mail message has been reviewed and blocked because of alarming content in the e-mail message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer-readable medium embodying computer program code for monitoring e-mail messages between an adult mentor and a juvenile proté
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to ensure proper mentoring, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for;presenting to a reviewer a computer-based activity tracking form that is populated with data from an underlying relational database, wherein the underlying relational database includes a content of e-mail messages addressed to an adult mentor from a juvenile proté
gé and
a content of e-mail messages addressed to the juvenile proté
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from the adult mentor, and wherein the underlying relational database includes a status of e-mail messages between the adult mentor and juvenile proté
gé
as determined by an e-mail interceptor;displaying a status of an e-mail, between the adult mentor and the juvenile proté
gé
, which has been intercepted by the e-mail interceptor;in response to a displayed status indicating that the e-mail has not been reviewed by the reviewer, blocking transmission of the e-mail to an intended recipient; in response to the displayed status indicating that the e-mail has been reviewed by the reviewer, enabling transmission of the e-mail to the intended recipient; tracking a total number of e-mail messages transmitted between the adult mentor and the juvenile proté
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;in response to the total number of e-mail messages exceeding a predetermined number, sending a warning message to an authority figure; and in response to the total number of e-mail messages being less than another predetermined number, sending the warning message to the authority figure, wherein the warning message describes a sender of the e-mail, the intended recipient of the e-mail, an e-mail address of the sender, and an e-mail address of the intended recipient, and wherein the computer-readable medium is a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and a display of a status of a specific e-mail message between the adult mentor and the juvenile proté
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is color-coded in a single displayed cell that is assigned for the specific e-mail message and identifies a sender of the specific e-mail message, where each single displayed cell has a color-coded background, and where a color-coded background of orange indicates that an e-mail message has been sent but not reviewed, green indicates that an e-mail message has been sent and reviewed, and red indicates that an e-mail message has been reviewed and blocked because of alarming content in the e-mail message. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for monitoring e-mail messages to ensure proper mentoring, the method comprising:
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presenting to a reviewer a computer-based activity tracking form that is populated with data from an underlying relational database, wherein the underlying relational database includes a content of e-mail messages between a sender and a receiver, and wherein the underlying relational database includes a status of e-mail messages between the sender and the receiver as determined by an e-mail interceptor; displaying a status of an e-mail that has been intercepted by the e-mail interceptor; in response to a displayed status indicating that the e-mail has not been reviewed by the reviewer, blocking transmission of the e-mail to the receiver; in response to the displayed status indicating that the e-mail has been reviewed by the reviewer, enabling transmission of the e-mail to the receiver; tracking a total number of e-mail messages transmitted between the sender and the receiver; in response to the total number of e-mail messages exceeding a predetermined number, sending a warning message to an authority figure; and in response to the total number of e-mail messages being less than another predetermined number, sending the warning message to the authority figure, wherein the warning message describes a transmitter of the e-mail, an intended recipient of the e-mail, an e-mail address of the transmitter, and an e-mail address of the intended recipient, and wherein a display of a status of a specific e-mail message between the adult mentor and the juvenile proté
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is color-coded in a single displayed cell that is assigned for the specific e-mail message and identifies a sender of the specific e-mail message, where each single displayed cell has a color-coded background, and where a color-coded background of orange indicates that an e-mail message has been sent but not reviewed, green indicates that an e-mail message has been sent and reviewed, and red indicates that an e-mail message has been reviewed and blocked because of alarming content in the e-mail message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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