Message processing system

• US 9,407,588 B2
• Filed: 08/28/2015
• Issued: 08/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC
• Original Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC
• Inventors: Low, Sydney Gordon, Lang, William Dennis
• Primary Examiner(s): Corrielus, Jean M
• Application Number:
  US14/839,283
• Publication Number:
  US 20150372956A1
• Time in Patent Office: 340 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206, 707/608
• 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 is disclosed herein. A client computing device may receive an electronic message from a server via a network and via a forwarding operation on a condition that the electronic message is approved to be forwarded to a recipient. The client computing device may then receive from the server a message that the electronic message is unapproved, wherein the message includes a URL to view the unapproved electronic message and the electronic message is stored on the server with an indication that the electronic message is unapproved. The client computing device may then receive a list of unapproved electronic messages to display, wherein associated with the list are selectable options including to send the unapproved electronic message, to add a sender of the unapproved electronic message to an approved sender list, and to delete the unapproved electronic message.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a client computing device from a server via a network, a first signal including an electronic message on a condition that the electronic message is approved to be forwarded to a recipient;

receiving, by the client computing device from the server, a second signal including a message that the electronic message is unapproved, wherein the message includes a URL to view the unapproved electronic message and the electronic message is stored on the server with an indication that the electronic message is unapproved; and

receiving, by the client computing device, a list of unapproved electronic messages to display, wherein associated with the list are selectable options including to send the unapproved electronic message, to add a sender of the unapproved electronic message to an approved sender list, and to delete the unapproved electronic message.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, by the client computing device from the server, a notification message with a link to network data having the list of unapproved electronic messages.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the notification message is an email message.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, by the client computing device from the server, criteria to determine whether the electronic message is approved.

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

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

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

8. A user device comprising:

a computing device configured to receive, from a server via a network, a first signal including an electronic message on a condition that the electronic message is approved to be forwarded to a recipient;

the computing device is further configured to receive, from the server, a second signal including a message that the electronic message is unapproved, wherein the message includes a URL to view the unapproved electronic message and the electronic message is stored on the server with an indication that the electronic message is unapproved; and

the computing device is further configured to receive a list of unapproved electronic messages to display, wherein associated with the list are selectable options including to send the unapproved electronic message, to add a sender of the unapproved electronic message to an approved sender list, and to delete the unapproved electronic message.

9. The user device of claim 8 further comprising:

the computing device is further configured to receive a notification message with a link to network data having the list of unapproved electronic messages.

10. The user device of claim 9, wherein the notification message is an email message.

11. The user device of claim 8 further comprising:

the computing device is further configured to receive criteria to determine whether the electronic message is approved.

12. The user device of claim 11, wherein the criteria comprises the approved sender list.

13. The user device of claim 8, wherein the unapproved electronic message is unread.

14. The user device of claim 8, wherein the list of unapproved electronic messages does not include a self-removing message indicator.

15. A computer-readable storage medium with stored instructions executable by a computer, the instructions comprising:

instructions to receive, from a server via a network, a first signal including an electronic message on a condition that the electronic message is approved to be forwarded to a recipient;

instructions to receive, from the server, a second signal including a message that the electronic message is unapproved, wherein the message includes a URL to view the unapproved electronic message and the electronic message is stored on the server with an indication that the electronic message is unapproved; and

instructions to receive a list of unapproved electronic messages to display, wherein associated with the list are selectable options including to send the unapproved electronic message, to add a sender of the unapproved electronic message to an approved sender list, and to delete the unapproved electronic message.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 further comprising:

instructions to receive a notification message with a link to network data having the list of unapproved electronic messages.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 further comprising:

instructions to receive criteria to determine whether the electronic message is approved.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the criteria comprises the approved sender list.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the unapproved electronic message is unread.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the list of unapproved electronic messages does not include a self-removing message indicator.