Message processing system

• US 9,124,542 B2
• Filed: 07/08/2014
• Issued: 09/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Low, Sydney Gordon, Lang, William Dennis
• Primary Examiner(s): Corrielus, Jean M
• Application Number:
  US14/325,861
• Publication Number:
  US 20140325003A1
• Time in Patent Office: 420 Days
• Field of Search: 707/608, 709/203, 709/204, 709/206
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/334 Query execution G06F16/335 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages

Abstract

A message processing system, including an e-mail server for receiving and storing e-mails for a recipient, and an e-mail manager for processing e-mails for a recipient to determine if the e-mails are approved based on stored criteria, sending approved e-mails for the recipient to a location for access by the recipient, and storing and sending a notification to the recipient of unapproved messages.

Claims

1. A method performed by a server, the method comprising:

forwarding, by a processor of the server, an electronic message when determined by the server that the electronic message is approved to forward to a recipient;

storing, by the server, the electronic message with an indication when the electronic message is unapproved;

sending, via a network to a client device of the recipient by the server, a message that the electronic message is unapproved, wherein the message includes a URL to view the unapproved electronic message in a web browser; and

sending, to the client device by the server in the message, a list of unapproved electronic messages to display in the web browser,

wherein the list includes selectable options to send the unapproved electronic message by the server, to have the server add a sender of the unapproved electronic message to an approved sender list, and to have the server delete the unapproved electronic message.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

sending, by the server, a notification message with a link to network data having the list of unapproved electronic messages.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the server provides the client device a criteria to determine whether the electronic message is approved.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the criteria comprises the approved sender list.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the server deletes unapproved electronic messages after a predetermined period.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the server saves unapproved electronic messages after a predetermined period of time by using a forwarding procedure.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the unapproved electronic message is unread.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

notifying, by the server, a sender of deletion of the unapproved electronic message.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the list of unapproved electronic messages does not include a self-removing message indicator.

10. A server comprising:

a processor, of the server, configured to forward an electronic message when determined by the server that the electronic message is approved to forward to a recipient;

circuitry configured to store the electronic message with an indication when the electronic message is unapproved;

circuitry configured to send, via a network to a client device of the recipient, a message that the electronic message is unapproved, wherein the message includes a URL to view the unapproved electronic message in a web browser; and

circuitry configured to send, to the client device in the message, a list of unapproved electronic messages to display in the web browser,

wherein the list includes selectable options to send the unapproved electronic message by the server, to have the server add a sender of the unapproved electronic message to an approved sender list, and to have the server delete the unapproved electronic message.

11. The server of claim 10 further comprising:

circuitry configured to send a notification message with a link to network data having the list of unapproved electronic messages.

12. The server of claim 10, wherein the server provides the client device a criteria to determine whether the electronic message is approved.

13. The server of claim 12, wherein the criteria comprises the approved sender list.

14. The server of claim 10, wherein the server deletes unapproved electronic messages after a predetermined period.

15. The server of claim 10, wherein the server saves unapproved electronic messages after a predetermined period of time with utilization of a forwarding procedure.

16. The server of claim 10, wherein the unapproved electronic message is unread.

17. The server of claim 10 further comprising:

circuitry configured to notify a sender of deletion of the unapproved electronic message.

18. The server of claim 10, wherein the list of unapproved electronic messages does not include a self-removing message indicator.