System and method for facilitating email message reply
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1. A method for facilitating email messaging, comprising:
- using a processor device, performing acts of;
receiving a selection of a quick reply feature from a first user interface associated with a message view screen of an email utility, the message view screen displaying a body of a first email message;
responsive to receiving the selection, rendering a second user interface comprising a quick reply compose screen with a blank subject and body;
populating a recipient field of the quick reply compose screen with one or more email clients from the message view screen, wherein populating the recipient field comprises;
adding one or more first email clients from a sender field of the message view screen; and
adding one or more second email clients from a recipient field of the message view screen;
transmitting the quick reply compose screen as a second email message to the one or more email clients in the recipient field using the email utility; and
tracking a number of times that a user selects the quick reply feature.
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Abstract
A system and method for facilitating email messaging combines the convenience of an auto-fill of the recipient fields in a standard email message with a blank canvas for composing a new, quick reply message. By selecting the quick reply feature that can be provided with the message view screen of an email utility, the user is shown a second user interface with a blank compose screen. The email recipients are automatically filled in from the message view screen of the current message. The quick reply message can be transmitted as an email message through the email utility.
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1. A method for facilitating email messaging, comprising:
using a processor device, performing acts of; receiving a selection of a quick reply feature from a first user interface associated with a message view screen of an email utility, the message view screen displaying a body of a first email message; responsive to receiving the selection, rendering a second user interface comprising a quick reply compose screen with a blank subject and body; populating a recipient field of the quick reply compose screen with one or more email clients from the message view screen, wherein populating the recipient field comprises; adding one or more first email clients from a sender field of the message view screen; and adding one or more second email clients from a recipient field of the message view screen; transmitting the quick reply compose screen as a second email message to the one or more email clients in the recipient field using the email utility; and tracking a number of times that a user selects the quick reply feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An information processing system for facilitating email messaging, the information processing system comprising:
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access to an email utility; a first user interface provided by the email utility; a memory comprising computer-executable instructions; and a processor device operably coupled with the memory and the first user interface and performing the computer-executable instructions comprising; receiving a selection of a quick reply feature from the first user interface associated with a message view screen, the message view screen displaying a body of a first email message; responsive to receiving the selection, rendering a second user interface comprising a quick reply compose screen with a blank subject and body; populating a recipient field of the quick reply compose screen with one or more email clients from the message view screen, wherein populating the recipient field comprises; adding one or more first email clients from a sender field of the message view screen; and adding one or more second email clients from a recipient field of the message view screen; transmitting the quick reply compose screen as a second email message to the one or more email clients in the recipient field using the email utility; and tracking a number of times that a user selects the quick reply feature. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with computer-executable instructions stored thereon, the computer-executable instructions causing a computer to perform:
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receiving a selection of a quick reply feature from a first user interface associated with a message view screen, the message view screen displaying a body of a first email message, the first user interface provided by an email utility; responsive to receiving the selection, rendering a second user interface comprising a quick reply compose screen with a blank subject and body; populating a recipient field of the quick reply compose screen with one or more email clients from the message view screen, wherein populating the recipient field comprises; adding one or more first email clients from a sender field of the message view screen; and adding one or more second email clients from a recipient field of the message view screen; transmitting the quick reply compose screen as a second email message to the one or more email clients in the recipient field using the email utility; and tracking a number of times that a user selects the quick reply feature. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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