PENDING AND EXCLUSIVE ELECTRONIC MAIL INBOX
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1. A method for distinguishing messages for a user, said method comprising:
- providing an inbox including one or more messages from one or more senders therein;
specifying a first section of the inbox, said first section including a set of the one or more messages from the one or more senders, said set of the one or more messages whose senders have an unknown status; and
specifying an second section of the inbox, said second section including the remaining set of the one or more messages from the one or more senders, said remaining set of the messages being indicative of a known status.
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Abstract
Distinguishing electronic mail (e-mail) messages for a user. An e-mail inbox is provided to include one or more e-mail messages therein. A first section of the inbox is specified. The first section includes a set of the one or more messages, and the set of the one or more messages is indicative of an unknown status. An second section of the inbox is provided, and the second section includes the remaining set of the one or more messages. The remaining set of the messages is indicative of a known status.
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1. A method for distinguishing messages for a user, said method comprising:
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providing an inbox including one or more messages from one or more senders therein; specifying a first section of the inbox, said first section including a set of the one or more messages from the one or more senders, said set of the one or more messages whose senders have an unknown status; and specifying an second section of the inbox, said second section including the remaining set of the one or more messages from the one or more senders, said remaining set of the messages being indicative of a known status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A tangible computer-readable medium having a data structure stored thereon for partitioning messages in an inbox, said data structure storing data for one or more messages, said data structure comprising:
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a first data field storing inbox status data for each of the one or more messages in the inbox; a second data field storing data representing a first set of the one or more messages from senders in the inbox, wherein each of the one or more messages in the second data field specifying an unknown status in the first data field; and a third data field storing data representing a second set of the one or more messages in the inbox, wherein each of the one or more messages of the third data field specifying a known status in the first data field. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for providing messages to a user in an e-mail inbox, said system comprising:
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a memory area for storing one or more messages from senders in the inbox; an interface for providing the stored messages to a user; a processor having configured to execute computer-executable instructions for; specifying a first section of the inbox on the interface, said first section including a set of the one or more messages, said set of the one or more messages being indicative of an unknown status; and specifying an second section of the inbox on the interface, said second section including the remaining set of the one or more messages, said remaining set of the messages being indicative of a known status. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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