Method and system for an e-mail service with processing of information e-mails of another internet service

• US 20060218233A1
• Filed: 03/08/2006
• Published: 09/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: 1& 1 Internet AG (United Internet AG)
• Original Assignee: 1& 1 Internet AG (United Internet AG)
• Inventors: Anic, Tino, Greve, Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/371,132
• Publication Number:
  US 20060218233A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages

Abstract

A method of providing and operating an e-mail service (FM), wherein a user account (NK) with multiple folders (PE, PE1, PE2, . . . ) is assigned in each case to Internet users, wherein for the case that the user uses another Internet service (EB), particularly an auction service, which sends information e-mails to the user account (UK) of the e-mail service (FM), a services folder (AA) is provided, and wherein at least the incoming information e-mails from the Internet service (EB) are automatically tested depending on at least one specifiable criterion (ADR, IPA), particularly by testing the header data of the incoming e-mail, and, if the at least one criterion is fulfilled, are assigned to this services folder (AA). Preferably, and irrespective of the assignment of the e-mails to existing logical folders (PE1, PE2, PE3 . . . ), all e-mails which are recognized as auction e-mails are displayed in a common view (MA) and in the form of threads (A1, A2, A3 and A4). Additionally, a search function which is integrated into the e-mail system (FM), and can search by article designation and/or article number of the auction article, is offered to the user.

Claims

1. Method (1000) of providing and operating an e-mail service (FM), wherein a user account (NK) with multiple folders (PE, PE1, PE2, . . . ) is assigned in each case (Step 1100) to Internet users, wherein for the case that the user uses another Internet service (EB), particularly an auction service, which sends information e-mails (A11, A12 . . . ) to the user account (UK) of the e-mail service (FM), a services folder (AA) is provided (Step 1220), and wherein at least the incoming information e-mails (A11, A12 . . . ) from the Internet service (EB) are automatically tested depending on at least one specifiable criterion (ADR, IPA), particularly by testing the header data of the incoming e-mail (Step 1310), and, if the at least one criterion (ADR, IPA) is fulfilled, are assigned to this services folder (AA) (Step 1312).

2-12. -12. (canceled)