Control E-mail download through instructional requests

• US 9,083,558 B2
• Filed: 12/28/2009
• Issued: 07/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: DeLuca, Lisa Seacat, Nesbitt, Pamela A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Daftuar, Saket K
• Application Number:
  US12/647,769
• Publication Number:
  US 20110161426A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,024 Days
• Field of Search: 709206-207
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding

Abstract

Method, system and computer program product for requesting e-mail messages. Download instructions for sending e-mail messages from an e-mail message database storing a plurality of e-mail messages to an e-mail client are received at an e-mail messaging system, the plurality of e-mail messages having accumulated due to inattention by a user. The e-mail messaging system sends e-mail messages from the e-mail message database to the e-mail client in accordance with the download instructions.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for requesting e-mail messages, comprising:

receiving, by an e-mail messaging system, download instructions for sending e-mail messages from an e-mail message database storing a plurality of e-mail messages to an e-mail client; and

the e-mail messaging system sending e-mail messages from the e-mail message database to the e-mail client in accordance with the download instructions, wherein the download instructions specify a priority order in which the e-mail messages are to be sent from the e-mail message database to the e-mail client, wherein the download instructions further specify a number of the e-mail messages to be sent to the e-mail client at a time.

2. A computer program product in a computer usable storage device for requesting e-mail messages, the computer program product having computer usable program code for:

receiving, by an e-mail messaging system, download instructions for sending e-mail messages from an e-mail message database storing a plurality of e-mail messages to an e-mail client; and

the e-mail messaging system sending e-mail messages from the e-mail message database to the e-mail client in accordance with the download instructions, wherein the download instructions specify a priority order in which the e-mail messages are to be sent from the e-mail message database to the e-mail client, wherein the download instructions further specify a number of the e-mail messages to be sent to the e-mail client at a time.