Actionable quarantine summary
First Claim
1. A method of notifying a computer user of incoming electronic messages sent to a recipient address of the user but are blocked from reaching a destination electronic message server associated with the user'"'"'s computer using a central message processing system and stored in a quarantine server and database separate from the destination electronic message server, the method comprising:
- sending a notification e-mail message by the central message processing system to an e-mail address of the user, the notification e-mail message having information regarding incoming messages blocked from reaching the destination electronic message server, wherein the information is viewable within the notification e-mail message and comprises portions of a message body associated with one or more of the blocked incoming messages, wherein the incoming messages are stored in the quarantine server and database by the central message processing system, the notification e-mail message comprising user interface data and action logic to manage the handling of the stored incoming messages, wherein the action logic is configurable to execute selections made by the user to manage the handling of the stored incoming messages without having to log-on to a webpage; and
further comprising providing presentation data associated with the user interface data for arranging and displaying options associated with the user interface data within the notification e-mail message.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems, methods and the like for the management of filtered messages and filtering settings. Embodiments use the interaction of a user and a notification message to execute commands/requests. In one aspect, a notification message is used to notify a computer user of filtered incoming electronic messages that are stored in a quarantine server and database. In one embodiment, the notification message comprises message data having information regarding incoming messages blocked from reaching the destination server and stored in the quarantine server and database. Also in this embodiment, the message includes user interface data selectable by the user to manage the handling of incoming messages. In addition, the message includes action logic associated with the user interface data and configured to execute the selections made by the user by sending commands from the user'"'"'s computer to the quarantine server and database via a computer network.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of notifying a computer user of incoming electronic messages sent to a recipient address of the user but are blocked from reaching a destination electronic message server associated with the user'"'"'s computer using a central message processing system and stored in a quarantine server and database separate from the destination electronic message server, the method comprising:
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sending a notification e-mail message by the central message processing system to an e-mail address of the user, the notification e-mail message having information regarding incoming messages blocked from reaching the destination electronic message server, wherein the information is viewable within the notification e-mail message and comprises portions of a message body associated with one or more of the blocked incoming messages, wherein the incoming messages are stored in the quarantine server and database by the central message processing system, the notification e-mail message comprising user interface data and action logic to manage the handling of the stored incoming messages, wherein the action logic is configurable to execute selections made by the user to manage the handling of the stored incoming messages without having to log-on to a webpage; and further comprising providing presentation data associated with the user interface data for arranging and displaying options associated with the user interface data within the notification e-mail message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of managing incoming electronic messages sent to a recipient address of the user but are blocked from reaching a destination electronic message server associated with a user'"'"'s computer using a central message processing system and stored in a quarantine server and database separate from the destination electronic message server, the method comprising:
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providing message data provided in a notification e-mail message sent to the recipient address of the user, the notification e-mail message having information regarding incoming messages blocked from reaching the destination electronic message server and stored in the quarantine server and database by the central message processing system, wherein the information is viewable within the notification e-mail message and comprises portions of a message body associated with one or more of the blocked incoming messages; receiving, at the central message processing system, data associated with one or more selections from a user interface provided in the notification e-mail message for managing the handling of incoming messages, the notification e-mail message comprising action logic configurable to execute the selections made by the user to manage the handling of the stored incoming messages without having to log-on to a webpage; and further comprising providing presentation data associated with the user interface data for arranging and displaying options associated with the user interface data within the notification e-mail message. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for managing the quarantining of incoming electronic messages, the system comprising:
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a centralized electronic message processing service installed and running on one or more computing devices connected to a communications network, the centralized electronic message processing service configured to intercept electronic messages sent to a recipient address of the user from sending electronic message servers via destination electronic message servers, and to identify one or more of the electronic messages as unwanted by a user; a quarantine server and database installed on one or more computing devices in communication with the electronic message processing service and configured to receive and store the one or more electronic messages identified as unwanted by the electronic message processing service; a user profile database installed on one or more computing devices in communication with the electronic message processing service and configured to store a user profile providing parameters to the processing service for intercepting the electronic messages and providing parameters to the quarantine server and database for managing the one or more electronic messages stored; a notification message server installed on one or more computing devices in communication with the electronic message processing service, and associated with the quarantine server and database and with the user profile database, and configured to generate a notification e-mail message based on the one or more stored electronic messages and to transmit the notification e-mail message to the e-mail address of the user based on the parameters in the user profile, the notification e-mail message comprising; message data having information regarding one or more stored electronic messages, wherein the information is viewable within the notification e-mail message and comprises portions of a message body associated with one or more of the blocked incoming messages; a user interface and action logic to manage the handling of the stored incoming messages, wherein the action logic is configurable to execute selections made by the user to manage the handling of the stored incoming messages without having to log-on, to a webpage; and further comprising providing presentation data associated with the user interface data for arranging and displaying options associated with the user interface data within the notification e-mail message. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for managing the quarantining of incoming electronic messages the method comprising:
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intercepting electronic messages sent to recipient addresses of users from sending electronic message servers via destination electronic message servers using a central message processing system; identifying one or more of the electronic messages as unwanted by a user using the central message processing system; storing the one or more electronic messages identified as unwanted; generating a notification e-mail message by the central message processing system and having information regarding handling incoming electronic messages in the message body; transmitting the notification e-mail message to the e-mail address of the user using the central message processing system; providing message data, in the notification e-mail message, the message data having information regarding the stored one or more identified electronic messages, wherein the information is viewable within the notification e-mail message and comprises portions of a message body associated with one or more of the blocked incoming messages; receiving, at the central message processing system data associated with one or more selections from a user interface provided in the notification e-mail message for managing the handling of incoming messages, the notification e-mail message comprising action logic configurable to execute the selections made by the user to manage the handling of the stored incoming messages without having to log-on to a webpage; and further comprising providing presentation data associated with the user interface data for arranging and displaying options associated with the user interface data within the notification e-mail message. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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