Associating a postmark with a message to indicate trust
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1. A method for indicating a trust level for a message, comprising:
- determining a trust characteristic for a received message;
associating a postmark for the determined trust characteristic with the received message;
enabling a display of the postmark along with at least an indication of the received message, wherein the trust characteristic of the received message is determinable based on the displayed postmark; and
enabling a user to select at least one rule for handling the received message based, in part, on the postmark.
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Abstract
A method and system directed to the communication of the trust characteristics of electronic messages using visual and audio postmarks. The postmarks may represent a particular trust level on a continuum that can range from suspicious to trusted. A message system may determine the baseline trust level of a message and assign a postmark to the message. The postmark can communicate the trust level of the message to a user without requiring the message to be opened or read. In one embodiment of the invention the user can create rules and filters to classify messages by trust level.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for indicating a trust level for a message, comprising:
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determining a trust characteristic for a received message;
associating a postmark for the determined trust characteristic with the received message;
enabling a display of the postmark along with at least an indication of the received message, wherein the trust characteristic of the received message is determinable based on the displayed postmark; and
enabling a user to select at least one rule for handling the received message based, in part, on the postmark. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile device for representing a trust level for a message, comprising:
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a memory for storing instructions; and
a processor for performing actions based at least in part on the stored instructions, including;
determining a trust characteristic for a received message;
associating a postmark for the determined trust characteristic with the received message; and
enabling a display of the postmark along with at least an indication of the received message, wherein the trust characteristic of the received message is determinable based on the postmark. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A server for representing a trust level for a message, comprising:
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a memory for storing instructions; and
a processor for performing actions based at least in part on the stored instructions, including;
determining a trust characteristic for a received message;
associating a postmark for the determined trust characteristic with the received message; and
enabling a display of the postmark along with at least an indication of the received message, wherein the trust characteristic of the received message is determinable based on the postmark. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer-readable medium, comprising executable instructions for performing actions, including:
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determining a trust characteristic for a received message;
associating a visual representation of the determined trust characteristic with the received message; and
enabling a display of the visual representation along with at least an indication of the received message, wherein the trust characteristic of the received message is determinable based on the visual representation. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. An apparatus for representing a trust level for a message, comprising:
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a memory for storing instructions;
a means for determining a trust characteristic for a received message;
a means for associating a postmark for the determined trust characteristic with the received message;
a means for providing the postmark along with at least an indication of the received message, wherein the trust characteristic of the received message is determinable based on the postmark; and
a means for enabling a user to select at least one rule for handling the received message based, in part, on the trust characteristic.
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26. A modulated data signal for managing a trust level for a message, the modulated data signal comprising instructions that enable a computing device to perform actions of:
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receiving, at a server, a message;
enabling a determination of a trust characteristic for the received message;
enabling the server to associate a postmark for the determined trust characteristic with the received message;
providing the postmark to a client, along with at least an indication of the received message, wherein the trust characteristic of the received message is determinable based on the postmark; and
enabling a selection of at least one rule for handling the received message based, in part, on the trust characteristic.
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