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Automated electronic message filing system

  • US 9,576,277 B2
  • Filed: 07/19/2012
  • Issued: 02/21/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method, the method comprising:

  • a computer system receiving an electronic message for a recipient from a sender, wherein said electronic message comprises at least one suggested folder name specified by the sender for the recipient to select as a folder name for filing the electronic message, wherein the at least one suggested folder name is detected by a sender computer system from a selection by the sender within a user interface of the sender computer system of the at least one suggested folder name for the electronic message and inserted into the electronic message;

    the computer system filtering the electronic message to detect the at least one suggested folder name for filing the electronic message in a messaging filing directory;

    the computer system, responsive to detecting an icon for the particular electronic message dragged into a display region for a plurality of folders, automatically positioning the icon over at least one folder with the at least one suggested folder name from among the plurality of folders;

    the computer system, responsive to detecting the icon released over at least one suggested folder from among the at least one folder, detecting the recipient selecting to file the electronic message in the at least one suggested folder; and

    the computer system, responsive to the recipient selecting to file the electronic message, filing the electronic message in the at least one suggested folder with the at least one suggested folder name from among the plurality of folders.

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